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a position or space beside one; side.
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the state of being near; proximity; nearness; closeness.
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one of the parties in a contest, conflict, etc.; a faction; a side.
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one of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat or insect is able to fly.
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an external membranous process of an aquatic animal (as a fish) used in propelling or guiding the body; a fin.
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any of various anatomical structures as of a flying fish or flying lemur providing means of limited flight.
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the period from the day following a full-moonday to new moon-day during which the lighted portion of the moon is gradually reduced to a thin form.
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either side of the stage out of sight of the audience; the side-wing.
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the fleshy side of a person or animal between the ribs and the hip; the flank.
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a set of two things; a pair.
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any of the directions of the compass or the point toward which something faces or the line along which something moves; a direction.