Bulk
Bulk noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.
Usage example: the cookie lost a few crumbs, but the bulk of it remained
Side
Side noun - A place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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If the bulk of an attacking army sits on one side of the castle just outside of arrow range, the defending army will all crowd to the walls on that side of the fort.
Source: Video Game / Total War: Shogun 2 - The bulk of the series focuses around what happens when people suffer mental illness, develop Power Incontinence, and the side effects of subconscious fear.
Source: Reality Warping Is Not a Toy - A perfect example would be when she wanted to prove she could book a Rolling Stone, she told Joel the breasts he'd grown as a side effect from a bulk up powder, were sexy, because Bill Wyman would do the show if he thought Joel was a young girl.
Source: Western Animation / Hey Joel
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Side and Bulk. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bulk/side
Bulk & Side. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bulk/side>.
Side or Bulk. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bulk/side.
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