side comb noun

A small comb in the hair at the side

side cutting noun

An excavation along the side of a railway or canal to get material for an embankment

side dish noun

A supplementary dish

side door noun

A door at the side of a building or of a main door

sideˈ-dress transitive verb

To place fertilizers on or in the soil near the roots of (a crop, etc)

side drum noun

A small double-headed drum with snares, slung from the drummer's side or sitting on a stand

side effect noun

1. A subsidiary effect
2. An effect, often undesirable, additional to the effect sought

sideˈ-foot transitive verb (informal)

To kick (a ball) with the side of the foot

side glance noun

1. A sidelong glance
2. A passing allusion

side issue noun

Something subordinate, incidental, not important in comparison with the main issue

sideˈkick noun (informal)

1. A partner, deputy
2. A special friend

sideˈlight noun

1. A light on the side of a vessel or vehicle
2. A window above or at the side of a door
3. A window, as opposed to a skylight
4. Light coming from the side
5. Any incidental illustration

sideˈline noun

1. A line attached to the side of anything
2. A branch route or track
3. A subsidiary trade or activity
4. (in pl) (the area just outside) the lines marking the edge of a football pitch, etc, hence, a peripheral area to which spectators or non-participants are confined

transitive verb

1. To remove (a player) from a team and confine to the sidelines
2. To suspend from normal operation or activity
3. To confine to a peripheral area
4. To relegate (someone) to a minor, peripheral position, prevent his or her participation in the main or most important area of activity, esp in business

sideˈlined adjective

sideˈlock noun

A lock of hair at the side of the head

sideˈman noun (pl sideˈmen) (jazz)

One of the members of a band or orchestra, other than the leader or featured artist, who performs occasional solo passages demonstrating virtuosity on a particular instrument

side meat noun (US)

Meat cut from the side of a pig, salt pork or bacon

sideˈnote noun

A comment written in a margin

side-onˈ adjective and adverb

With a side facing forwards or leading

sideˈpath noun

A byway, footpath or sidewalk

side plate noun

A small plate used for food, such as bread or salad, which accompanies the main meal

side post noun

1. A doorpost
2. A post supporting a roof at the side

sideˈroad noun

A minor road

sideˈsaddle noun

A saddle designed for women wearing long riding habits, on which the rider sits with both legs on the same side (also adverb)

sidesaddle flower noun

A N American pitcher plant, Sarracenia

sideˈshoot noun (botany).

sideˈshow noun

1. An exhibition subordinate to a larger one
2. Any subordinate or incidental activity

sideˈslip noun

1. An oblique offshoot
2. A bastard (obsolete)
3. A sideways skid
4. A lateral movement of an aircraft
5. A side-on downward slide (skiing)

intransitive verb

To slip sideways

sidesˈman or sidesˈwoman noun

1. A deputy churchwarden
2. A partisan (archaic)

sideˈ-splitting adjective

Extremely funny, making one laugh until one's sides ache

sideˈstep noun

1. A step taken to one side
2. A step attached to the side

intransitive verb

To step aside

transitive verb

To avoid, as by a step aside

sideˈstepper noun

sideˈstream adjective

Denoting smoke exhaled by smokers of cigarettes, etc that is inhaled involuntarily by non-smokers

side street noun

A minor street, esp if opening off a main street

sideˈstroke noun

1. A stroke performed by a swimmer lying on his or her side
2. A stroke performed sideways

sideˈswipe noun

1. A blow dealt from the side, not struck head-on
2. A criticism made in passing, incidentally to the main topic

transitive verb

To deal (someone) a sideswipe

sideˈswiper noun

sideswoman see sidesman above.

side table noun

A table used as a sideboard, or placed against the wall, or to the side of the main table

side tone noun (telecommunications)

A signal reaching the receiver of a radiotelephone station from its own transmitter

sideˈtrack noun

A railway siding

transitive verb

1. To divert or turn aside
2. To shelve

side valve noun

(in an engine) a valve situated at the side of the cylinder block

side view noun

A view on or from one side

sideˈwalk noun (N American)

A pavement or footpath

sideˈwall noun

The side portion of a tyre, between tread and wheel rim

sideˈ-wheel adjective

With paddle wheels at the side

sideˈ-wheeler noun

A side-wheel paddle steamer

side whiskers plural noun

Hair grown by a man down either side of the face, in front of the ears

side wind noun

1. A lateral wind
2. Indirect means

sideˈwinder noun

1. A rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes) of the southern USA that progresses by lateral looping motions
2. The name of an air-to-air missile directed at its target by means of a homing device
3. A hard blow struck from the side (US)

bit on the side see under bit¹

choose sides

To pick teams

get on the right (or wrong) side of

To gain (or lose) the regard, approval, favour, etc of

let the side down

To fail one's colleagues, associates, etc, by falling below their standard

on the short, long, tight, etc, side

Rather too short, long, etc

on the side

In addition to or apart from ordinary occupation, income, etc, esp applied to dishonest or underhand dealings

put on (or to) one side

1. To shelve
2. To set apart

put on side (informal)

To assume pretentious airs

right (or wrong) side

The side intended to be turned outward (or inward)

side by side

1. Close together
2. Abreast

split one's sides see under split

take sides

To range oneself with one party or other

the other side

The spiritual world, to which one passes after death

this side of

1. Between here and (somewhere specified)
2. Short of