ENGLISH: side - CREOLE: bò



Overview of noun side



The noun side has 12 senses (first 10 from tagged texts)



1. (104) 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")

2. (25) side -- (one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack")

3. (18) side -- (either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side")

4. (18) 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")

5. (12) side, face -- (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")

6. (7) side -- (a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side")

7. (5) 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")

8. (1) side -- (a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side")

9. (1) side, side of meat -- (a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food)

10. (1) side, position -- (an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question")

11. slope, incline, side -- (an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain")

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



Overview of verb side



The verb side has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (1) side, pull, root -- (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?")

2. side, go with -- (take the side of; be on the side of; "Whose side are you on?"; "Why are you taking sides with the accused?")



Overview of adj side



The adj side has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (6) side -- (located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch")

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