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All flanking synonyms

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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

  • crabwise — (of motion) sideways; like a crab
  • edgeways — with the edge forward; in the direction of the edge.
  • sidelong — directed to one side: a sidelong glance.
  • sideward — directed or moving toward one side.
  • skirting — the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.

preposition flanking

  • next to — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
  • alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.

adjective flanking

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