flank

Meaning of flank

noun
  1. the side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip.
    leaning against his horse's flanks
  2. the right or left side of a body of people such as an army, a naval force, or a soccer team.
    the left flank of the Russian Third Army
verb
  1. be on each or on one side of.
    the three defendants stood in the dock, flanked by police officers
    cherry-red sofas flanked the enormous fireplace

late Old English, from Old French flanc, of Germanic origin.

Information about flank

  • The plural form of flank is: flanks.
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Hyphenation of flank

flank

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • flank is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

flank synonyms

Meaning wing:

wing

Meaning a part or region near the edge and away from the middle of something:

side

Meaning a buttock and thigh considered together, in a human or animal:

haunch

Meaning the part of the body on both sides of the spine between the lowest (false) ribs and the hip bones:

loin

Meaning each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided:

quarter

Meaning the part of the human leg between the hip and the knee:

thigh

Meaning each of the surfaces of a solid:

face

Meaning a particular part or feature of something:

aspect

Meaning one side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem:

facet

Meaning provide with a border or edge:

edge

Meaning walk or run with leaping strides:

bound

Meaning stand or be positioned at intervals along:

line

Meaning form an edge along or beside (something):

border

Meaning form a border along or around (something):

fringe

Meaning be situated along or around the edge of:

skirt

Meaning be all round (someone or something):

surround

Meaning move all the way around (someone or something), especially more than once:

circle

Meaning surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment:

ring

Meaning restrict (something) within limits:

circumscribe

Translation of flank

Words that rhyme with flank

lank, palank, Blank, blank, nonblank, pointblank, clank, foreflank, outflank, unflank, Plank, gangplank, plank, unplank, slank

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