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flank
What does flank mean?
flank (verb): be located at the sides of something or somebody.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce flank?
/flæŋk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does flank come from?
From Late Middle English flanc, from Late Old English flanc (“flank”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to flank
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “flank” mean?
be located at the sides of something or somebody
Right! That's what “flank” means.
to appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as
Not quite: that's what seem means.
to make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy
Not quite: that's what upset means.
to decide upon, from a set of options; to select
Not quite: that's what pick means.
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