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1. Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a side issue; a side view or remark.

Part of Speech: noun

1. Any outer portion of a thing considered apart from, and yet in relation to, the rest; as, the upper side of a sphere; also, any part or position viewed as opposite to or contrasted with another; as, this or that side.

2. One of the halves of the body, of an animals or man, on either side of the mesial plane; or that which pertains to such a half; as, a side of beef; a side of sole leather.

3. The right or left part of the wall or trunk of the body; as, a pain in the side.

4. A slope or declivity, as of a hill, considered as opposed to another slope over the ridge.

5. A line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another.

6. Fig.: Aspect or part regarded as contrasted with some other; as, the bright side of poverty.

7. Long; large; extensive.

8. The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially ( when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in shape), one of the longer edges as distinguished from the shorter edges, called ends; a bounding line of a geometrical figure; as, the side of a field, of a square or triangle, of a river, of a road, etc.

9. The position of a person or party regarded as opposed to another person or party, whether as a rival or a foe; a body of advocates or partisans; a party; hence, the interest or cause which one maintains against another; a doctrine or view opposed to another.

Part of Speech: verb

1. To lean on one side.

2. To embrace the opinions of one party, or engage in its interest, in opposition to another party; to take sides; as, to side with the ministerial party.

Part of Speech: verb transitive

1. To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.

2. To suit; to pair; to match.

3. To work ( a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.

4. To furnish with a siding; as, to side a house.