-side — English Dictionary

Suffix

1. Forms adjectives describing position next to or alongside an object.

   Usage

   • morpheme

   Examples

   fireside (“next to a fire”), railside (“alongside a railway”)

2. Forms adjectives and adverbs describing position in relation to a dividing line or other separation.

   Usage

   • morpheme

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   airside (“in the controlled part of an airport (as opposed to in the public part); to the controlled part of an airport”), planetside (“on a planet (as opposed to in space); to a planet”)

3. Forms nouns describing the area alongside or around an object.

   Usage

   • morpheme

   Examples

   fireside (“the area next to a fire”), lockside (“the area surrounding a canal lock”)

4. Forms proper nouns naming the conurbation around a river.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • morpheme

   Examples

   Deeside, Humberside, Merseyside, Tameside, Teesside