1. (

• side ,

) a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side" ;

2. (

• side

) one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack" ;

3. (

• side

) either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side" ;

4. (

• side ,
• face

) a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"; "they travelled across the face of the continent" ;

5. (

• side

) an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" ;

6. (

• side

) an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side" ;

7. (

• side ,

) a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side" ;

8. (

• side ,

) a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side" ;

9. (

• side ,
• side_of_meat

) a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food ;

10. (

• side ,
• position

) an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question" ;

11. (

• slope ,
• incline ,
• side ,

) an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" ;

12. (

• English ,
• side

) (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist ;

1. (

• side

) take sides for or against; "Who are you siding with?"; "I'm siding against the current candidate" ;

1. (

• side

) located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch" ;