side
- noun
- /saɪd/
- The artist focused on the left side of the canvas, creating a beautiful landscape.
- left side
- right side
- one side
You push this side and pull this side, push and then pull.
- You push this side and pull this side, push and then pull.
- So now you can compare that side to that side.
- You don't know what's going on on the other side of that HBZ.
- We want just one log on each side, Max.
- This side is perfect, and this side just broke in half.
- And then on this side is our shower.
Examples
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The carpenter measured each side of the table to ensure it was perfectly square.
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Cones were placed at regular intervals along the side of the tennis court.
Academic text (2015) -
Take this, put this to the side, go have fun.
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You push this side and pull this side, push and then pull.
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This side is perfect, and this side just broke in half.
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Thought it would be on the side of the road.
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Just on the other side of the river.
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The whole west side of my house loses its paint job!
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The peeling painted numbers on the side of the building matched the ones.
Academic text (2008) -
When building the fence, make sure the side facing the street is smooth and even.
Synonyms
A vertical structure that divides or surrounds an area, like part of a building
The outer side of something that is not the inside
The main front surface of an object or tool
A line or fence that marks the edge of an area and separates it from another
An edge around something like a picture or rug used to make it look nicer
The side part of something, like the side of a body, hill, or army
Area along the edge of something like a field or page
The outer edge of an area, group, or idea
The edge of a road or path often with plants
The rear side of something like a building or card
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Doing extra work besides your main job often without your boss's permission
Compounds
A door on the side of a building used as an entrance or exit instead of the front door
- Specialized
An economic idea that growth comes from businesses making more goods and investing when governments cut taxes and remove rules
An evil part of a mysterious power that bad characters use in Star Wars
- Specialized
A large bag that inflates above side windows to protect heads in a side crash
- US
An official in American football who watches plays and passes downfield on one sideline
- Specialized
A small spotted lizard with a dark spot on each side behind the front legs
Harmful effects of modern tools and devices that hurt people and society, for example losing privacy or loneliness
- Informal
The part of a person that likes nerdy, awkward, or not fashionable things and shows it playfully
- NSFW
A part of a person that tries to find spiritual meaning by causing or feeling pain
- Offensive
A person who has a romantic or sexual relationship with someone already in a relationship
- UK
A small musical instrument with two tight skins and wires under one skin used in bands and orchestras
- Specialized
A long metal beam along the side of a train that supports the floor and body
- Specialized
A speaker at the side of a stage that helps performers hear the sound
- Archaic
A steamboat with a large paddle wheel on each side that moves it through water
Surface Forms
Etymology
Side comes from an old English word sīd meaning 'long' or 'wide', and it became a word for a surface or edge of something, as you can see in inside and outside, so side now means the surface, edge, or boundary of an object or shape.