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side | mark |

As a proper noun side

is an ancient city on a small peninsula on the mediterranean coast of anatolia, settled by greeks from cyme.

As a noun mark is

sign.

side

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) side, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
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  • A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
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  • One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
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  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine.
  • *, chapter=23
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=The slightest effort made the patient cough. He would stand leaning on a stick and holding a hand to his side , and when the paroxysm had passed it left him shaking.}}
  • A region in a specified position with respect to something.
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  • *:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
  • One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
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  • One possible aspect of a concept, person or thing.
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  • One set of competitors in a game.
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  • A sports team.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1988, author=Ken Jones, coauthor=Crown, Pat Welton, title=Soccer skills & tactics, page=9
  • , passage=Newly promoted, they were top of the First Division and unbeaten when they took on a Manchester United side that had been revitalized by a new manager,
  • *{{quote-news, year=2011, date=September 28, author=Jon Smith, work=BBC Sport
  • , title= Valencia 1-1 Chelsea , passage=It was no less than Valencia deserved after dominating possession in the final 20 minutes although Chelsea defended resolutely and restricted the Spanish side to shooting from long range.}}
  • *2011 , Nick Cain, Greg Growden, Rugby Union For Dummies , UK Edition, 3rd Edition, p.220:
  • *:Initially, the English, Welsh, Scots and Irish unions refused to send national sides', preferring instead to send touring ' sides like the Barbarians, the Penguins, the Co-Optimists, the Wolfhounds, Crawshays Welsh, and the Public School Wanderers.
  • A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.
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  • * Landor
  • *:We have not always been of thesame side in politics.
  • * Alexander Pope
  • *:sets the passions on the side of truth
  • Sidespin; english
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  • A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched (lb).
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  • A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
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  • A line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another.
  • * Milton
  • *:To sit upon thy father David's throne, / By mother's side thy father.
  • Synonyms
    * (bounding straight edge of an object) edge * (flat surface of an object) face * (left or right half) half * (surface of a sheet of paper) page * (region in a specified position with respect to something) * (one possible aspect of a concept) * (set of opponents in a game) team * (group having a particular allegiance in a war) * (television channel) channel, station (US)
    Derived terms
    * * aside * countryside * driverside * five-a-side * guide on the side * hillside * inside * mountainside * offside * other side * outside * quayside * riverside * roadside * seaside * sideband * sideboard * sideburn, sideburns * side by side * sidecar * side dish * side effect * side issue * sidekick * sidelight * sideline * sidelong * side on * side-saddle, sidesaddle * side scroller * side-splitting * side street * sideswipe * sidetrack * sidewalk * sidewall * sideways * sidewinder * split one's sides * take sides * topside * underside * upside

    Verb

    (sid)
  • To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"
  • Which will you side with , good or evil?
  • * 1597 , Francis Bacon, Essays – "Of Great Place":
  • All rising to great place is by a winding star; and if there be factions, it is good to side a man's self, whilst he is in the rising, and to balance himself when he is placed.
  • * Alexander Pope
  • All side in parties, and begin the attack.
  • * 1958 , Archer Fullingim, The Kountze [Texas] News, August 28, 1958 :
  • How does it feel... to... side in with those who voted against you in 1947?
  • To lean on one side.
  • (Francis Bacon)
  • (obsolete) To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.
  • * Spenser
  • His blind eye that sided Paridell.
  • (obsolete) To suit; to pair; to match.
  • (Clarendon)
  • (shipbuilding) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
  • To furnish with a siding.
  • to side a house
    Synonyms
    * (ally oneself) * take side
    Derived terms
    * side with * siding
    See also
    * ally * alliance * join in

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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) side, syde, syd, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being on the left or right, or toward the left or right; lateral.
  • * Dryden
  • One mighty squadron with a side wind sped.
  • Indirect; oblique; incidental.
  • a side''' issue; a '''side view or remark
  • * Hooker
  • The law hath no side respect to their persons.
  • Wide; large; long, pendulous, hanging low, trailing; far-reaching.
  • * Laneham
  • His gown had side sleeves down to mid leg.
    (Shakespeare)
  • (Scotland) Far; distant.
  • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) side, syde, from (etyl) . See above.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Widely; wide; far.
  • Anagrams

