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- [flangk]
- /flæŋk/
- /flæŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flangk]
- /flæŋk/
Definitions of flanked word
- noun flanked the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip. 1
- noun flanked the thin piece of flesh constituting this part. 1
- noun flanked a slice of meat from the flank of an animal. 1
- noun flanked the side of anything, as of a building. 1
- noun flanked Military, Navy. the extreme right or left side of an army or fleet, or a subdivision of an army or fleet. 1
- noun flanked Fortification. the right or left side of a work or fortification. the part of a bastion that extends from the curtain to the face and protects the curtain and the opposite face. 1
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Origin of flanked
First appearance:
before 1100 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; Middle English; late Old English flanc < Old French < Frankish; compare Old High German hlanca loin
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Parts of speech for Flanked
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flanked popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flanked
adj flanked
- surrounded — to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- restricted — confined; limited.
- fringed — a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- contiguous — Things that are contiguous are next to each other or touch each other.
- definite — If something such as a decision or an arrangement is definite, it is firm and clear, and unlikely to be changed.
verb flanked
- surround — to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- abut — When land or a building abuts something or abuts on something, it is next to it.
- flank — the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- adjoin — If one room, place, or object adjoins another, they are next to each other.
- neighbor — a person who lives near another.
adjective flanked
- confined — If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it.
- limited — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- compassed — Simple past tense and past participle of compass.
- encircled — Simple past tense and past participle of encircle.
- enclosed — Surround or close off on all sides.
Antonyms for flanked
adj flanked
- unconfined — limited or restricted.
- unlimited — not limited; unrestricted; unconfined: unlimited trade.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- unbounded — having no limits, borders, or bounds.
verb flanked
- release — to lease again.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- unloose — to loosen or relax (the grasp, hold, fingers, etc.).
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