Definition of -side in English English dictionary
- Beside; next to; adjacent to
- B-side
- The reverse side of a phonograph record, especially of a vinyl single
- B-side
- Any song included on a compact disc single, besides the first song (the A-side)
- Side-striped Jackal
- A species of jackal (Canis adustus), native to central and southern Africa
- Side-striped Jackals
- plural form of Side-striped Jackal
- Test side
- Any national cricket team that is authorized to compete in Test cricket
- a-side
- The side which holds the track that is being more actively promoted
- a-side
- On a record, usually a single
- a-side
- The track concerned
- away side
- away team
- bit on the side
- A secondary lover, a mistress
I'm married to Paula, but Jackie, my bit on the side, is far more fun.
- check side
- A sidespin of the cue ball which makes it bounce off the cush, or off another ball, at a shallower angle than normal
- client-side
- Occurring on the client (local machine) rather than the server (remote machine)
Client-side validation of data is dangerous because the client might be malicious.
- distaff side
- the female or maternal branch of a family
- double A-side
- a record released as a single, with an album tracks on both sides, rather than having a B-side
- err on the side of
- To behave in a manner which favours or which is biassed toward
It did not err on the side of luxury.
- err on the side of caution
- To act in the least risky manner in a situation where one is uncertain about the consequences
But many savers are more concerned with the safety of their deposits and are even spreading their money over several institutions to err on the side of caution.
- five-a-side
- a variation of soccer played on a smaller pitch, and with only five players in a team
- flip side
- The B-side of a phonograph record that carried a less popular recording
- flip side
- The converse; opposite, usually negative, inherent aspects or consequences of something
- from side to side
- Repeatedly wavering. Not straightly
- get out of bed on the wrong side
- To start the day in a bad mood for no apparent reason
Our CO must have gotten out of bed on the wrong side, for he gave the whole company hell for their poor morale, dirty barracks, etc.
- get up on the wrong side of the bed
- To feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason
I think my boss got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. He's been grumpy all day.
- high side
- a type of motorcycle crash where the motorcycle tire loses, then rapidly regains traction, thus throwing the rider violently up, over, and off the motorcycle as the motorcycle spins off on its own trajectory
- home side
- the team that plays at home (in their own stadium)
- know which side one's bread is buttered
- To be aware of one's ability to take advantage of a situation
On the other hand, the decision to beef up the standard fare without raising prices is a signal that Intel knows which side of the bread is buttered.
- leg side
- the side of the pitch on the same side as the batsman's legs as he takes his stance at the wicket; the left side for a right-handed batsman
- low side
- A type of motorcycle crash when both tires lose traction and the motorcycle falls onto its side and slides across the tarmac. The rider typically falls off at ground level after the machine has fallen over and begun to slide. Thus low siding
- negative side waterproofing
- An application wherein the waterproofing system and source of hydrostatic pressure are on opposite sides of the structure
- no side
- Called by the referee at the end of a match, as no side has the next possession of the ball
- off side
- the side of the pitch away from the batsman's legs as he takes his stance at the wicket; the right side for a right-handed batsman
- on side
- the leg side
- on the plus side
- positively; from a favorable view or perspective
My boss spilled water all over my keyboard today. On the plus side, it's much cleaner now.
- on-side kick
- A play in American Football whereby the team performing the kick-off kicks the ball the minimum distance (ten yards in most levels of play) in an attempt to immediately regain possession of the ball. This tactic is seldom successful
- on-side kicks
- plural form of on-side kick
- one side
- You should move to one side and allow me to go through the passageway you are blocking
I'm late now, Fatty. C'mon. One side, Zooey said. A Philadelphia highboy had been moved out into the hall, and, together with Mrs. Glass's person, it blocked Zooey's passage.
- opposite side
- A side, party (e.g. a team or armed force) seen as adversary, enemy etc. opposite one (or more) other(s), as in a battle or team competition
- other side
- The afterlife, when regarded as an alternate plane whose inhabitants can communicate with psychics
I have a message from the other side, from your late uncle.