    * 1000 English basic words ----

    mark

    English

    (wikipedia mark)

    Alternative forms

    * marke (obsolete) * merk (obsolete)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) mark, merk, merke, from (etyl) . Compare march.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) Boundary, land within a boundary.
  • #(obsolete) A boundary; a border or frontier.
  • #(obsolete) A boundary-post or fence.
  • #A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
  • #*1859 , Henry Bull, A history, military and municipal, of the ancient borough of the Devizes :
  • #*:I do remember a great thron in Yatton field near Bristow-way, against which Sir William Waller's men made a great fire and killed it. I think the stump remains, and was a mark for travellers.
  • #(archaic) A type of small region or principality.
  • #*1954 , J R R Tolkien, The Two Towers :
  • #*:There dwells Théoden son of Thengel, King of the Mark of Rohan.
  • #(historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
  • (label) Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
  • #An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something.
  • #*1813 , Jane Austen, Pride And Prejudice :
  • #*:depend upon it, you will speedily receive from me a letter of thanks for this as well as for every other mark of your regard during my stay in Hertfordshire.
  • #A characteristic feature.
  • #:A good sense of manners is the mark of a true gentleman.
  • #*1643 , Sir Thomas Browne, Religio Medici :
  • #*:there is surely a physiognomy, which those experienced and master mendicants observe, whereby they instantly discover a merciful aspect, and will single out a face, wherein they spy the signatures and marks of mercy.
  • #A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
  • #*1897 , Bram Stoker, Dracula :
  • #*:Then she put before her face her poor crushed hands, which bore on their whiteness the red mark of the Count's terrible grip.
  • #A sign or brand on a person.
  • #*, III.iv.2.6:
  • #*:Doubt not of thine election, it is an immutable decree; a mark never to be defaced: you have been otherwise, you may and shall be.
  • #A written character or sign.
  • #:The font wasn't able to render all the diacritical marks properly.
  • #A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc.
  • #:With eggs, you need to check for the quality mark before you buy.
  • #*Knight
  • #*:The mark of the artisan is found upon the most ancient fabrics that have come to light.
  • #(obsolete) Resemblance, likeness, image.
  • #*c.1380 , Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales :
  • #*:Which mankynde is so fair part of thy werk / That thou it madest lyk to thyn owene merk .
  • #A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral).
  • #:Presentingmy patented travelator, mark two.
  • #A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such point gained as out of a possible total.
  • #:What mark did you get in your history test?
  • (label) Indicator of position, objective etc.
  • #A target for shooting at with a projectile.
  • #*, II.1:
  • #*:A skilfull archer ought first to know the marke he aimeth at, and then apply his hand, his bow, his string, his arrow and his motion accordingly.
  • #*1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , p.37:
  • #*:To give them an accurate eye and strength of arm, none under twenty-four years of age might shoot at any standing mark', except it was for a rover, and then he was to change his '''mark''' at every shot; and no person above that age might shoot at any ' mark whose distance was less than eleven score yards.
  • #An indication or sign used for reference or measurement.
  • #:I filled the bottle up to the 500ml mark .
  • #The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game.
  • #(obsolete) The female genitals.
  • #*1596 , William Shakespeare, Love's Labours Lost , I.4:
  • #*:A mark' saies my Lady. Let the ' mark haue a prick in't, to meate at, if it may be.
  • #*1749 , John Cleland, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure , Penguin, 1985, p.68:
  • #*:her thighs were still spread, and the mark lay fair for him, who, now kneeling between them, displayed to us a side-view of that fierce erect machine of his.
  • #(Australian rules football) A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
  • #(sports) The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
  • #A score for a sporting achievement.
  • #
  • #*1871 , Chicago Board of Education, Annual Report (vol.17, p.102)
  • #*:A mark for tardiness or for absence is considered by most pupils a disgrace, and strenuous efforts are made to avoid such a mark.
  • #(cooking) A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
  • #:Now put the pastry in at 450 degrees, or mark 8.
  • #Limit or standard of action or fact.
  • #:to be within the mark''';  to come up to the '''mark
  • #Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
  • #*Shakespeare
  • #*:In the official marks invested, you / Anon do meet the Senate.
  • #(archaic) Preeminence; high position.
  • #:patricians of mark''';  a fellow of no '''mark
  • #(logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
  • #(nautical) One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".)
  • (label) Attention.
  • #(archaic) Attention, notice.
  • #:His last comment is particularly worthy of mark .
  • #Importance, noteworthiness.
  • #*1909 , Richard Burton, Masters of the English Novel :
  • #*:in the short story of western flavor he was a pioneer of mark , the founder of a genre: probably no other writer is so significant in his field.
  • #(obsolete) Regard; respect.
  • #*Shakespeare
  • #*:as much in mock as mark
  • Synonyms
    (a particular design or make) * Mk (abbreviation) * (abbreviation)
    Derived terms
    * beauty mark * bench-mark/benchmark * birthmark * black mark * bookmark * certification mark * chatter mark * check mark * chop mark * cue mark * diacritical mark * exclamation mark * full marks * funnel mark * gas mark * hash mark * high-water mark * laundry mark * leave one's mark * make one's mark * markstone * miss the mark * off the mark * on your marks * Plimsoll mark * punctuation mark * question mark * quotation mark * reference mark * remark * ripple mark * scuff mark * sea mark * service mark * strawberry mark * stress mark * stretch mark * tempo mark * touchmark / touch-mark * trade mark / trade-mark / trademark * vaccination mark * wide of the mark

