Aside vs. Side — What's the Difference?

An aside is a dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience. By convention the audience is to realize that the character's speech is unheard by the other characters on stage.

A line bounding a plane figure.

To or toward the side

A surface bounding a solid figure.

Out of one's thoughts or mind

A surface of an object, especially a surface joining a top and bottom

Apart

A surface of an object that lies on the left or right of that object as viewed from the front or back

In reserve; away

Either of the two surfaces of a thin, flat object

Being excepted or excluded from consideration

The part within an object or area to the left or right of the observer or of its vertical axis.

A piece of dialogue intended for the audience and supposedly not heard by the other actors on stage.

The left or right half of the trunk of a human or animal body

A remark made in an undertone so as to be inaudible to others nearby.

The space immediately next to someone

A parenthetical departure; a digression.

The space immediately next to something. Often used in combination

To or on one side so as to be out of the way.

One of two or more contrasted parts or places within an area, identified by its location with respect to a center

Not in perfect symmetry; distorted laterally, especially of the human body.

An area separated from another area by an intervening feature, such as a line or barrier

An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person.theatre (theatre) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.

One of two or more opposing individuals, groups, teams, or sets of opinions.

A minor related mention, an afterthought.

One of the positions maintained in a dispute or debate.

On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the way; apart.

A distinct aspect

Out of one's thoughts; off; away; as, to put aside gloomy thoughts.

Line of descent

So as to be heard by others; privately.

An incomplete script that shows the lines and cues of a single performer only.

Something spoken aside; as, a remark made by a stageplayer which the other players are not supposed to hear.

An incomplete script that shows only what is to be filmed on a specific day or shoot.

A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage

Chiefly British In billiards, the spin given to a propelled ball by striking it off center.

A message that departs from the main subject

Located on a side

On or to one side;

From or to one side; oblique

Out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts);

Minor; incidental

Not taken into account or excluded from consideration;

In addition to the main part; supplementary

In a different direction;

To provide sides or siding for

Placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose;

To be positioned next to

In reserve; not for immediate use;

To align oneself in a disagreement

A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

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

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

A region in a specified position with respect to something.

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.

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

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

One set of competitors in a game.

A sports team.

A group of morris dancers who perform together.

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

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

Sidespin; english

A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched (from when there were only two channels).

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

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

(baseball) The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher.

An unjustified air of self-importance.

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

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

A root.

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

Indirect; oblique; incidental.

Wide; large; long, pendulous, hanging low, trailing; far-reaching.

(Scotland) Far; distant.

(intransitive) To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"

To lean on one side.

To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.

To suit; to pair; to match.

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

(transitive) To furnish with a siding.

To provide with, as a side or accompaniment.

To clear, tidy or sort.

Widely; wide; far.

The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in shape), one of the longer edges as distinguished from the shorter edges, called ends; a bounding line of a geometrical figure; as, the side of a field, of a square or triangle, of a river, of a road, etc.

Any outer portion of a thing considered apart from, and yet in relation to, the rest; as, the upper side of a sphere; also, any part or position viewed as opposite to or contrasted with another; as, this or that side.

One of the halves of the body, of an animals or man, on either side of the mesial plane; or that which pertains to such a half; as, a side of beef; a side of sole leather.

A slope or declivity, as of a hill, considered as opposed to another slope over the ridge.

The position of a person or party regarded as opposed to another person or party, whether as a rival or a foe; a body of advocates or partisans; a party; hence, the interest or cause which one maintains against another; a doctrine or view opposed to another.

A line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another.

Fig.: Aspect or part regarded as contrasted with some other; as, the bright side of poverty.

Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the side, or toward the side; lateral.

Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a side issue; a side view or remark.

Long; large; extensive.

To lean on one side.

To embrace the opinions of one party, or engage in its interest, in opposition to another party; to take sides; as, to side with the ministerial party.

To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.

To suit; to pair; to match.

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

To furnish with a siding; as, to side a house.

A place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location;

One of two or more contesting groups;

Either the left or right half of a body;

An extended outer surface of an object;

A surface forming part of the outside of an object;

A line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure;

An aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect);

A family line of descent;

A lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food

An opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute;

An elevated geological formation;

(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist

Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for;

Take the side of; be on the side of;

Located on a side;

Added as a consequence or supplement;