- positive side waterproofing
- An application where the waterproofing systems and source of hydrostatic pressure are on the same side of the structural element
- retire the side
- To get the third out of an inning
Jones steps on first to retire the side.
- server-side
- Occurring on the server (remote machine) rather than the client (local machine)
We use server-side processing to reduce the load on the individual clients.
- side
- One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
John wrote 15 sides for his essay!.
- side
- One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone
The patient was bleeding on the right side .
- side
- To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"
How does it feel...to...side in with those who voted against you in 1947?.
- side
- Sidespin; english
He had to put a bit of side on to hit the pink ball.
- side
- One possible aspect of a concept
Look on the bright side.
- side
- A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish
Do you want a side of cole-slaw with that?.
- side
- A sports team
- side
- A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape
A square has four sides.
- side
- A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched
I just want to see what's on the other side — James said there was a good film on tonight.
- side
- A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face
A cube has six sides.
- side
- A region in a specified position with respect to something
Meet me on the north side of the monument.
- side
- One set of competitors in a game
Which side has kick-off?.
- side
- A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition
In the second world war, the Italians were on the side of the Germans.
- side by side
- close to each other, together
The soldiers of XX and YY were fighting side by side against a common enemy.
- side by side
- Alternative spelling of side-by-side
- side chain
- the variable parts of amino acids that extend from the peptide backbone in proteins; they are referred to as R-groups, which branch off the backbone at the alpha carbon (Cα)
- side chain
- in organic chemistry, that part of a molecule attached to some core structure; a radical
- side chest
- A standard pose in which one arm is bent at the elbow, and the chest muscles are flexed, with one's side turned to the judges
- side chests
- plural form of side chest
- side dishes
- plural form of side dish
- side effect
- An unintended consequence of any action in addition to the intended consequence of that action
- side effect
- An adverse effect, an unintended consequence of a drug or therapy; usually not a beneficial effect
- side effect
- A change in state caused by a function call (typically "side-effect")
Eiffel is somewhat purist about insisting that functions have no side effects.
- side effects
- plural form of side effect
- side grafting
- a mode of grafting in which the scion, cut quite across very obliquely, so as to give it the form of a slender wedge, is thrust down inside of the bark of the stock or stem into which it is inserted, the cut side of the scion being next the wood of the stock
- side horse
- A pommel horse
- side issue
- An issue or topic which is not of direct significance to a primary concern
- side issues
- plural form of side issue
- side of bacon
- A salted and cured longitudinal half of a pig with the legs and shoulders removed
- side order
- a small dish served as an accompaniment to a main course or entrée
- side out
- three outs
- side scroller
- A video game where the player views the world from the side, controlling a character who mostly runs horizontally (usually left-to-right) through a level
- side scrollers
- plural form of side scroller
- side street
- A secondary road; a road that is not intended for heavy traffic
The office was on a mostly residential side street. It did not look professional, and for a moment he doubted he was in the right place.
- side streets
- plural form of side street
- side swimmer
- An amphipod, Hyalella azteca, indigenous to the Everglades
- side triceps
- A standard pose in which one arm is held straight with the triceps flexed, with one's side turned to the judges
- side valve
- A type of internal combustion engine design which has the inlet and exhaust valves in the cylinder block beside the piston. The cylinder head is then a simple dome extending across the valves and piston
- side wall
- One of the two parallel walls in a racquetball or squash court, perpendicular to the front wall
- side with
- To choose to take the same point of view as (someone)
- side-effect
- Alternative spelling of side effect
- side-necked turtle
- Any turtle of the family Pelomedusidae, characterised by protecting its head by turning it to one side rather than, as other turtles do, withdrawing it into its shell
- side-netting
- The net at either side of the goal, extending from the touchline to a few yards behind it
- side-scroller
- Alternative spelling of side scroller
- side-to-side
- Moving horizontally, from one side to another and back
The boat rocked with a steady side-to-side motion.
