Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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, side

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

side, side of meat

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

face, side

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, side

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"

side, incline, slope

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

side, 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?"

past, by

adv. "every hour, a train goes past"

aside, away, by, in reserve

adv. "Put aside some money"

aside, by, apart, on one side, set to one side

adv. "She put her sewing by when he entered"

side, bye, by

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

lateral, side

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"

back, backward, in the opposite direction, fro, in the reverse direction

adv. "He faced backward"

late, belatedly, tardily, later than usual, later than expected

adv. later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"

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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