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"

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

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

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"

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"

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

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

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

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

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