Photo of a child pointing.

Directions

List of directions.

Left, right, up, down, inside-out and around and around!

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Photo of a clock

Anticlockwise

Anticlockwise, or counterclockwise is a circular direction around a central point, in the opposite direction to the way the hands on a clock turn. Anticlockwise goes towards the left.

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Photo of a dog wearing a scarf

Around

Around is in a circular way. The dog in the picture has a scarf around his neck.

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Photo of a man walking away

Away

Something is away from you if it is a distance from you, or is being removed from you. The man in the picture is walking away. Parents often take toys away from children as a punishment.

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Photo of a tiger hiding behind a tree

Behind

Something is behind you if you cannot see it - your back is facing it rather than your front. The tiger in the picture is behind a tree.

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Photo of the underneath of a cat

Below

Something is below something else if it is lower down than it, with the other thing above. This photo was taken from below a cat.

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Photo of a bent railway line.

Bend

You bend something when you change it from being straight into a curve. Someone has bent the metal bar in the picture.

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Photo of two women sitting beside each other.

Beside

Two things are beside each other if they are next to each other, facing the same direction. The two women on the bench are sitting beside each other, or side by side.

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Photo of a cat between two dogs

Between

Something is between if it is in the space in the middle of two other things. The cat in the picture is eating dinner between two dogs.

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Photo of a stack of toys

Bottom

The bottom of something is the lowest point. The orange horse is at the bottom of the stack of toys.

Bottom is also a slang term for your buttocks.

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Center

The center of something is the midpoint, equally distant from all the edges. The vase of flowers is in the center of the table.

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