- sunny side up
- Of an egg, fried on one side, served with the unbroken relatively soft yolk on the top
- sunny-side up
- Alternative spelling of sunny side up
- supply side
- in a market trade, the side where the supply comes from
- supply-side
- regarding the supply side of the economy
- supply-side economics
- a branch of economics that focuses on the supply side of the economy and on tax reductions
- the grass is always greener on the other side
- Other people's circumstances seem more desirable than one's own but in reality are often not
- thorn in someone's side
- A persistent annoyance
- thorns in someone's side
- plural form of thorn in someone's side
- touring side
- the visiting side on a tour
- upper side
- The uppermost side of anything
- wake up on the wrong side of bed
- to feel grumpy, irritable; to be easily annoyed
He can't stop shouting at me: he must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.
- wrong side of the tracks
- The part of town that is not inhabited by the wealthy (from municipalities where the sections were divided by the railroad tracks). May refer to area where the working class, poor or extremely poor live
He grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, but he made a success of himself.
- wrong side out
- Of a garment, etc, having its inner or hidden side on the outside and vice versa
My shirt was on wrong side out.
- wrong side out
- Reversed, changed diametrically, by analogy with a garment that is wrong side out
- side-cut
- side lane; road which branches off in different directions
- side
- {n} the rib part of animals, an edge, a party
- side
- {a} not direct, awry
- side
- {v} to take part with
- born on the wrong side of the blanket
- Born out of wedlock, born to unmarried parents
- err on the side of
- Display more rather than less of (a quality): "It is better to err on the side of caution."
- know which side one's bread is buttered on
- (deyim) Be aware of where one's best interests lie. "Jerry always helps out his boss; he knows which side of his bread is buttered."
- on course side
- (Spor) On course side is a phrase used in sailboat racing to indicate that a boat has prematurely started the race or did not properly start the race. It is most commonly referred to as a three letter acronym OCS
- one-side
- bir yüz
- side-dress
- Place plant nutrients on or in the soil near the roots of (a growing crop)
- supply side
- Of, relating to, or being an economic theory that increased availability of money for investment, achieved through reduction of taxes especially in the higher tax brackets, will increase productivity, economic activity, and income throughout the economic system
- side
- If you are on someone's side, you are supporting them in an argument or a war. He has the Democrats on his side Some of the younger people seem to be on the side of reform
- side
- A slope or declivity, as of a hill, considered as opposed to another slope over the ridge
- side
- If you take sides or take someone's side in an argument or war, you support one of the sides against the other. We cannot take sides in a civil war
- side
- Another name for a team
- side
- an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of the mountain"
- side
- The mother's side and the father's side of your family are your mother's relatives and your father's relatives. So was your father's side more well off? see also -sided, siding
- side
- a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
- side
- The sides of an area or surface are its edges. Park on the side of the road. a small beach on the north side of the peninsula = edge
- side
- If you get on the wrong side of someone, you do something to annoy them and make them dislike you. If you stay on the right side of someone, you try to please them and avoid annoying them. I wouldn't like to get on the wrong side of him
- side
- Your sides are the parts of your body between your front and your back, from under your arms to your hips. His arms were limp at his sides They had laid him on his side
- side
- take the side of; be on the side of; "Whose side are you on?"; "Why are you taking sides with the accused?"
