side

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

“there are two sides to every question”

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

“they always sat on the right side of the church”

either the left or right half of a body

“he had a pain in his side”

located on a side

“side fences”

one of two or more contesting groups

“the Confederate side was prepared to attack”

take sides for or against

an elevated geological formation

“the house was built on the side of a mountain”

a surface forming part of the outside of an object

“he examined all sides of the crystal”

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

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

a family line of descent

“he gets his brains from his father's side”