flanks
Meaning of flanks
plural noun
- the side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip.
leaning against his horse's flanks
- 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
- 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 flanks
- The singular form of flanks is: flank.
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Hyphenation of flanks
flanks
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- flanks is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
flanks synonyms
Meaning a part or region near the edge and away from the middle of something:
Meaning a buttock and thigh considered together, in a human or animal:
Meaning the part of the body on both sides of the spine between the lowest (false) ribs and the hip bones:
Meaning each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided:
Meaning the part of the human leg between the hip and the knee:
Meaning (in a bird) a modified forelimb that bears large feathers and is used for flying:
Meaning each of the surfaces of a solid:
Meaning a particular part or feature of something:
Meaning one side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem:
Meaning provide with a border or edge:
Meaning walk or run with leaping strides:
Meaning stand or be positioned at intervals along:
Meaning form an edge along or beside (something):
Meaning form a border along or around (something):
Meaning be situated along or around the edge of:
Meaning be all round (someone or something):
Meaning move all the way around (someone or something), especially more than once:
Meaning surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment:
Meaning restrict (something) within limits:
Words that rhyme with flanks
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