- side
- If people work or live side by side, they work or live closely together in a friendly way. areas where different nationalities have lived side by side for centuries
- side
- either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side"
- side
- Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a side issue; a side view or remark
- side
- The left or right half of something
- side
- All lot lines other than front lot lines or rear lot lines A triangular lot has two side lot lines and no rear lot line
- side
- To be in an alliance with
- side
- To suit; to pair; to match
- side
- effect
- side
- to look on the bright side: see bright the other side of the coin: see coin to err on the side of something: see err to be on the safe side: see safe someone's side of the story: see story. Ancient city, southwestern Anatolia. The most important port of ancient Pamphylia, it originally was situated on the Mediterranean Sea coast; it now lies inland. Though it was founded by Aeolian Greeks, a peculiar non-Greek language was spoken there. Alexander the Great occupied it (333 BC); the Seleucid king Antiochus III was defeated there by a Roman army in 190 BC. In the 1st century BC, Cilician pirates made it their chief slave market. The ruins include the remains of a colossal theatre, built on arches and considered one of the finest in Anatolia
- side
- The position of a person or party regarded as opposed to another person or party, whether as a rival or a foe; a body of advocates or partisans; a party; hence, the interest or cause which one maintains against another; a doctrine or view opposed to another
- side
- If someone does something on the side, they do it in addition to their main work. ways of making a little bit of money on the side
- side
- One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)"
- side
- A side dish
- side
- a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"
- side
- If you take someone to one side or draw them to one side, you speak to them privately, usually in order to give them advice or a warning. He took Sabrina to one side and told her about the safe
- side
- one for each direction A side may have 0 lanes, in which case it is void and never used
- side
- Side is used to describe things that are not the main or most important ones of their kind. She slipped in and out of the theatre by a side door. a prawn curry with a lentil side dish. main
- side
- politeness If you say that something is on the small side, you are saying politely that you think it is slightly too small. If you say that someone is on the young side, you are saying politely that you think they are slightly too young. He's quiet and a bit on the shy side
- side
- Sidespin
- 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" either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his 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" an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question" a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side" one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack" 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" a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest 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" take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?" take the side of; be on the side of; "Whose side are you on?"; "Why are you taking sides with the accused?
- 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"
- 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"
- side
- In sport, a side is a team. Italy were definitely a better side than Germany = team
- side
- To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward
- side
- Men and equipment needed to yard and load any one logging unit of an operation (22)
- side
- For tape cartridges containing one piece of recording media, with all recording surfaces accessible when loaded in a drive, the cartridge contains one side For a multi-sided cartridge, access to a side requires that the cartridge be mounted in a drive with a particular orientation (for side A of optical disk, the cartridge must be positioned for mount with side A up)
- side
- Long; large; extensive
- side
- Aspect or part regarded as contrasted with some other; as, the bright side of poverty
- side
- To furnish with a siding; as, to side a house
- side
- The different sides in a war, argument, or negotiation are the groups of people who are opposing each other. Both sides appealed for a new ceasefire the elections which his side lost
- side
- Suprathermal Ion Detection Experiment; part of the ALSEP instrumentation flown on Apollo 12, 14, and 15
- side
- The right or left part of the wall or trunk of the body; as, a pain in the side
- side
- A bounding straight edge of an object
- side
- {s} sideways, lateral, indirect; secondary, subordinate, additional
- side
- Fig
- side
- If something moves from side to side, it moves repeatedly to the left and to the right. She was shaking her head from side to side
- side
- Another way to describe a team
- side
- a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"
- side
- A flat surface of a solid object
- side
- ("back side", "front side", "front", "back") another term for 9 holes of an 18 hole course Example: "He was excited to play the back side after shooting 38 on the front "
- side
- If you put something to one side or put it on one side, you temporarily ignore it in order to concentrate on something else. In order to maintain profit margins health and safety regulations are often put to one side
- side
- 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"
- side
- ("back side, front side") another term for 9 holes of an 18 hole course Example: He was excited to play the back side after doing well on the front
- side
- The different sides of an argument or deal are the different points of view or positions involved in it. those with the ability to see all sides of a question
- side
- The two sides of an area, surface, or object are its two halves. She turned over on her stomach on the other side of the bed The major centre for language is in the left side of the brain. = half
- side
- To embrace the opinions of one party, or engage in its interest, in opposition to another party; to take sides; as, to side with the ministerial party
- side
- One of the conflicting parties to a dispute or conflict, labeled for convenience "Status Quo" and "Non Status Quo", not with reference to ideology but in terms of which party sought to initiate a change to the previously prevailing situation
- side
- If you say that someone has let the side down, you mean that they have embarrassed their family or friends by behaving badly or not doing well at something. Brown was constantly letting the side down
- side
- Any of the line segments that make up the boundary of the polygon
- side
- {i} surface; space immediately next to someone or something; facet; front or back of a two-dimensional object; right or left half of an object; right or left half of a body; one of two opposing views
- side
- The sides of a hollow or a container are its inside vertical surfaces. The rough rock walls were like the sides of a deep canal Line the base of the dish with greaseproof paper and lightly grease the sides
- side
- The two sides of a road are its two halves on which traffic travels in opposite directions. It had gone on to the wrong side of the road and hit a car coming in the other direction
- side
- A line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another
- side
- One side of a tape or record is what you can hear or record if you play the tape or record from beginning to end without turning it over. We want to hear side A
- side
- take the side of; be on the side of; "Whose side are you on?"; "Why are you taking sides with the accused?
