Word: side Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 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. Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ̯d/, [ˈsaɪ̯d], /ˈsɑɪ̯d/, [ˈsɑ̟ɪ̯d], /ˈsɒ̈ɪ̯d/ 1. A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A square has four sides. 2. A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A cube has six sides. 3. One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Which side of the tray shall I put it on? The patient was bleeding on the right side. Example: 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. 4. A region in a specified position with respect to something. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Meet me on the north side of the monument. Example: 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. 5. 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. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Meronyms: flank, loin; latus, lumbus Example: I generally sleep on my side. 6. One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.) Labels: countable, uncountable Example: John wrote 15 sides for his essay! 7. One possible aspect of a concept, person, or thing. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Look on the bright side. Example: She has a mean side (to her). 8. One set of competitors in a game. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Which side has kick-off? 9. A sports team. Labels: Australia, Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable Example: 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,[…]. Example: 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. 10. A group of morris dancers who perform together. Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: there are two sides to every question Example: Although there are two sides to every story, the fallacy that they are inevitably equally ethical is called bothsidesism. 12. A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 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. 13. Sidespin; english Labels: countable, uncountable Example: He had to put a bit of side on to hit the pink ball. 14. A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched (from when there were only two channels). Labels: Australia, Ireland, UK, countable, dated, uncountable Example: I just want to see what's on the other side — James said there was a good film on tonight. 15. A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish. Labels: Canada, Philippines, US, colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: Do you want a side of cole-slaw with that? 16. A line of descent traced through a particular relative, usually a parent or spouse, as distinguished from that traced through another. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: his mother's side of the family Example: To sit upon thy father David's throne, / By Mothers side thy father. 17. The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Clayton Kershaw struck out the side in the 6th inning. 18. An unjustified air of self-importance; a conceited attitude. Labels: dated, slang, uncountable Example: 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.” Example: Theobald posed as the most ardent lover imaginable, but, to use the vulgarism for the moment in fashion, it was all “side.” 19. A written monologue or part of a scene to be read by an actor at an audition. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: 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. Example: The short scenes in this book are particularly useful for audition workshops since audition sides are rarely longer than two pages. 20. A person who prefers not to engage in anal sex during same-sex sexual activity. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: My boyfriend and I are both sides; we prefer to do oral and other stuff. 21. A root. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: And 9 is said to be the Square, 27 the Cube of 3, which is call'd the Side of 9 and 27, &c.