side
- adjective
- /saɪd/
- We painted the fence green on this side and white on the other.
I don't know what I'm doing with the whole side parting this morning, but it's working.
- I don't know what I'm doing with the whole side parting this morning, but it's working.
Examples
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At Chankillo, inside those walls, there are two separate towers that are side by side but separate from each other.
Academic text (2010) -
Let me do it on this side so I don't block the view.
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All right, let's do this side good.
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If my phone lands through screen side up, it's Rome.
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Your hands won't always be side by side, not like your brother's cheeks.
Fiction book (1996) -
Let me do it on this side so I don't block the view.
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You can see the garden from the side of the house.
Synonyms
On or at the side of something rather than the middle
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
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Side as an adjective comes from the noun side and the old English sīd meaning 'long' or 'wide', and it simply means 'on the side', which is why a side street or entrance is one that is beside the main road or building.