- side
- The side of something is a position to the left or right of it, rather than in front of it, behind it, or on it. On one side of the main entrance there's a red plaque. a photograph with me in the centre and Joe and Ken on each side of me. the nations on either side of the Pacific There's nothing but woods on the other side of the highway There has been a build-up of troops on both sides of the border PC Dacre knocked on Webb's door and, opening it, stood to one side
- side
- an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"
- side
- (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
- side
- one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"
- side
- added as a consequence or supplement; "a side benefit"
- side
- If something is on your side or if you have it on your side, it helps you when you are trying to achieve something. The law is not on their side
- side
- A page of script
- side
- Any outer portion of a thing considered apart from, and yet in relation to, the rest; as, the upper side of a sphere; also, any part or position viewed as opposite to or contrasted with another; as, this or that side
- side
- Two players who constitute a partnership against the other two players
- side
- take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"
- side
- If you talk about the other side of a town or of the world, you mean a part of the town or of the world that is very far from where you are. He saw the ship that was to transport them to the other side of the world Are you working on this side of the city?
- side
- If one person or country sides with another, they support them in an argument or a war. If people or countries side against another person or country, they support each other against them. There has been much speculation that America might be siding with the rebels
- side
- The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in shape), one of the longer edges as distinguished from the shorter edges, called ends; a bounding line of a geometrical figure; as, the side of a field, of a square or triangle, of a river, of a road, etc
- side
- A particular side of something such as a situation or someone's character is one aspect of it. He is in charge of the civilian side of the UN mission It shows that your child can now see the funny side of things
- side
- located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"
- side
- - The two rays that form an angle
- 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"
- side
- a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"
- side
- Area between the belly and the wing
- side
- The long or short position as designated by the letter
- side
- 1) everything in an equation to the left of the "=" or everything to the right of the "=" -- " subtract 75 from both sides " (98) 2) a line segment of a shape -- "The sum of the lengths of the sides of a triangle " (251)
- side
- The side of an object, building, or vehicle is any of its flat surfaces which is not considered to be its front, its back, its top, or its bottom. We put a notice on the side of the box. a van bearing on its side the name of a company There was a stone staircase against the side of the house A carton of milk lay on its side
- side
- If two people or things are side by side, they are next to each other. We sat side by side on two wicker seats
- side
- The listing or sale portion of a transaction
- side
- Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the side, or toward the side; lateral
- side
- To lean on one side
- side
- One of the halves of the body, of an animals or man, on either side of the mesial plane; or that which pertains to such a half; as, a side of beef; a side of sole leather
- side
- The two sides of something flat, for example a piece of paper, are its two flat surfaces. You can also refer to one side of a piece of paper filled with writing as one side of writing. The new copiers only copy onto one side of the paper Fry the chops until brown on both sides
- side
- {f} join, ally with, support a particular party or viewpoint in a dispute; equip with sides or siding
- side
- To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides
- side
- If someone is by your side or at your side, they stay near you and give you comfort or support. He was constantly at his wife's side
- side by side
- alongside one another, next to each other; cooperatively
- side by side
- nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"
- side by side
- closely related or associated; "a city in which communism and democracy had to live side by side
- side by side
- closely related or associated; "a city in which communism and democracy had to live side by side"
- side-to-side
- alternately left and right with respect to a central point; "the side-to-side motion of the boat