marshrutka vs side

marshrutka

noun
  • A share taxi in the CIS countries, the Baltic states, and Bulgaria. The role of the modern marshrutka is similar to that of the minibus in other countries, except that some implementations of marshrutka allow passengers to stand. 

side

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. 

adv
  • Widely; wide; far. 

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. 

adj
  • Indirect; oblique; incidental. 

  • Far; distant. 

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

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