noun
1 flat surface of sth thin
ADJECTIVE
▪ flip , reverse
▪
The reverse ~ of the coin has a picture of a flower.
2 either of the two parts of a place/object
ADJECTIVE
▪ far , opposite , other
▪
At the other ~ of the room, a group of people were clustered around the fire.
▪ near
▪ right , wrong
▪
A car was coming in their direction on the wrong ~ of the road.
▪ left-hand , right-hand
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the left-hand ~ of the page
▪ east , west , etc.
▪ leeward , seaward , windward
▪
the sunny, leeward ~ of the island
▪ port (= left side of a boat) , starboard
▪
The ship was damaged on her starboard ~.
▪ driver's , passenger
▪
She got in the passenger ~ of the car.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
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the ~ of the road
▪ at one ~ , at the ~
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Some people were standing at one ~ of the room.
▪ down one ~ , down the ~
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A long bench runs down one ~ of the room.
▪ from ~ to ~
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She shook her head from ~ to ~.
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The cat sat with its tail twitching from ~ to ~.
▪ on the ~
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a factory on the west ~ of town
▪ on one ~ , to one ~ (= not in the middle)
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He stood with his head cocked to one ~.
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She put her head to one ~ as she talked.
PHRASES
▪ sunny ~ up ( AmE )
▪
I'd like my eggs sunny ~ up.
3 right/left part of your body
ADJECTIVE
▪ left , left-hand , right , right-hand
▪
the right-hand ~ of the brain
SIDE + VERB
▪ ache ( often figurative ), hurt
▪
I laughed until my ~s ached.
PREPOSITION
▪ down your ~
▪
He felt a pain down his left ~.
▪ in the/your ~
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I've a pain in my ~.
▪ on your ~
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I always sleep on my ~ because I'm not comfortable on my back.
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Helen lay on her ~ in the bed, her face to the wall.
▪ onto your ~
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Emily turned onto her ~ and yawned.
PHRASES
▪ at sb's ~
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He rushed to be at her ~.
▪ ~ by ~
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The two sat ~ by ~ on the bench.
▪ a pain in your ~
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I felt a sharp pain in my ~.
▪ a thorn in the ~ ( figurative )
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The trade deficit is a thorn in the ~ of the US economy.
4 aspect/quality of sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ bright , plus , positive , sunny ( esp. AmE )
▪
When things go badly, try to look on the bright ~. ( BrE )
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Look at the bright side—you can spend more time at home. ( AmE )
▪ dark , negative , seamy , seedy , ugly
▪
This murder highlights the seamy ~ of Hollywood.
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The scandal has shown us the ugly ~ of politics.
▪ flip ( esp. AmE )
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The flip ~ of nationalism is racism.
▪ caring , creative , feminine
▪
She likes men who do not hide their feminine ~.
▪ lighter
▪
Bob is hoping to show off his lighter ~.
▪ business , commercial , financial , management , marketing
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I had nothing to do with the financial ~ of the company.
▪ demand , supply ( both business )
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What can we do on the supply ~ to make this market more competitive?
VERB + SIDE
▪ have
▪
He's usually very kind, but he has his less positive ~ too.
▪ show
▪ hide
▪ see
▪
He had never seen this ~ of her before.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
▪
There are two ~s to every story.
▪
There are several ~s to most problems
PHRASES
▪ sb's ~ of the story
▪
The book gave him the opportunity to give his ~ of the story.
▪
The book gave him the opportunity to put his ~ of the story. ( BrE )
▪ see the funny ~ (of sth) ( esp. BrE )
▪
Fortunately, Julie saw the funny ~ when I spilled coffee on her.
5 in a war, argument, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ opposing
▪ losing , winning
▪ Democratic , Republican
VERB + SIDE
▪ choose
▪
War forces people to choose ~s.
▪ switch
▪
He switched ~s and joined the opposition.
SIDE + VERB
▪ accuse sb
▪
Each ~ accused the other of firing first.
▪ argue sth
▪
Let both ~s argue their case.
▪
Both ~s argued for increased literacy.
▪ want sth
▪ agree , disagree
PREPOSITION
▪ on ~
▪
He was on the losing ~.
PHRASES
▪ on both ~s
▪
There were casualties on both ~s of the conflict.
6 ( BrE ) team
ADJECTIVE
▪ good , strong
▪ full-strength
▪
France fielded a full-strength ~.
▪ losing , winning
▪ away , home
▪
The home ~ scored in the opening ten minutes.
▪ League , Test (in cricket)
VERB + SIDE
▪ captain , skipper ( informal )
▪ lead , steer
▪
He steered his ~ to victory.
▪ beat , bowl , bowl out , dismiss ( all often passive )
▪
The away ~ were dismissed for 192.
▪ field
▪
Sussex are likely to field a strong ~.
SIDE + VERB
▪ win (sth)
▪ play
▪ battle , clash
▪ dominate (sth)
▪ struggle
▪
Both ~s struggled to find any sort of form.
▪ score
▪ equalize , level
▪ concede
▪
His ~ conceded two goals in their last match.
PHRASES
▪ let the ~ down ( figurative )
▪
I felt I was letting the ~ down by not going to the wedding.
▪ put your ~ ahead , put your ~ in front
▪
Lampard scored a goal to put his ~ ahead.