Simple Online Photographic Dictionary

a visual dictionary that can be used as a children's picture dictionary,
an English language learning tool or a cross-cultural reference.
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Directions


Left, right, up, down, around and around!

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.

Photo by Alexkerhead

Around


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

Photo by Aine D

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.

Photo by fPat

Bend


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

Photo by Elsie esq

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.

Photo by Ed Yourdon

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.

Photo by Snuzzy

Bottom


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

Photo by Amboo who?

Clockwise


Clockwise is a circular direction around a central point, the same way the hands on a clock turn. Clockwise goes towards the right.

Photo by Aldaron

Corner


Corners are where two or more surfaces or lines meet, usually at right angles. A square has four corners, a cube has six, and a circle has none. The frogs are hiding in the corner of their tank.

Photo by Erik Mattheis

Diagonal

Photo of diagonal lines
A line is diagonal if it is not straight up and down relative to things around it, or not horizontal or vertical. Diagonal lines are at an angle.

Photo by tanakawho

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