Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ
Old English sīde
Middle English side
English side
From Middle English side, from Old English sīde (“side, flank”), from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ (“side, flank, edge, shore”), derived from *sīdaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“long, lasting”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Siede (“side”), West Frisian side (“side”), Dutch zijde, zij (“side”), German Low German Sied (“side”), German Seite (“side”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk side (“side”), Swedish sida (“side”).
The LGBTQ slang sense was coined by sex therapist and author Joe Kort in 2010 and popularized in 2013. The sense was coined by analogy with top and bottom and based on the metaphor of a box which has a top, bottom, and sides.
Meanings
Being on the left or right, or toward the left or right; lateral.
One mighty squadron with a side wind sped. 1667, John Dryden, Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders, 1666. […], London: […] Henry Herringman, […], →OCLC, (please specify the stanza number):
Indirect; oblique; incidental.
a side issue; a side view or remark
The law hath no side respect to their persons. [1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ
Old English sīde
Middle English side
English side
From Middle English side, from Old English sīde (“side, flank”), from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ (“side, flank, edge, shore”), derived from *sīdaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“long, lasting”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Siede (“side”), West Frisian side (“side”), Dutch zijde, zij (“side”), German Low German Sied (“side”), German Seite (“side”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk side (“side”), Swedish sida (“side”).
The LGBTQ slang sense was coined by sex therapist and author Joe Kort in 2010 and popularized in 2013. The sense was coined by analogy with top and bottom and based on the metaphor of a box which has a top, bottom, and sides.
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
A square has four sides.
(countable, uncountable) A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
He said, “Where we’re at right now was back in 2008 all covered with ice. From here to there at the side, the glacier shrank about 20 to 30 meters.”
A cube has six sides.
(countable, uncountable) One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine.[…]As we reached the lodge we heard the whistle, and we backed up against one side of the platform as the train pulled up at the other. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
Which side of the tray shall I put it on? The patient was bleeding on the right side.
The slightest effort made the patient cough. He would stand leaning on a stick and holding a hand to his side, and when the paroxysm had passed it left him shaking. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
(countable, uncountable) A region in a specified position with respect to something.
Meet me on the north side of the monument.
Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill. 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
(countable, uncountable) The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back.
Roll the patient onto the left side so that head, shoulders, and torso move at the same time without twisting. 2006, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured (Jones & Bartlett Learning), p. 234
I generally sleep on my side.
Meronyms: flank, loin; latus, lumbus
(countable, uncountable) One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
John wrote 15 sides for his essay!
(countable, uncountable) One possible aspect of a concept, person, or thing.
She has a mean side (to her).
Look on the bright side.
(countable, uncountable) One set of competitors in a game.
Which side has kick-off?
(Australia, Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable) A sports team.
Initially, the English, Welsh, Scots and Irish unions refused to send national sides, preferring instead to send touring sides like the Barbarians, the Penguins, the Co-Optimists, the Wolfhounds, Crawshays Welsh, and the Public School Wanderers. 2011, Nick Cain, Greg Growden, Rugby Union For Dummies, 3rd edition, UK, page 220:
Newly promoted, they were top of the First Division and unbeaten when they took on a Manchester United side that had been revitalized by a new manager,[…]. 1988, Ken Jones with Pat Welton Crown, Soccer skills & tactics, page 9:
It was no less than Valencia deserved after dominating possession in the final 20 minutes although Chelsea defended resolutely and restricted the Spanish side to shooting from long range. 2011 September 28, Jon Smith, “Valencia 1-1 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport:
(collective, countable, uncountable) A group of morris dancers who perform together.
(countable, uncountable) A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.
We have not always been of the[…]same side in politics. 1824, Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations: Lord Chesterfield and Lord Chatham:
sets the passions on the side of truth 1733–1737, Alexander Pope, [Imitations of Horace], London: […] R[obert] Dodsley [et al.]:
"Creating artificial rain over the Yellow Sea would help the Chinese side too," the spokesman said Kim told the meeting. 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
In the Second World War, the Italians were on the side of the Germans until Italy switched sides in 1943.
there are two sides to every question
Although there are two sides to every story, the fallacy that they are inevitably equally ethical is called bothsidesism.
(countable, uncountable) A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz.
But Bechet chafed under even the loose discipline of the Ellington group, and left. Through these years he wandered, making only a few sides, at the moment when jazz records were beginning to flood onto the market. 1995, James Lincoln Collier, Jazz: The American Theme Song, page 41:
(countable, uncountable) Sidespin; english
He had to put a bit of side on to hit the pink ball.
(Australia, Ireland, UK, countable, dated, uncountable) A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched (from when there were only two channels).
