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sides

The correct spelling is sides.

How to pronounce sides

/saɪdz/
noun

IPA: /saɪdz/

Say it like: Sid-es

The correct spelling is sides. A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape. For example: "A square has four sides."

Usage Examples

A square has four sides.

A cube has six sides.

Which side of the tray shall I put it on?  The patient was bleeding on the right side.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
  2. 2.A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
  3. 3.One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
  4. 4.A region in a specified position with respect to something.
  5. 5.The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back.

verb

  1. 1.To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"
  2. 2.To lean on one side.
  3. 3.To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.
  4. 4.To suit; to pair; to match.
  5. 5.To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.

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