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- pronunciation:
- saId
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
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noun |
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A side is one of the surfaces of a thing. A box has six sides.
When I wrap presents, I make sure that every side looks pretty, not just the top.- synonyms:
- surface
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| definition 2: |
A side of your body is the right or left half of your body.
I always sleep on my right side.After running as fast as she could, Rachel had a pain in her left side. |
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A side is a surface of a thing that is not the top or the bottom of the thing, and usually it is not the front or back of it either.
There is a door to the kitchen on the side of the house.There is a big dent in the side of our neighbor's car.The bookshelf is tall but its sides are narrow. |
| definition 4: |
A side is an area that is to the right or left of a real or imaginary center line.
My side of the room is always clean, but my sister's side is always messy.One side of the stage was lighted while the other was dark. |
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A side is one of the ways that a thing can be seen or understood. Your side of a thing that happened is the way you saw and understood that it happened. Sometimes your side of something is different from another person's side.
Seth and Devin's teacher listened to both sides of their argument.- synonyms:
- angle, aspect
- similar words:
- hand
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| definition 6: |
In many sports, two groups of players play against each other. We call these two groups sides. Each person playing in a baseball game, for example, is on one of the two sides.
When we play games at recess, I like to be on David's side.My side didn't win the spelling contest. |
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A side is the area that is near the edge of a particular space and not near the center.
The player ran up the side of the field.The people who were not dancing stood along the side of the dance floor. |
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When you have a relative on your mother's side of your family, it means that you have a relative who is connected to your mother and her family. That relative is not connected to your father.
I have two uncles on my father's side and one uncle on my mother's side. I like my mother's brother the best.My grandmother on my mother's side lives near us, but my other grandmother lives far away. |
| related words: |
cause, exterior, light, party, team, version |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
When you go out the side door of a building, you go out a door that is on the side of the building, not at the front or back of the building.
My brother and I usually come into our house through the side door.We left the theater through the side exit. |
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A side thing is something that comes in addition to the main thing.
Abby's mom ordered steak for supper and corn as a side dish.A side effect of some cold medicines is that they can make you sleepy.- synonyms:
- secondary
- similar words:
- additional, minor, related
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| related words: |
right |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sides, siding, sided |
| definition: |
When you side with someone, you join with them against another person or group of people.
I sided with Gina because I thought she was right.- synonyms:
- team up
- similar words:
- band, cooperate, join, support, unite
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