I just want to see what's on the other side — James said there was a good film on tonight.
(Canada, Philippines, US, colloquial, countable, uncountable) A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
Do you want a side of cole-slaw with that?
(countable, uncountable) A line of descent traced through a particular relative, usually a parent or spouse, as distinguished from that traced through another.
Thankfully our son agreed and chose a name which, according to what I have been told is the name of the last in a long line of Rabbis on my wife's side. 2016 February 27, Sean M. Teaford, Out on the Limbs: Searching for Answers in the Family Tree, AuthorHouse, →ISBN:
his mother's side of the family
To sit upon thy father David's throne, / By Mothers side thy father. 1671, John Milton, “The Third Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC:
(countable, uncountable) The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher.
Clayton Kershaw struck out the side in the 6th inning.
(dated, slang, uncountable) An unjustified air of self-importance; a conceited attitude.
Theobald posed as the most ardent lover imaginable, but, to use the vulgarism for the moment in fashion, it was all “side.” 1903, Samuel Butler, chapter 11, in R. A. Streatfeild, editor, The Way of All Flesh:
His manner never had been modest or retiring. Now it was unmistakably swanky; he was putting on side to an extent that made fellows who observed him smile and shrug their shoulders. 1930, Frank Richards, “Tale-Bearer in Chief”, in The Magnet:
Indeed, Yeere was rapidly beginning to forget what he had been. One of his own rank and file put the matter brutally when he asked Yeere, in reference to nothing, “And who has been making you a Member of Council, lately? You carry the side of half a dozen of ’em.” 1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 32:
(countable, uncountable) A written monologue or part of a scene to be read by an actor at an audition.
The short scenes in this book are particularly useful for audition workshops since audition sides are rarely longer than two pages. 2017, Dave Kost, Book of Sides II:
Some directors use full scripts (book); others use “sides,” which consist of one or two words of the cue and the subsequent full speech of the individual actor. 2010, Viola Spolin, Carol Sills, Theater Games for Rehearsal: A Director's Handbook, page 12:
(countable, qualifier:LGBTQ slang, uncountable) A person who prefers not to engage in anal sex during same-sex sexual activity.
My boyfriend and I are both sides; we prefer to do oral and other stuff.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A root.
And 9 is said to be the Square, 27 the Cube of 3, which is call'd the Side of 9 and 27, &c. 1723, Edward Wells, The Young Gentleman's Arithmetick, and Geometry, page 127:
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Deriveds
myside bias (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidepipe (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideyard (not including the hyponyms listed above) · trackside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side wall (not including the hyponyms listed above) · fireside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · gainside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · look on the black side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · bat for the other side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidestream (not including the hyponyms listed above) · on the shady side of (not including the hyponyms listed above) · coastside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-dish (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidebar (not including the hyponyms listed above) · hindside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sunny side down (not including the hyponyms listed above) · besides (not including the hyponyms listed above) · onside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · strike out the side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · darkside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · low side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · on the flip side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-whiskered (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidepiece (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideboy (not including the hyponyms listed above) · dryside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidebox (not including the hyponyms listed above) · heelside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · berthside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · S-side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · split one's sides (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidescraper (not including the hyponyms listed above) · the apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side chick (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side note (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-bitch (not including the hyponyms listed above) · dawnside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side arm (not including the hyponyms listed above) · bit on the side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · negative side waterproofing (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidecut (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidekick (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side show (not including the hyponyms listed above) · siding (not including the hyponyms listed above) · stepside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-by-side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · alongside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side netting (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidecar (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideway (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side surf (not including the hyponyms listed above) · high side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · pearlside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side by side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-scrolling (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side chair (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidepost (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidetone (not including the hyponyms listed above) · English terms suffixed with -side · sidequest (not including the hyponyms listed above) · wharfside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideseam (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side boob (not including the hyponyms listed above) · weakside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side dish (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side issue (not including the hyponyms listed above) · wrong side of the tracks (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidenote (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-foot (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-line (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-split (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideless (not including the hyponyms listed above) · thorn in someone's side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-effect (not including the hyponyms listed above) · cradleside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side swimmer (not including the hyponyms listed above) · the rough side of one's tongue (not including the hyponyms listed above) · look on the bright side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · the grass is always greener