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Definition: West Side |
West SideNoun1. The side that is on the west. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Slang | Noun. Source: Unknown. Definition: California. Context: When someone is speaking about california. Social Source: African American "Rappers". Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
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Crosswords: West Side |
| English words defined with "west side": Fifth Avenue ♦ West-sider. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "west side": Adamah ♦ Tophel ♦ Wailing-place, Jews'. (references) |
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Screenplays | I was almost in a bus and truck show of West Side Story (The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland; writing credit: Mitchell Kriegman) Oh, no, this is the Upper West Side, man. We might as well tell 'em we're opening up a--a crack house (You've Got Mail; writing credit: Nora Ephron) Perfect. Keep those West Side, liberal, nuts, psudo- intellectuals -- (You've Got Mail; writing credit: Nora Ephron) As champion of the West Side Grunters and Groaners I promise you are in for a lot of groaning (Speed Racer; writing credit: Ronald Chesney; Ronald Wolfe) | |
Lyrics | The life of a west side playa' (California Love; performing artist: 2 PAC) East side to the west side (No Diggity; performing artist: Blackstreet) Bootlegging boozer on the west side (Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress); performing artist: Hollies) The party is here on the West side (This Is How We Do It; performing artist: Montell Jordan) | |
Movie/TV Titles | West Side Story (1961) East Side - West Side (1923) West Side St. Clair Tunnel (1899) The West Side Waltz (1995) West Side Evan (1985) | |
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 | The NIH sign is seen in front of the west side of Building 37, which houses many cancer laboratories. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Looking across the entrance to the harbor Wrecked Japanese tuna boat on the reef on the west side of entrance. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Vegetation-covered dunes on the west side of Padre Island. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | A resort area on the west side of Padre Island. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | A quiet cove on the west side of Santa Catalina Island. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | A close-up view of one of the three PCB sources. West side of inner New Bedford Harbor. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | A good view of the whole west side of New Bedford Harbor. At the bottom of the image is I95 and in the far off distance one of the contamination sources can be seen. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | In: "The Meteor Expedition," by F. Spiess, German Atlantic Expedition 1925-1927. Results of the METEOR expedition. This simple diagram, showing a cold pool on the west side of the Atlantic with different salinity, established the continuity of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a step on the road to formulating the theory of seafloor spreading. Library Call Number C/La S755. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | TIROS-N view of Hurricane Diana churning off North Carolina coast. The storm had mercifully weakened to a Category II status at this time with 95 knot maximum sustained winds. Notice cloud shadows on west side of Diana. Credit: NOAA in Space. |  | New homes built next to corn fields replace farmland in Dallas County, Iowa, as suburbs of Clive and Waukee grow on the west side of Des Moines. Credit: Lynn Betts. |
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Civil Liberties | Sierra Leone | In previous years, an ex-SLA splinter group called the West Side Boys also manned roadblocks; however, in late 2000, the group disbanded, and there were no reported incidents during the year. (references) |
Economic History | Djibouti | Djibouti's most important economic asset is its strategic location on the shipping routes between the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean--the Republic lies on the west side of the Bab-el-Mandeb, which connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. (references) |
Human Rights | Sierra Leone | A total of 114 persons remained in detention without charge at year's end under emergency powers declared by the Government; 39 RUF members and the majority of the remainder were detained for their involvement with or support of other armed groups, such as the AFRC and West Side Boys. (references) |
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Expressions using "west side": Helena West Side ♦ West Side Highway. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "west side"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 西面 (west). (various references) | |
Finnish | länsipuoli. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 西側 (west bank), ウェーバーの法則 (on-deck batter's circle, rag, taking a pitch, wafer, wafers, waist, waist bag, waist nipper, waist pouch, waistcoat, waistline, wait, waiter, waiting circle, waiting game, waiting room, waiting system, waitress, Wales, walk rally, walk through, walkathon, walkie-lookie, walkie-talkie, walking dictionary, walking shoes, Walkman, war cry, war game, ware, -ware, warehouse, warm, warming, warming-up, warm-up, warning lamp, waste ball, water chute, water closet, water hazard, water polo, watercolor, watercooler, waterfall, waterfront, watermelon, waterproof, watertight, wave, wave-front, way, weapon, wear, weather, weathercock, weatherstrip molding, web, Weber, Weber's law, wedding, wedding bell, wedding cake, wedding dress, wedding march, wedding ring, wedding veil, wedeling, wedge heel, wedge sole, weight, weight lifting, weight training, welcome, well-done, west, West Coast, West End, West Point, West Virginia, western, Western grip, Western league, Western music, Westinghouse, wet, wet core, wet cut, wet suit, worm gear). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | にしがわ (west bank), ウエストサイド . (various references) | |
