sides
SYDZ/saɪdz/
- 1Plural of side. Use this form when talking about more than one side.
A cube has six flat sides.
Both sides of the road were lined with trees.
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- 2The form of side used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
She always sides with her little brother during arguments.
When the team splits up, he sides with the experienced players.
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- 3Short form of side effects, used in slang for the unwanted effects of a drug.
The new pills gave him bad sides for a few days.
She quit the medicine because the sides were too strong.
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sides is a form of side
side, noun: An area that lies in a certain place near or next to something. Full entry
- Forms
- sidesides plural
- Spelling
- side → sides: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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