on the other side of the road (not including the hyponyms listed above) · starboard-side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideface (not including the hyponyms listed above) · get up on the wrong side of bed (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side letter (not including the hyponyms listed above) · passenger-side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · on the safe side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideling (not including the hyponyms listed above) · cliffside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidequel (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-splittingly (not including the hyponyms listed above) · right side out (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidegaze (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidetrack (not including the hyponyms listed above) · err on the side of (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidestroke (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side cap (not including the hyponyms listed above) · bodyside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side pot (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideplating (not including the hyponyms listed above) · on someone's good side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · aside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-whiskers (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-parting (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidegroup (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-chick (not including the hyponyms listed above) · butter one's bread on both sides (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideslip (not including the hyponyms listed above) · parkside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · upper side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side valve (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side job (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideboob (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side chain (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidelock (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-cast (not including the hyponyms listed above) · on the right side of history (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side scroller (not including the hyponyms listed above) · Side B (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidetrip (not including the hyponyms listed above) · retire the side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side gaze (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideswipe (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side ting (not including the hyponyms listed above) · catch you on the flip side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-loader (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side horse (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideburden (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidelighting (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidecurl (not including the hyponyms listed above) · low side window (not including the hyponyms listed above) · spear side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · have the laugh on one's side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side door (not including the hyponyms listed above) · cribside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · other side of the coin (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidedish (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side bitch (not including the hyponyms listed above) · wallside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidestep (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side raise (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidemeat (not including the hyponyms listed above) · look on the positive side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidepod (not including the hyponyms listed above) · flip side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidesaddle (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side triceps (not including the hyponyms listed above) · openside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · wetside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side part (not including the hyponyms listed above) · midside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidelamp (not including the hyponyms listed above) · bayside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side chest (not including the hyponyms listed above) · duskside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · beside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-boob (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidewound (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side shot (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side track (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side bet (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side mover (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidelong (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidehill (not including the hyponyms listed above) · siderod (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideperson (not including the hyponyms listed above) · rinkside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · on the other side of (not including the hyponyms listed above) · laugh on the other side of one's face (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideburn (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideband (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidegrade (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-eyed (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidefoot (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-saddle (not including the hyponyms listed above) · fellside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side bacon (not including the hyponyms listed above) · out of the side of one's mouth (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side flash (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side eye (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-hand (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-eye (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side mission (not including the hyponyms listed above) · wake up on the wrong side of bed (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideload (not including the hyponyms listed above) · laugh on the wrong side of one's face (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side effect (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidechaining (not including the hyponyms listed above) · keep one's side of the bargain (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-lock (not including the hyponyms listed above) · on the wrong side of the blanket (not including the hyponyms listed above) · other side of the tracks (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidehacker (not including the hyponyms listed above) · Side A (not including the hyponyms listed above) · get up on the wrong side of the bed (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side nigga (not including the hyponyms listed above) · err on the side of caution (not including the hyponyms listed above) · laugh out of the other side of one's mouth (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side by each (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidescreen (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidewinder (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidal (not including the hyponyms listed above) · tubside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · counterside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidely (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidewheel (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidelobe (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side hustle (not including the hyponyms listed above) · on one's side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideward (not including the hyponyms listed above) · time is on one's side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · southside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · on this side of (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidework (not including the hyponyms listed above) · frontside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side bag (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side talk (not including the hyponyms listed above) · other side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side booty (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sell side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidesplitter (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideneck (not including the hyponyms listed above) · boatside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side on (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidewoman (not including the hyponyms listed above) · look on the gloomy side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · wayside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · fleetside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-netting (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-lever (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sunny-side down (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidesplitting (not including the hyponyms listed above) · the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence (not including the hyponyms listed above) · positive side waterproofing (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side plate (not including the hyponyms listed above) · on the side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-on (not including the hyponyms listed above) · hitherside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side line (not including the hyponyms listed above) · right side up (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidecast (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideache (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidescrolling (not including the hyponyms listed above) · five-a-side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-gaze (not including the hyponyms listed above) · kingside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · threeside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidearm (not including the hyponyms listed above) · on someone's side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · hullside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sunny side up (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideshow (not including the hyponyms listed above) · not be able to hit the broad side of a barn (not including the hyponyms listed above) · many-sided (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidehead (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidestick (not including the hyponyms listed above) · look on the dark side of it (not including the hyponyms listed above) · silverside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · check side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth (not including the hyponyms listed above) · P-side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidewise (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidewards (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidestall (not including the hyponyms listed above) · get on someone's bad side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side order (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side piece (not including the hyponyms listed above) · coverside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · Side X (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side profile (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-slip (not including the hyponyms listed above) · demand side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side play (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-necked turtle (not including the hyponyms listed above) · airside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · toeside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · flipside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · Ironside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · this side of the black stump (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidewind (not including the hyponyms listed above) · marshside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · slideglass (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidesplit (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-lobe (not including the hyponyms listed above) · the wrong side of (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-to-side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side salad (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-splitting (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side entrance (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidelot (not including the hyponyms listed above) · northside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · no side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidewheeler (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideart (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidebuffer (not including the hyponyms listed above) · wrong side out (not including the hyponyms listed above) · front-side bus (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidemounted (not including the hyponyms listed above) · look on the dark side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · one side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideform (not including the hyponyms listed above) · know which side one's bread is buttered on (not including the hyponyms listed above) · greenside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-taking (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-blotched lizard (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side return (not including the hyponyms listed above) · whipping side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · dropside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side center (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideglance (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-wife (not including the hyponyms listed above) · guide on the side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side out (not including the hyponyms listed above) · brookside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side drum (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side to side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-straddle hop (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidechannel (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-channel (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidehacking (not including the hyponyms listed above) · server-side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side tool (not including the hyponyms listed above) · on the debit side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · outerside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidies (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidemode (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideburns (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-striped jackal (not including the hyponyms listed above) · take a walk on the wild side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side street (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sunny-side up (not including the hyponyms listed above) · damside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · look on the bright side of it (not including the hyponyms listed above) · get on someone's wrong side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidehack (not including the hyponyms listed above) · take sides (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideline (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side rail (not including the hyponyms listed above) · have time on one's side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · roundside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side cast (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideblog (not including the hyponyms listed above) · get out of bed on the wrong side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidewalk (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side mirror (not including the hyponyms listed above) · bankside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · Sydneysider (not including the hyponyms listed above) · walk on the wild side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidelight (not including the hyponyms listed above) · pipe the side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · leeside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidebang (not including the hyponyms listed above) · t'othersider (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideblade (not including the hyponyms listed above) · blueside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidepath (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidebearing (not including the hyponyms listed above) · broadside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-swipe (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side road (not including the hyponyms listed above) · right-side-out (not including the hyponyms listed above) · green side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side grafting (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidedress (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideways (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideboard (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side prime (not including the hyponyms listed above) · manisided (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-blown (not including the hyponyms listed above) · the grass is always greener on the other side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-handed (not including the hyponyms listed above) · off-side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · queenside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · landside (not including the hyponyms listed above) · on the wrong side of history (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-scroller (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideproduct (not including the hyponyms listed above) · on the side of the angels (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-effecting (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidebone (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideroad (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-wheel (not including the hyponyms listed above) · slideflask (not including the hyponyms listed above) · the dark side of the moon (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideview (not including the hyponyms listed above) · on the plus side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidelength (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideman (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side puck (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sidewall (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side-handedly (not including the hyponyms listed above) · sideshadow (not including the hyponyms listed above) · side whiskers (not including the hyponyms listed above) · client-side (not including the hyponyms listed above) · server-side rendering (not including the hyponyms listed above)
channel (television channel) · team (set of opponents in a game) · page (surface of a sheet of paper) · face (flat surface of an object) · station (television channel) · half (left or right half) · edge (bounding straight edge of an object)
Translations (384)
haw ʻaoʻao (surface of a sheet of paper) · fi puoli (surface of a sheet of paper) · vi bên (bounding straight edge of an object) · fi sivu (flat surface of an object) · fr face (flat surface of an object) · tt чит (bounding straight edge of an object) · sh strána (set of opponents in a game) · ba яҡ (group having a particular allegiance in a war) · ka მხარე (bounding straight edge of an object) · eu ondo (bounding straight edge of an object) · ja 側 (group having a particular allegiance in a war) · ba тараф (group having a particular allegiance in a war) · ja 側面 (one possible aspect of a concept) · hu oldal (left or right half) · is blaðsíða (surface of a sheet of paper) · hy կողմ (group having a particular allegiance in a war) · hu szél (bounding straight edge of an object) · fi sivu (bounding straight edge of an object) · ga foireann (set of opponents in a game) · fi puoli (set of opponents in a game) · pt lado (flat surface of an object) · ckb لا (set of opponents in a game) · nl kant (left or right half) · hu oldal (surface of a sheet of paper) · nl zijde (flat surface of an object) · no side (group having a particular allegiance in a war) · de Seite (surface of a sheet of paper) · pt parte (one possible aspect of a concept) · he צֶלַע (left or right half) · ko 측면 (flat surface of an object) · hy կողմ (set of opponents in a game) · fa سمت (left or right half) · ps اړخ (one possible aspect of a concept) · cmn 頁 /页 (surface of a sheet of paper) · wa costé (bounding straight edge of an object) · ba ҡыр (bounding straight edge of an object) · evn олдон (bounding straight edge of an object) · te అంచు (bounding straight edge of an object) · no side (region in a specified position with respect to something) · hu oldal (one possible aspect of a concept) · sh strànica (surface of a sheet of paper) · tl gilid (bounding straight edge of an object) · hy կողմ (surface of a sheet of paper) · ko 쪽 (left or right half) · av рахъ (bounding straight edge of an object) · la latus (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · oc costat (bounding straight edge of an object) · ky жак (bounding straight edge of an object) · zza kışt (bounding straight edge of an object) · ga taobh (surface of a sheet of paper) · it squadra (set of opponents in a game) · atv ньан (bounding straight edge of an object) · ky тарап (bounding straight edge of an object) · fa سوی (left or right half) · mr बाजू (left or right half) · io latero (bounding straight edge of an object) · alt јака (bounding straight edge of an object) · gld холдон (bounding straight edge of an object) · sl stran (bounding straight edge of an object) · fr équipe (set of opponents in a game) · ja 側 (region in a specified position with respect to something) · he פֵּאָה (region in a specified position with respect to something) · dsb bok (bounding straight edge of an object) · ar صَفْحَة (surface of a sheet of paper) · hu oldal (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · fy kante (bounding straight