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sivu — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • flank noun The side of a person, animal, or group.
  • lateral adj Relating to, or situated at, the side of something.
  • leaf noun A flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and carries out photosynthesis.
  • page noun One side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine, or document.
  • satellite noun A man-made object placed in orbit around Earth or another body, used for communication, navigation, or observation.
  • side noun One of the surfaces or edges of an object, or one of two halves (left/right, front/back) of something.
  • sideline noun The line marking the side boundary of a sports field, or the area just outside it.
  • sideways adv Toward or from one side; not straight ahead.
  • tributary noun A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.

Senses

sivu is used for these senses in English:

  • flank (military) The extreme left or right edge of a military formation, army etc.
  • flank (military) The sides of a bastion perpendicular to the wall from which the bastion projects.
  • lateral (disease) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.
  • leaf (publishing, bookbinding, advertising) A sheet of a book, magazine, etc. (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).
  • page One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document.
  • satellite A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body. [from 19th c.]
  • side A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
  • side A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.

flank — full definition

  1. noun The side of a person, animal, or group.
  2. noun A cut of beef from the side of the animal, below the loin.
  3. verb To be positioned on either side of something, or to move around the side of an opponent.

lateral — full definition

  1. adj Relating to, or situated at, the side of something.
  2. adj Unconventional or indirect, especially in thinking.
  3. noun (American football) A sideways pass.
  4. verb (American football) To throw a sideways pass.

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