nearside
(noun) the side of a vehicle nearest the kerb
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nearside (plural nearsides)
(British) The side of a road vehicle nearest to the kerb: the left side if one drives on the left of the road.
(astronomy) The face of the Moon nearest the Earth.
(US, historical) A streetcar designed to discharge passengers on the near side of an intersection, rather than the far side.
• offside (road vehicle)
• farside (Moon)
• areneids, arsedine, arsenide, denaries
Source: Wiktionary
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