edge of an object) · de Seite (flat surface of an object) · es lado (left or right half) · hy կողմ (region in a specified position with respect to something) · ca costat (region in a specified position with respect to something) · sv kant (bounding straight edge of an object) · haw ʻaoʻao (left or right half) · tr yan (bounding straight edge of an object) · hi कोना (flat surface of an object) · hu oldal (bounding straight edge of an object) · ug يان (bounding straight edge of an object) · sv sida (region in a specified position with respect to something) · rif aɣezdis (left or right half) · nmn sīi (bounding straight edge of an object) · sv sida (group having a particular allegiance in a war) · bg страна (set of opponents in a game) · az yan (bounding straight edge of an object) · hi पक्ष (bounding straight edge of an object) · fa طرف (bounding straight edge of an object) · ba яҡ (set of opponents in a game) · my ဘက် (flat surface of an object) · ru сторона́ (left or right half) · gl lado (bounding straight edge of an object) · alt јан (bounding straight edge of an object) · he עֵבֶר (left or right half) · tt як (bounding straight edge of an object) · sq ijë (bounding straight edge of an object) · ja 側面 (flat surface of an object) · nl kant (flat surface of an object) · ka გვერდი (bounding straight edge of an object) · be бок (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · nl ploeg (set of opponents in a game) · sv sida (bounding straight edge of an object) · zza nimtes (left or right half) · tk tarap (bounding straight edge of an object) · km ខាង (bounding straight edge of an object) · ltg puse (left or right half) · pl strona (bounding straight edge of an object) · ja 側面 (left or right half) · ps څنګ (bounding straight edge of an object) · sh стра́на (left or right half) · it lato (one possible aspect of a concept) · izh kylki (left or right half) · it lato (surface of a sheet of paper) · zza heti (surface of a sheet of paper) · fi puoli (one possible aspect of a concept) · fi laita (bounding straight edge of an object) · ps اړخ (flat surface of an object) · hu oldal (group having a particular allegiance in a war) · hi पक्ष (left or right half) · ja 側 (set of opponents in a game) · lut xʷʔilax̌ad (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · ru сторона́ (flat surface of an object) · pa پاسَہ (region in a specified position with respect to something) · nl kant (set of opponents in a game) · ja 側 (left or right half) · ro față (flat surface of an object) · nl kant (region in a specified position with respect to something) · nl zijde (bounding straight edge of an object) · hu lap (flat surface of an object) · zza het (diq) (bounding straight edge of an object) · yue 側面 /侧面 (bounding straight edge of an object) · lnj ighat (region in a specified position with respect to something) · bg страна (group having a particular allegiance in a war) · sk strana (left or right half) · cmn 邊 /边 (left or right half) · fa ضلع (bounding straight edge of an object) · he צַד (left or right half) · arz جنب (bounding straight edge of an object) · gl illarga (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · pa پاسَہ (left or right half) · no lag (set of opponents in a game) · hi दिशा (bounding straight edge of an object) · mnc ᡩᠠᠯᠪᠠ (bounding straight edge of an object) · ba яҡ (left or right half) · ms muka (surface of a sheet of paper) · fi puoli (group having a particular allegiance in a war) · hy կողմ (flat surface of an object) · izh kuve (left or right half) · ro latură (bounding straight edge of an object) · bg страна (left or right half) · pt face (flat surface of an object) · eve олдан (bounding straight edge of an object) · pt lado (region in a specified position with respect to something) · is hlið (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · pdt Sied (left or right half) · sh бо̏к (bounding straight edge of an object) · ru сторона́ (group having a particular allegiance in a war) · br tu (bounding straight edge of an object) · ccc palajta (bounding straight edge of an object) · gl costado (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · gsw Siite (bounding straight edge of an object) · sh стра́на (bounding straight edge of an object) · lt šónas (left or right half) · acw جَنْب (bounding straight edge of an object) · fi puoli (left or right half) · cs strana (surface of a sheet of paper) · es equipo (set of opponents in a game) · af sy (bounding straight edge of an object) · ru бок (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · ru сторона́ (one possible aspect of a concept) · pt lado (group having a particular allegiance in a war) · orv бокъ (bounding straight edge of an object) · ang sīde (bounding straight edge of an object) · min rusuak (bounding straight edge of an object) · niv эр̌ӄ (bounding straight edge of an object) · mba kilid (bounding straight edge of an object) · he פֵּאָה (flat surface of an object) · it faccia (flat surface of an object) · yue 頁 /页 (surface of a sheet of paper) · cmn 側面 /侧面 (bounding straight edge of an object) · la partes (flat surface of an object) · eo latero (bounding straight edge of an object) · my ဘက် (left or right half) · he צַד (set of opponents in a game) · nl zijde (region in a specified position with respect to something) · bg страница (surface of a sheet of paper) · yi זײַט (bounding straight edge of an object) · mwl lhado (bounding straight edge of an object) · hi तरफ़ (bounding straight edge of an object) · cs strana (left or right half) · he צַד (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · tg ҷониб (bounding straight edge of an object) · ota بوگور (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · ga taobh (flat surface of an object) · ckb دیو (flat surface of an object) · de Seite (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · cu страна (bounding straight edge of an object) · nl pagina (surface of a sheet of paper) · sh bȍk (bounding straight edge of an object) · ja 面 (surface of a sheet of paper) · ru страни́ца (surface of a sheet of paper) · haw ʻaoʻao (set of opponents in a game) · orv сторона (bounding straight edge of an object) · alt јан (left or right half) · hy կողմ (left or right half) · dsb bok (surface of a sheet of paper) · gl costeira (bounding straight edge of an object) · ar جَانِب (bounding straight edge of an object) · nl vlak (flat surface of an object) · lo ກ້ຳ (bounding straight edge of an object) · no side (bounding straight edge of an object) · atv кӧгре (bounding straight edge of an object) · sh стра́на (one possible aspect of a concept) · sv sida (one possible aspect of a concept) · zza dus (set of opponents in a game) · ja 方向 (region in a specified position with respect to something) · sh стра́на (flat surface of an object) · acw جِهة (bounding straight edge of an object) · te పక్షం (set of opponents in a game) · pt lado (one possible aspect of a concept) · pjt kampa (bounding straight edge of an object) · gl man (bounding straight edge of an object) · de Seite (bounding straight edge of an object) · hi विपक्षी (set of opponents in a game) · hu fél (set of opponents in a game) · fo síða (bounding straight edge of an object) · te పక్క (surface of a sheet of paper) · th ด้าน (bounding straight edge of an object) · sh strána (region in a specified position with respect to something) · he צַד (group having a particular allegiance in a war) · jv pinggir (bounding straight edge of an object) · lo ຂ້າງ (bounding straight edge of an object) · hu oldal (region in a specified position with respect to something) · sh стра́на (set of opponents in a game) · no side (surface of a sheet of paper) · sh strána (flat surface of an object) · he