Side definition

Side as a noun

1. a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

   "they always sat on the right side of the church"

2. one of two or more contesting groups

   "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"

3. either the left or right half of a body

   "he had a pain in his side"

4. a surface forming part of the outside of an object

   "he examined all sides of the crystal"

   Same sense: face

5. an extended outer surface of an object

   "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"

6. an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect)

   "he was on the heavy side"

7. a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure

   "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"

8. a family line of descent

   "he gets his brains from his father's side"

9. a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food

   Same sense: side of meat

10. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute

    "there are two sides to every question"

    Same sense: position

11. an elevated geological formation

    "the house was built on the side of a mountain"

    Same sense: slope, incline

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

Side as an adjective

13. located on a side

    "side fences"

Side as a verb

14. take sides for or against

Synonyms and antonyms

• face definition
• side of meat
• position definition
• slope
• incline

Opposites: top, bottom.

All synonyms of side, sense by sense

How to say side

Side has 1 syllable and rhymes with outside. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with side

• outside
• died
• inside
• tried
• provide
• wide
• ride
• decide
• guide
• applied
• identified
• suicide

All 217 words that rhyme with side

SIDE in word games

Scrabble

5

Words With Friends

5

Anagrams

2

Is SIDE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check SIDE in the word checker, or unscramble SIDE to see its 2 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.