early vs side

early

adj
  • Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time. 

  • Near the start or beginning. 

  • Near the start of the day. 

  • Having begun to occur; in its early stages. 

  • At a time in advance of the usual or expected event. 

  • Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun. 

noun
  • A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day. 

adv
  • At a time before expected; sooner than usual. 

  • Soon; in good time; seasonably. 

side

adj
  • Far; distant. 

  • Indirect; oblique; incidental. 

  • Being on the left or right, or toward the left or right; lateral. 

noun
  • A region in a specified position with respect to something. 

  • A man who prefers not to engage in anal sex during same-sex sexual activity. 

  • One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.) 

  • A sports team. 

  • One possible aspect of a concept, person, or thing. 

  • A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face. 

  • One set of competitors in a game. 

  • A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz. 

  • A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish. 

  • A group of morris dancers who perform together. 

  • A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition. 

  • The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher. 

  • A line of descent traced through a particular parent, as distinguished from that traced through another. 

  • One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone. 

  • A written monologue or part of a scene to be read by an actor at an audition. 

  • The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back. 

  • Sidespin; english 

  • A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape. 

verb
  • To clear, tidy or sort. 

  • To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides. 

  • To furnish with a siding. 

  • To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with" 

  • To lean on one side. 

  • To provide with, as a side or accompaniment. 

adv
  • Widely; wide; far. 

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