צַד (surface of a sheet of paper) · ps اړخ (surface of a sheet of paper) · ang sīde (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · lnj ighat (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · sv sida (surface of a sheet of paper) · ba сит (bounding straight edge of an object) · ps اړخ (left or right half) · my ဘေး (bounding straight edge of an object) · zza çeng (bounding straight edge of an object) · fr costé (region in a specified position with respect to something) · es bando (group having a particular allegiance in a war) · zza rı (flat surface of an object) · lv puse (left or right half) · hu fél (left or right half) · ms pihak (group having a particular allegiance in a war) · bg страна (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · ja 境界線 (bounding straight edge of an object) · ba тараф (set of opponents in a game) · sh strána (one possible aspect of a concept) · uk сторона́ (bounding straight edge of an object) · el πλευρό (bounding straight edge of an object) · tr yüz (flat surface of an object) · mn тал (bounding straight edge of an object) · no kant (bounding straight edge of an object) · ms sebelah (left or right half) · nl bladzijde (surface of a sheet of paper) · ota پهلو (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · uz taraf (bounding straight edge of an object) · no side (left or right half) · kk жақ (bounding straight edge of an object) · sv sida (flat surface of an object) · la pars (region in a specified position with respect to something) · ga taobh (left or right half) · ar جَانِب (left or right half) · ru бок (bounding straight edge of an object) · pt time (set of opponents in a game) · la pagina (surface of a sheet of paper) · as ফাল (bounding straight edge of an object) · fi tahko (flat surface of an object) · he צַד (region in a specified position with respect to something) · eo flanko (left or right half) · fi sivu (surface of a sheet of paper) · ga taobh (region in a specified position with respect to something) · ps څنګ (set of opponents in a game) · pdt Sied (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · it lato (region in a specified position with respect to something) · sh strána (bounding straight edge of an object) · eu alde (bounding straight edge of an object) · fr côté (left or right half) · ky жан (bounding straight edge of an object) · uz yoq (bounding straight edge of an object) · ms sisi (bounding straight edge of an object) · tr yan (one possible aspect of a concept) · cmn 旁邊 /旁边 (bounding straight edge of an object) · hi पक्ष (one possible aspect of a concept) · gl banda (bounding straight edge of an object) · fa پهلو (bounding straight edge of an object) · cs strana (bounding straight edge of an object) · da side (bounding straight edge of an object) · nl zij (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · ro față (bounding straight edge of an object) · fi puoli (region in a specified position with respect to something) · ug تەرەپ (bounding straight edge of an object) · bg страна (one possible aspect of a concept) · mk страна (bounding straight edge of an object) · nl kant (one possible aspect of a concept) · ga taobh (group having a particular allegiance in a war) · az tərəf (bounding straight edge of an object) · rif aɣezdis (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · nl kant (surface of a sheet of paper) · chr ᎠᏍᏆᎨᏂ (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · uk бік (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · he צֶלַע (bounding straight edge of an object) · hy կողմ (one possible aspect of a concept) · ru сторона́ (bounding straight edge of an object) · tyz bưởng (bounding straight edge of an object) · uk бік (bounding straight edge of an object) · gl aza (bounding straight edge of an object) · atv ньан (left or right half) · te వైపు (left or right half) · no side (flat surface of an object) · it lato (bounding straight edge of an object) · ga taobh (one possible aspect of a concept) · lo ດ້ານ (bounding straight edge of an object) · nl zijde (left or right half) · pdt Sied (flat surface of an object) · aqc рахъ (bounding straight edge of an object) · be старана́ (bounding straight edge of an object) · te ముఖము (flat surface of an object) · fr page (surface of a sheet of paper) · fr côté (bounding straight edge of an object) · ru сторона́ (set of opponents in a game) · os фарс (bounding straight edge of an object) · la latus (bounding straight edge of an object) · ba сит (left or right half) · ki mũrĩmo (left or right half) · ckb لا (surface of a sheet of paper) · el σελίδα (surface of a sheet of paper) · ckb لا (left or right half) · la latus (left or right half) · es selección (set of opponents in a game) · eo paĝo (surface of a sheet of paper) · ia latere (region in a specified position with respect to something) · sh стра́на (group having a particular allegiance in a war) · nl zijde (one possible aspect of a concept) · pt lado (bounding straight edge of an object) · hy կողմ (bounding straight edge of an object) · ky жан (left or right half) · ba яҡ (bounding straight edge of an object) · pl strona (left or right half) · dsb bok (flat surface of an object) · hu oldal (flat surface of an object) · sa पृष्ठ (surface of a sheet of paper) · sh strána (group having a particular allegiance in a war) · ja 辺 (bounding straight edge of an object) · ko 쪽 (bounding straight edge of an object) · pt lado (left or right half) · sk strana (bounding straight edge of an object) · wa costé (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · bg страна́ (bounding straight edge of an object) · dsb bok (left or right half) · es lado (bounding straight edge of an object) · de Seite (left or right half) · fi kantti (one possible aspect of a concept) · tg тараф (bounding straight edge of an object) · sv sida (left or right half) · ro parte (flat surface of an object) · fi kylki (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · la locus (region in a specified position with respect to something) · pt página (surface of a sheet of paper) · sh strána (left or right half) · ko 옆구리 (portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms) · hi पृष्ठ (surface of a sheet of paper) · sq anë (bounding straight edge of an object) · lut ʔili (flat surface of an object) · sh стра̀ница (surface of a sheet of paper) · bg стена (flat surface of an object) · ca costat (bounding straight edge of an object) · tr taraf (bounding straight edge of an object) · fi kylki (left or right half) · he עֵבֶר (region in a specified position with respect to something) · is hlið (bounding straight edge of an object) · kk тарап (bounding straight edge of an object) · be бок (bounding straight edge of an object) · sh стра́на (region in a specified position with respect to something) · es página (surface of a sheet of paper) · ga taobh (set of opponents in a game) · lt pùsė (left or right half) · tl dayag (flat surface of an object) · fi sivu (region in a specified position with respect to something) · it lato (left or right half) · pl bok (bounding straight edge of an object)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ
Old English sīde
Middle English side
English side
From Middle English side, from Old English sīde (“side, flank”), from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ (“side, flank, edge, shore”), derived from *sīdaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“long, lasting”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Siede (“side”), West Frisian side (“side”), Dutch zijde, zij (“side”), German Low German Sied (“side”), German Seite (“side”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk side (“side”), Swedish sida (“side”).
