The crossword solution for the term 'PUTS SIDE BY SIDE' is 'APPOSES' (7 letters). Apposition is a grammatical construction in which two elements are placed side by side, with one element serving to identify or modify the other. It is commonly used in English to refer to the relationship between a noun and a noun phrase that follows it, such as a title or epithet. For example, in the sentence 'John Smith, President of the United States, ' the phrase 'President of the United States' is in apposition to 'John Smith.'