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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

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n. surface, flank; aspect, point of view. See side, right, left, party. — v. i. ally oneself (with) (see aid).

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Terminal surface

Nouns — side, flank, quarter, lee, leeward, weather, windward; skirt, edge; hand; cheek, jowl; wing; profile; temple; loin, haunch, hip; laterality; gable[-end]; broadside; outside, inside (see exterior, interior); east, west (see direction); orientation, aspect; unilateralism, bilateralism, trilateralism.

Verbs — be on one side, flank, outflank; sidle; skirt, border.

Adjectives

1. side, lateral, sidelong; collateral; parietal, flanking, skirting; flanked; bordering; lee[ward], weather, windward; askance; shoulder-to-shoulder. See nearness.

2. onesided, many-sided, multilateral; bilateral, trilateral, quadrilateral.

Adverbs — sideways, sidewise, sidelong; laterally; broadside on; on one side, abreast, abeam, alongside, beside, aside; by, by the side of; side by side; cheek by jowl; to windward, to leeward; right and left.

Antonyms, see middle.

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(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. to the side, indirect, not the main, off the main, roundabout, by a devious way, off to the side, lateral, sidewise, sideways, sidelong, off center, oblique, superficial.

Ant. middle*, direct, central.

n.

1. [One of two opponents]

Syn. party, contestant, rival, foe, combatant, belligerent; see also faction 1 , team 1 , 2 .

2. [A face]

Syn. facet, front, front side, rear, surface, outer surface, inner surface, top, bottom, elevation, view; see also plane 1 .

• from side to side,

Syn. back and forth, unsteadily, wobblingly; see to and fro , unevenly .

• on the side,

Syn. in addition to, as a bonus, additionally; see extra .

• on the side of,

Syn. in favor of, supporting, working with; see for , helping .

• take sides,

Syn. join, fight for, declare oneself; see help 1 , support 2 .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

1. edge border, right, left, brink, margin, flank, front, back, top, bottom, face, aspect, quarter, surface, section.

2. viewpoint aspect, standpoint, angle, facet, position.

3. one of two or more opposing views or groups party, camp, team, faction, rival, competition, combatant.

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secondary, minor, incidental, subordinate, lesser, ancillary, flanking.

ANT.: main, central, chief

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. One of two or more contrasted parts or places identified by its location with respect to a center: flank, hand. See PLACE. 2. One of two or more opposing opinions, actions, or attitudes, as in a disagreement: part. See PERSPECTIVE. 3. The particular angle from which something is considered: angle2, aspect, facet, frame of reference, hand, light1, phase, regard, respect. See PERSPECTIVE. II verb To furnish with a covering of a different material: clad, cover, face, sheathe, skin. See SURFACE.