The LGBTQ slang sense was coined by sex therapist and author Joe Kort in 2010 and popularized in 2013. The sense was coined by analogy with top and bottom and based on the metaphor of a box which has a top, bottom, and sides.
Meanings
(intransitive) To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"
Which will you side with, good or evil?
How does it feel... to... side in with those who voted against you in 1947? 1958, Archer Fullingim, The Kountze [Texas] News, August 28, 1958:
All side in parties, and begin the attack. 1714, Alexander Pope, “The Rape of the Lock”, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot, […], published 1717, →OCLC, canto V:
All rising to great place is by a winding star; and if there be factions, it is good to side a man's self, whilst he is in the rising, and to balance himself when he is placed. 1597, Francis Bacon, “Of Great Place”, in Essays:
To lean on one side.
(obsolete, transitive) To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.
His blind eye that syded Paridell. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 27:
(obsolete, transitive) To suit; to pair; to match.
1660-1667, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon
He had ure read more , and carried more about him , in his excellent Memory , than any Man I ever knew , my Lord Falkland only excepted , who I think ided him
(transitive) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
(transitive) To furnish with a siding.
to side a house
(transitive) To provide with, as a side or accompaniment.
Entrees are sided with a generous portion of vegetables, and some include little surprises […] 1995, Orange Coast Magazine, volume 11, number 8, page 166:
A chocolate cakelette, caramel percolating from its warm top, is sided with peanut butter chantilly cream. 2009 March 14, Corey Mintz, “Stop and cheer chefs' dedication to quality”, in Toronto Star:
Hiz gooun had syde sleeuez dooun to midlegge, slit from the shooulder too the hand, & lined with white cotten. 1575, Robert Laneham, “The auncient Minstrell described”, in F. J. Furnivall, editor, Robert Laneham’s Letter: Describing a Part of the Entertainment unto Queen Elizabeth at the Castle of Kenelworth in 1575, London: Chatto & Windus, published 1907, page 38:
But when he perceaved that the sayd Pryest could not pourge himself of the foresayd crime he prively payed him his quarters wages before hande and suffered hym to departe without farther tryall of the sayd cryme: and now he jetteth in london wyth side gown and sarcenet typet as good a virgin priest as the best. c. 1556, Thomas Cranmer, “That the general counsels withoute the worde of god are not sufficiente to make articles of fayth”, in A Confutation of Unwritten Verities:
What doe we make dost thou aske? why we make faces for feare: such as if thy mortall eyes could behold, would make thee water the long seames of thy side slops […] c. 1590 (date written), G[eorge] P[eele], The Old Wiues Tale. […], London: […] Iohn Danter, for Raph Hancocke, and Iohn Hardie, […], published 1595, →OCLC, [lines 47-50]:
By my troth, ’s but a night-gown in respect of yours: cloth o’ gold, and cuts, and laced with silver, set with pearls, down sleeves, side sleeves, and skirts, round underborne with a bluish tinsel […] 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:
From Middle English side, syde, syd, from Old English sīd (“wide, broad, spacious, ample, extensive, vast, far-reaching”), from Proto-West Germanic *sīd, from Proto-Germanic *sīdaz (“drooping, hanging, low, excessive, extra”), from Proto-Indo-European *sēy- (“to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit”). Cognate with obsolete Dutch zijd (“wide, vast”), Low German sied (“low”), Swedish sid (“long, hanging down”), Icelandic síður (“low hanging, long”).
Meanings
To clear, tidy or sort.
As it had done then, Clare's heart, in a constant state of stress these days, missed a beat now, and she turned hastily to the table where she was siding the dinner things, doing her best to hide her expression which surely would give her away. 2001, Audrey Howard, The Seasons Will Pass:
Meanwhile I have plenty to employ me, in siding drawers and locked places, which I left in the disgracefullest confusion ; 1883, Jane Welsh Carlyle, Thomas Carlyle, James Anthony Froude, Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle - Volume 1, page 292:
Now side everything away. The medicines too —put them in the cupboard. 1897, Sir Hall Caine, The Manxman - Volume 2, page 304: