Phrase Hound found 97 phrases and 153 compound words that contain sides. The most common are listed below. Open sides in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 97
- both-sidesTo engage in bothsidesism, to treat a policy debate or controversy as a conflict between two equally valid (or equally dangerous, etc) viewpoints.
- Two Sides
- All Sides
- take sidesTo ally oneself with a given opinion, agenda or group; to support one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation.
- opposite sidesplural of opposite side: A side, party (e.g. a team or armed force) seen as adversary, enemy etc. opposite one (or more) other(s), as in a battle or team sports competition.
- choose sidesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see choose, sides.
- pick sidesTo take sides; to favour one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation.
- hear both sidesTo ensure that an accused person has the chance to seek to refute the accusations.
- B-sidesplural of B-side: The reverse side of a cassette tape or a phonograph record, especially a vinyl single, often containing songs not considered for airplay.
- back-sidesplural of back-side: The back side of anything, the part opposite its front, particularly
- dark sidesplural of dark side: The side of something that is in darkness or unlit, or has less illumination.
- off sidesplural of off side: The side of the pitch away from the batsman's legs as he takes his stance at the wicket; the right side for a right-handed batsman.
- taking sidespresent participle and gerund of take sides
- split one's sidesTo laugh hysterically.
- choosing sidespresent participle and gerund of choose sides
- change sidesto change one's loyalty from one team or group to an opposing one
- picking sidespresent participle and gerund of pick sides
- sides of baconplural of side of bacon: A salted and cured longitudinal half of a pig with the legs and shoulders removed.
- short back and sidesA typically men's haircut where the sides and the back are left shorter than the top of the hair.
- elastic sidesSlip-on boots similar to riding boots with a piece of elastic set into the ankles.
- alpaca back and sidesSynonym of broccoli haircut: A type of perm haircut consisting of shaded or faded sides, and much volume and length on the top, popular among teens and young adults.
- butter one's bread on both sidesTo profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible.
- away sidesplural of away side: away team.
- bright sidesplural of bright side: A consoling aspect of a difficult situation.
- buy sidesplural of buy side: The sector of the finance industry that assists investors and investing institutions in purchasing products from the sell side.
Compound words 153
- onsidesOnside: in a legal position with respect to the ball and boundaries
- sobersidesA serious and sedate person
- sideshowA minor attraction at a larger event such as a circus, fair or music festival.
- sidestepA step to the side.
- hillsidesplural of hillside: The side of a hill.
- downsidesplural of downside: A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
- presidesthird-person singular simple present indicative of preside: To act as president or chairperson.
- subsidesthird-person singular simple present indicative of subside: To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
- roadsidesplural of roadside: Located beside a road (or railway).
- offsidesplural of offside: In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.