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side

n. 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

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

side

n. 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

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

side

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

side

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

side

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

side

n. 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"

position

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

side of meat

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

face

n. 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"

bank

n. sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents"

incline, slope

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

go with, take sides, take a side, be on the side of

v. take the side of; be on the side of; "Whose side are you on?"; "Why are you taking sides with the accused?"

lateral

adj. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"

bye, by

adj. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"

shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri

n. a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula

shoulder

n. a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula

flank

n. the side between ribs and hipbone

wing, pennon, pinion, ala

n. a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

item, point, specific, detail, particular

n. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"

point

n. a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"

component, constituent, element, ingredient, factor

n. an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"

section

n. a small army unit usually having a special function

party, political party

n. an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

division

n. an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"

axis, bloc

n. a group of countries in special alliance

set

n. (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"

circle, set, band, lot

n. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

cabal, faction, junta, junto, camarilla

n. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

detail, contingent

n. a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"

part, portion

n. something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"

shoulder

n. narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road

molding, moulding, border

n. a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

verge

n. a grass border along a road

hill, hills

n. a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"

mount, mountain

n. a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

bank

n. a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth"

angle

n. the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

left

adj. being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"

right

adj. in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"

sympathize with, side with, root for, take sides with, align oneself with

v. share the suffering of

parenthetic, parenthetical

adj. qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks"

peripheral

adj. related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues"

secondary

adj. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"

supplementary, supplemental

adj. added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"

straddle, be noncommittal

v. be noncommittal

top

adj. situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"

bottom

adj. situated at the bottom or lowest position; "the bottom drawer"

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