affected manner; pretension; assumed haughtiness: to put on side.
b.
impudence; gall: He has a lot of side.
20.
on the (specified) side, rather more than less; tending toward (the quality or condition specified): This cake is a little on the sweet side.
–adjective
21.
being at or on one side: the side aisles of a theater.
22.
coming from one side.
23.
directed toward one side: a side blow.
24.
subordinate or incidental: a side issue.
—Verb phrase
25.
side with or against, to favor or support or refuse to support one group, opinion, etc., against opposition; take sides, as in a dispute: He always sides with the underdog.
—Idioms
26.
on the side, Informal.
a.
separate from the main issue or point of interest.
b.
in addition to one's regular, or known work, interest, relationships, etc.: She tried selling cosmetics on the side. He dates another girl on the side.
c.
as a side dish: a hamburger with French fries on the side.
27.
side by side,
a.
next to one another; together.
b.
closely associated or related; in proximity: A divided city in which democracy and communism must live side by side.
28.
take sides, to give one's support to one person or group in a dispute; be partial to one side: We were careful not to take sides for fear of getting personally involved.
29.
the far side, the farther or opposite side: the far side of the moon.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE sīde (n.); c. D zijde, G Seite, ON sītha]
side-necked turtle, name for the long-necked turtle of the families Chelidae and Pelomedusidae, found only in the Southern Hemisphere. The neck in these two families is of a different structure from that of other turtles and is folded sideways under the shell for concealment instead of being pulled straight back. Members of the family Chelidae, sometimes called snake-necked turtles, are river turtles of South America and the Australia-New Guinea region. Several species have slender, elongated snouts. Among these is the matamata (Chelys fimbriata) of Brazil and N South America. The matamata is a weak-jawed turtle that lies in wait for its prey, chiefly fish, and sucks it up with the snout. Its shell has high bumps and is covered with moss and water plants, so that when motionless the turtle looks like a rock. The family Pelomedusidae includes two African genera, Pelomedusa and Pelusios. Members of the latter genus resemble the North American box turtles, with a hinged shell. A third genus, Podocnemis, is found in rivers of South America and Madagascar. Side-necked turtles are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, order Chelonia.
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