Definition of sides

"sides" in the noun sense

1. side

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"

2. side

one of two or more contesting groups

"the Confederate side was prepared to attack"

3. side

either the left or right half of a body

"he had a pain in his side"

4. side, face

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"

"they travelled across the face of the continent"

5. side

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"

6. side

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"

7. side

a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure

"the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"

8. side

a family line of descent

"he gets his brains from his father's side"

9. side, side of meat

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

10. side, position

an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute

"there are two sides to every question"

11. slope, incline, side

an elevated geological formation

"he climbed the steep slope"

"the house was built on the side of a mountain"

12. English, side

sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist

"sides" in the verb sense

1. side

take sides for or against

"Who are you siding with?"

"I'm siding against the current candidate"

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Quotations for sides

Much might be said on both sides. [ Addison ]

He always wins who sides with God. [ Faber ]

To change sides; become a turncoat. [ Proverb ]

Your bread is buttered on both sides. [ Proverb ]

There are two sides to every question. [ Proverb ]

Hear the other party; hear both sides. [ Law Max ]

There are countless roads on all sides to the grave. [ Cicero ]

He who has love in his heart has spurs in his sides. [ Italian Proverb ]

He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious. [ Yogi Berra ]

He that hath love in his breast hath spurs in his sides. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

I do not hear that a bribe on both sides is out of fashion. [ Proverb ]

Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels. [ Voltaire ]

One man's word is no man's word; we should quietly hear both sides. [ Goethe ]

Take heed of an ox before, of a horse behind, of a monk on all sides. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Better to know the darker sides of life, than to slumber in dangerous illusions. [ De Finod ]

To be happy, there are certain sides of our nature that must be entirely stultified. [ Chamfort ]

Hell is both sides of the tomb, and a, devil may be respectable and wear good clothes. [ Charles H. Parkhurst ]

Beware of the fore part of a woman, the hind part of a mule, and all sides of a priest. [ Proverb ]

Love, and you shall be loved. All love is mathematically just, as much as the two sides of an algebraic equation. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

In an audience of rough people a generous sentiment always brings down the house. In the tumult of war both sides applaud an heroic deed. [ T. W. Higginson ]

Sudden tumultuous popularity comes more from partial delirium on both sides than from clear insight, and is of evil omen to all concerned with it. [ Carlyle ]

The most precious wine is produced upon the sides of volcanoes. Now bold and inspiring ideals are only born of a clear head that stands over a glowing heart. [ Horace Mann ]

One should never take sides in anything - taking sides is the beginning of sincerity, and earnestness follows shortly after, and the human being becomes a bore. [ Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance ]

Every street has two sides, the shady side and the sunny. When two men shake hands and part, mark which of the two takes the sunny side; he will be the younger man of the two. [ Edward Bulwer-Lytton ]

When a man's pride is subdued it is like the sides of Mount Etna. It was terrible during the eruption, but when that is over and the lava is turned into soil, there are vineyards and olive trees which grow up to the top. [ Beecher ]

If you attempt to beat a man down and to get his goods for less than a fair price, you are attempting to commit burglary, as much as though you broke into his shop to take the things without paying for them. There is cheating on both sides of the counter, and generally less behind it than before it. [ Beecher ]

Neutrality in things good or evil is both odious and prejudicial; but in matters of an indifferent nature is safe and commendable. Herein taking of parts maketh sides, and breaketh unity. In an unjust cause of separation, he that favoreth both parts may perhaps have least love of either side, but hath most charity in himself. [ Bishop Hall ]

sides in Scrabble®

The word sides is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters sides:

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sides in Words With Friends™

The word sides is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters sides:

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Word Growth involving sides

Shorter words in sides

id ide ides

id ide side

Longer words containing sides

arabinosides

backsides

banksides

bedsides

besides

blindsides

cerebrosides

cliffsides

countrysides

courtsides

curbsides

depsides

diopsides

docksides

downsides

furanosides

galactosides

gangliosides

glucosides

glycosides aminoglycosides

gravesides

hearthsides

hillsides

insides mountainsides

ketosides

lakesides

landsides

nucleosides ribonucleosides

offsides

outsides

poolsides

pyranosides galactopyranosides

quaysides

resides firesides

resides presides

ringsides

riversides

roadsides broadsides

seasides

sidesaddle sidesaddles

sidescan sidescanned

sidescan sidescanner sidescanners

sidescan sidescanning

sidescan sidescans

sideshow sideshows

sideslip sideslipped

sideslip sideslipper sideslippers

sideslip sideslipping

sideslip sideslips

sidespin sidespins

sidesplitter sidesplitters

sidesplitting sidesplittingly

sidestep sidestepped

sidestep sidestepper sidesteppers

sidestep sidestepping

sidestep sidesteps

sidestreet sidestreets

sidestroke sidestroked

sidestroke sidestroker sidestrokers

sidestroke sidestrokes

sidestroking

sideswipe sideswiped

sideswipe sideswiper sideswipers

sideswipe sideswipes

sideswiping

silversides

slickensides

streamsides

subsides

topsides

undersides

upsides

watersides

waysides