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noun

ˈsīd How to pronounce side (audio)
Definition of sidenext
1
as in flank
a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line will everyone who wants to sign up for volleyball please stand off to this side of the gym?

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2
as in aspect
a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded examined the problem from all sides

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3
as in faction
a group of people acting together within a larger group our side won, and the club will have a holiday party after all

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side

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adjective

as in lateral
of, relating to, or located on one side please bring all deliveries to the side door

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side

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verb

1
as in to club

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2
as in to skin

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Recent Examples of side
Noun
Trump wants to build the arch on a traffic circle on the Virginia side of the Memorial Bridge from the District of Columbia. — ABC News, 9 July 2026 Geely targets vehicle-side performance This new battery joins a fast-moving charging race among Chinese automakers. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Adjective
They’re designed with a drawstring waistband to adjust the fit to your liking, plus two side pockets, two cargo pockets, and two back pockets to hold your essentials. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 4 July 2026 Conducted at Washington University School of Medicine, the research looked at side-effect reports among veterans who had received either both vaccines in the same medical visit, or just a flu shot. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 June 2026
Verb
Wait to fertilize again until the developing fruits are about the size of a golf ball, at which time a nitrogen-rich fertilizer can be used to side dress plants. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 May 2026 From front doors to garage doors to siding to shutters, there are many paint choices to make for the exterior of your home, and despite being a smaller detail, shutters can stick out like a sore thumb if they're painted the wrong color. — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 10 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for side
Recent Examples of Synonyms for side
  1. flank
  2. aspect
  3. faction
  4. lateral
  5. club
  6. skin
  7. top
  8. hand
Noun
  • Parts of the alliance’s eastern flank — Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania — share borders with Ukraine.
    — Elsa Ohlen,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • For most of the last decade the threat argument was a transatlantic one, with a nervous eastern flank pulling against a distracted west.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of flank
Noun
  • Charli surprise announced the album on June 1 by posting its cover on Instagram, featuring a black-and-white photo of John Cale, Marc Jacobs and Martin Scorsese to represent each aspect of the title.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 July 2026
  • One exercise lets sales employees practice pitches with lifelike AI customers that carry on natural conversations and scores employees on aspects like eye contact, filler words, and conciseness.
    — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 6 July 2026
Definition of aspect
Noun
  • Season 3 of the series returned with a bloody episode and a skyrocketing death toll, which continues to rise, as the rival Targaryen factions clashed in the shock-and-awe-inspiring Battle of the Gullet.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • The division of the Fromvillians should also have been set in motion by this point, with two clear factions squaring off.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of faction
Adjective
  • Data collection to refine the technology Large car carriers present specific aerodynamic challenges due to their tall, flat side profiles and susceptibility to lateral winds.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • Real-time visibility into network activity is critical for detecting breaches and identifying lateral movement before attackers can expand their reach across the environment.
    — Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of lateral
Verb
  • Teoscar Hernandez clubbed the next pitch from Morejon, a slider down but out over the plate, 419 feet to center field for a grand slam and a 4-3 lead.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
  • In the seventh inning Friday at American Family Field, the Milwaukee Brewers catcher clubbed a 1-2 pitch from Chicago Cubs reliever Jayden Murray that sailed 449 feet to left-center field.
    — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
Definition of club
Verb
  • All the specimens were skinned first, and the team removed any excess flesh and internal organs.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
  • Sanders, along with two of his daughters, skins the fish straightaway.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Definition of skin
Noun
  • The Angels then chased Eovaldi when Logan O’Hoppe walked and Wade Meckler singled, driving in a run as the top of the order came to the plate.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
  • The canoe dug into the top of my spine, biting harder every step.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Definition of top
Noun
  • Barin is the hotel’s high-end teppanyaki restaurant, seating 10 people at the counter and up to 16 in booths lining a long mural hand-drawn on gold leaf depicting Osaka’s history.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • Her boyfriend Eric Lopez looked at her, making a thumbs-up sign with both hands, which made her laugh.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of hand

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“Side.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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