All flanking synonyms
flank
F f verb flanking
- revolve — to move in a circular or curving course or orbit: The earth revolves around the sun.
- gyrate — to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
- bypass — If you bypass someone or something that you would normally have to get involved with, you ignore them, often because you want to achieve something more quickly.
- circumnavigate — If someone circumnavigates the world or an island, they sail all the way around it.
- pivot — a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
- circle — A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
- roll — to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- circulate — If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people.
- set off — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- fence in — a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- stake out — a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- begird — to surround; gird around
- go around — an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
- encircle — Form a circle around ; surround.
- enclose — Surround or close off on all sides.
- establish — Set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis.
- encompass — Surround and have or hold within.
- envelop — Wrap up, cover, or surround completely.
adj flanking
preposition flanking
adjective flanking
- sideways — with a side foremost.