The difference between Side and Station

When used as nouns, side means a bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape, whereas station means the fact of standing still.

When used as verbs, side means to ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with", whereas station means to put in place to perform a task.

Side is also adverb with the meaning: widely.

Side is also adjective with the meaning: being on the left or right, or toward the left or right.

check bellow for the other definitions of Side and Station

  1. Side as a noun:

    A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

    Examples:

    "A square has four sides."

  2. Side as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "A cube has six sides."

  3. Side as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "Which side of the tray shall I put it on?  nowrap The patient was bleeding on the right side."

  4. Side as a noun:

    A region in a specified position with respect to something.

    Examples:

    "Meet me on the north side of the monument."

  5. Side as a noun:

    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.

    Examples:

    "I generally sleep on my side."

  6. Side as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "John wrote 15 sides for his essay!"

  7. Side as a noun:

    One possible aspect of a concept, person or thing.

    Examples:

    "Look on the bright side."

  8. Side as a noun:

    One set of competitors in a game.

    Examples:

    "Which side has kick-off?"

  9. Side as a noun (UK, Australia, Ireland):

    A sports team.

  10. Side as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "In the second world war, the Italians were on the side of the Germans."

  11. Side as a noun (music):

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

  12. Side as a noun (sports, billiards, snooker, pool):

    Sidespin; english

    Examples:

    "He had to put a bit of side on to hit the pink ball."

  13. Side as a noun (British, Australia, Ireland, dated):

    A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched .

    Examples:

    "I just want to see what's on the other side — James said there was a good film on tonight."

  14. Side as a noun (US, colloquial):

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

    Examples:

    "Do you want a side of cole-slaw with that?"

  15. Side as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "his mother's side of the family"

  16. Side as a noun (baseball):

    The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher

  17. Side as a noun (slang, dated):

    An unjustified air of self-importance.

  1. Side as a verb (intransitive):

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

    Examples:

    "Which will you side with, good or evil?"

  2. Side as a verb:

    To lean on one side.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  3. Side as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

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

  4. Side as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To suit; to pair; to match.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Clarendon"

  5. Side as a verb (transitive, shipbuilding):

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

  6. Side as a verb (transitive):

    To furnish with a siding.

    Examples:

    "to side a house"

  7. Side as a verb (transitive, cooking):

    To provide with, as a side or accompaniment.

  1. Side as an adjective:

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

  2. Side as an adjective:

    Indirect; oblique; incidental.

    Examples:

    "a side issue; a side view or remark"

  3. Side as an adjective (UK, _, archaic, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):

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

  4. Side as an adjective (Scotland):

    Far; distant.

  1. Side as an adverb (UK, _, dialectal):

    Widely; wide; far.

  1. Station as a noun (obsolete):

    The fact of standing still; motionlessness, stasis.

  2. Station as a noun (astronomy):

    The apparent standing still of a superior planet just before it begins or ends its retrograde motion.

  3. Station as a noun (US):

    A stopping place. A regular stopping place for ground transportation. A ground transportation depot. A place where one stands or stays or is assigned to stand or stay. A gas station, service station.

    Examples:

    "The next station is Esperanza."

    "It's right across from the bus station."

    "From my station at the front door, I greeted every visitor."

    "All ships are on station, Admiral."

  4. Station as a noun (Australia, New Zealand):

    A place where workers are stationed. An official building from which police or firefighters operate. A place where one performs a task or where one is on call to perform a task. A military base. A place used for broadcasting radio or television. A very large sheep or cattle farm.

    Examples:

    "The police station is opposite the fire station."

    "The waitress was at her station preparing three checks."

    " The station is part of a group of stations run by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. [[File:The station is part of a group of stations.ogg]]"

    "She had a boyfriend at the station."

    "I used to work at a radio station."

  5. Station as a noun:

    One of the Stations of the Cross.

  6. Station as a noun:

    The Roman Catholic fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion.

  7. Station as a noun:

    A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Addis & Arnold"

  8. Station as a noun:

    Standing; rank; position.

    Examples:

    "She had ambitions beyond her station."

  9. Station as a noun:

    A broadcasting entity.

    Examples:

    "I used to listen to that radio station."

  10. Station as a noun (Newfoundland):

    A harbour or cove with a foreshore suitable for a facility to support nearby fishing.

  11. Station as a noun (surveying):

    Any of a sequence of equally spaced points along a path.

  12. Station as a noun:

    The particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs; a habitat.

  13. Station as a noun (mining):

    An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accommodation of a pump, tank, etc.

  14. Station as a noun:

    Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment.

  15. Station as a noun (medicine):

    The position of the foetal head in relation to the distance from the ischial spines, measured in centimetres.

  1. Station as a verb:

    To put in place to perform a task.

    Examples:

    "The host stationed me at the front door to greet visitors."

  2. Station as a verb:

    To put in place to perform military duty.

    Examples:

    "They stationed me overseas just as fighting broke out."

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