Manx | sheear (behind, in the west, occidental, to the west, westerly, westward), cheu-heear (behind, westward). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | estway idesay.(various references) | |
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| Language | Date | Source | Joshua Chapter 18, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai dieleusetai ta oria kai perieleusetai epi to meroV to blepon para qalassan apo liboV apo tou orouV epi proswpon baiqwrwn liba kai estai autou h diexodoV eiV kariaqbaal auth estin kariaqiarin poliV uiwn iouda touto estin to meroV to proV qalassan |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et inclinatur circumiens contra mare a meridie montis qui respicit Bethoron contra africum suntque exitus eius in Cariathbaal quae vocatur et Cariathiarim urbem filiorum Iuda haec est plaga contra mare et occidentem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And is bowid goynge about ayens the see, to the south of the hil that biholdith Betheron ayens Affrijk; and the goyngis out of it ben Scaryathabaal, and the whiche is clepid Caryathiarym, the cytee of the sones of Juda; this is the greet coost ayens the see, to the west. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the limits of it were at Kirjath-baal (which is Kirjath-jearim) a city of the children of Judah. This was the west quarter. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the limit is marked as coming round to the south on the west side from the mountain which is south of Beth-horon, and ending at Kiriath-baal (which is Kiriath-jearim), a town of the children of Judah: this is the west part. |
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| Language | Joshua Chapter 18, Verse 14 |
| Croatian | Meða se dalje savijala i okretala sa zapada prema jugu, od gore koja se diže nasuprot Bet-Horonu s juga, i svršavala se kod Kirjat Baala, danas Kirjat Jearima, grada sinova Judinih. To je zapadna strana. |
| Danish | Derpå bøjer Grænsen om og løber som Vestgrænse sydpå fra Bjerget lige sønden for Bet-Horon og ender ved Kirjat-Ba'al, det er den judæiske By Kirjat-Jearim; det er Vestgrænsen. |
| Finnish | Sitten raja kaartuu ja kääntyy läntisenä rajana etelään päin siitä vuoresta, joka on vastapäätä Beet-Hooronia, sen eteläpuolella, ja päättyy Kirjat-Baaliin, se on Kirjat-Jearimiin, Juudan jälkeläisten kaupunkiin. Tämä on läntinen raja. |
| French | Du côté occidental, la limite se prolongeait et tournait au midi depuis la montagne qui est vis- -vis de Beth Horon; elle continuait vers le midi, et aboutissait Kirjath Baal, qui est Kirjath Jearim, ville des fils de Juda. C`était le côté occidental. |
| German | Darnach neigt sie sich und lenkt sich um zur Seite des Abends gegen Mittag von dem Berge an, der vor Beth-Horon mittagswärts liegt, und endet an Kirjath-Baal, das ist Kirjath-Jearim, die Stadt der Kinder Juda. Das ist die Seite gegen Abend. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Lalu perhinggaan itu balik pada ujung barat arah ke sebelah selatan pegunungan yang bertentangan dengan Bait-Horon ke selatan dan keluar ke Kiryat-Baal, yaitu Kiryat-Yearim, sebuah negeri bani Yehuda, yaitu ujungnya pada sebelah barat. |
| Italian | Poi il confine si piegava e, al lato occidentale, girava a mezzogiorno dal monte posto di fronte a Bet-Coron, a mezzogiorno, e faceva capo a Kiriat-Baal, cioè Kiriat-Iearim, citt dei figli di Giuda. Questo era il lato occidentale. |
| Maori | Na ka whakatakotoria atu te rohe, a ka wahio haere ma te taha hauauru whaka te tonga, atu i te pukepuke e tu ana i te ritenga atu o Petehorono whaka te tonga; a ko ona putanga i Kiriatapaara, ara i Kiriata Tearimi, he pa no nga tama a Hura: ko t e taha tenei ki te hauauru. |
| Norwegian | Så gjorde grensen en sving og bøide sig på vestsiden mot syd fra det fjell som ligger rett i syd for Bet-Horon, og den endte ved Kirjat-Ba'al, det er Kirjat-Jearim, en by som tilhørte Judas barn. Dette var vestsiden. |
| Rumanian | Knspre apus, hotarul mergea wi se kntorcea pela miazqzi de muntele care este kn faya Bet-Horonului; mergea spre miazqzi, wi iewea la Chiriat-Baal, care este Chiriat-Iearim, cetatea fiilor lui Iuda. Aceasta era partea de apus. |
| Swedish | Och gränsen drog sig vidare framåt och böjde sig på västra sidan söderut från berget som ligger gent emot Bet-Horon, söder därom, och gick så ut till Kirjat-Baal, det är staden Kirjat-Jearim inom Juda barns område. Detta var västra sidan. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-i-s-s-t-w" | |
-1 letter: dewiest. | |
-2 letters: deists, desist, dieses, seised, steeds, stewed, swedes, sweets, tweeds, widest, wisest, wissed, wisted. | |
-3 letters: deets, deist, diets, dites, edits, seeds, seise, sewed, sides, sited, sites, steed, stews, stied, sties, swede, sweet, tewed, tides, tweed, weeds, weest, weets, wests, wides, wised, wises, wists, wited, wites. | |
-4 letters: dees, deet, dews, dies, diet, diss, dite. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-e-i-s-s-t-w" | |
+1 letter: witnessed. | |
+2 letters: stickweeds, stinkweeds, tweediness, waitressed, watersides. | |
+3 letters: unwitnessed, westernised, wildebeests. | |
+4 letters: tawdrinesses, tweedinesses. | |
+5 letters: disendowments. | |
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