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To put a mark upon; to make recognizable by a mark.
  • to mark a box or bale of merchandise
    to mark clothing with one's name
  • To indicate in some way for later reference.
  • This monument marks the spot where Wolfe died.
    His courage and energy marked him as a leader.
  • To take note of.
  • * Bible, Psalms xxxvii. 37
  • Mark the perfect man.
  • To blemish, scratch, or stain.
  • See where this pencil has marked the paper.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=(Joseph Stiglitz)
  • , volume=188, issue=26, page=19, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Globalisation is about taxes too , passage=It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today […].}}
  • To indicate the correctness of and give a score to an essay, exam answers, etc.
  • To keep account of; to enumerate and register.
  • to mark the points in a game of billiards or a card game
  • (Australian Rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
  • (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
  • (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
  • Synonyms
    * (indicate correctness and give score) (l), (l)
    Derived terms
    (Terms derived from the verb "mark") * man-mark * mark-down * mark down * marked * marker * marking * mark my words * mark off * mark out * mark time * mark up * mark-up * press-mark * unmarked * X marks the spot

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) mark, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz.
  • * 1997 , Bernard Scudder, translating ‘Egil's Saga’, in The Sagas of Icelanders , Penguin 2001, p. 91:
  • As a reward for his poetry, Athelstan gave Egil two more gold rings weighing a mark each, along with an expensive cloak that the king himself had worn.
  • An English and Scottish unit of currency (originally valued at one mark weight of silver), equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence.
  • * 2011 , Thomas Penn, Winter King , Penguin 2012, p. 167:
  • He had been made a royal counsellor, drawing a substantial annual salary of a hundred marks .
  • Any of various European monetary units, especially the base unit of currency of Germany between 1948 and 2002, equal to 100 pfennigs.
  • A mark coin.
  • Synonyms
    * (German currency) (l), (l), (l)

    See also

    * convertible mark * Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark * markka * Reichsmark

    Etymology 3

    Verb

    (head)
  • (imperative, marching) (said to be easier to pronounce while giving a command ).
  • Mark time, mark !
    Forward, mark !

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