The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - siden.

1) Sometimes, sides. flank(s) , edge(s) , verge, margin(s) , rim, brim, brink, border(s) ; bank; boundary or boundaries, perimeter, periphery, limit(s) : This side of the road is in West Sussex, the other in East Sussex. The sides of the swimming-pool are tiled. 2) surface, face, plane; facet: The smallest possible number of sides of a pyramid is four. 3) faction, interest, party, part, sect, camp, (point of) view, viewpoint, aspect, opinion, standpoint, stand, cause, angle, position, attitude, school, philosophy: Which side do you support in the controversy? 4 team; string, squad; American football and Association Football or Soccer and Cricket eleven, Australian Rules football eighteen, Baseball nine, Basketball five, Gaelic football and Rugby Union fifteen, Rugby League thirteen: Whichever side Craig is on seems likely to win. The local side is now coming out onto the field. 5) affectation, pretension, haughtiness, arrogance, insolence, pretentiousness, airs: Chauncy puts on a bit too much side for my taste. 6) side by side. together, jointly, cheek by jowl: These paintings should not have been hung side by side. 7) take sides. show preference, be partial, show favouritism: A judge must avoid taking sides. --adj. 8) secondary, incidental, subordinate, tangential, subsidiary, indirect, ancillary, marginal, lesser, minor, unimportant, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant: The main point is that he refuses to cooperate, and his reasons are entirely a side issue. 9) auxiliary, secondary: We live in a quiet side-road just off the High Street. --v. 1) 0 side with. take sides with, show preference for, be partial to, show favouritism to or for, support, favour, prefer, go in or along with, join ((up) with) , ally with, be or become allied with, Colloq US throw in with, team up with: You can be sure that Kenneth will always side with the favourite candidate.