sid'

Noun

side (countable and uncountable, plural sides)

1. A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
   • A square has four sides.

   Synonyms:

   edge

2. A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
   • A cube has six sides.

   Synonyms:

   face

3. One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
   • Which side of the tray shall I put it on? The patient was bleeding on the right side.

   Synonyms:

   half

4. A region in a specified position with respect to something.
   • Meet me on the north side of the monument.
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.
   • Meronyms: flank, loin; latus, lumbus
6. 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!

   Synonyms:

   page

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