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His forHorizontal

Something is horizontal if it goes at right angles to the direction a ball goes when it is dropped. The horizon is horizontal, as are the tops of tables and desks. The slats in the picture are horizontal.

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Eric Lewis / CC BY-SA

Lis forLeft

Left is a direction. The child in the picture is pointing left. The opposite direction to left is right.

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Travis S. / CC BY-NC-SA

Mis forMeander

To meander means to take an indirect or wandering path. For example, rivers aren't often straight lines from one body of water to another, instead rivers twist and turn in a meandering fashion.

Verbs, Directions

NASA / CC BY-SA

Ois forOrbit

An orbit is the path that an object follows around another object, especially a planet or other celestial body. For example, Earth orbits the sun, and satellites orbit Earth.

Astronomical, Directions

Sunny Ripert / CC BY-SA

Pis forPort (nautical)

Port can either mean the left side of a boat, or is another word for a harbour. Port, the direction, is designated the color red. The opposite of port is starboard. You might also be interested in port, the drink.

Nautical, Directions

Eric Lewis / CC BY-SA

Ris forRight

Right is a direction. The child in the picture is pointing right. Most people write or draw with their right hands. The opposite direction to right is left.

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Vik Walker / CC BY-SA

Ris forRotate

When something turns around a fixed central point, it is said to be rotating. The blades of wind turbines and fans rotate around their axis. Another word for rotate is spin.

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Gorupka / CC BY-SA

Sis forSide

The sides of something is generally surfaces of that thing that are not the top, front, back or bottom. Something that doesn't have an obvious front or top can have any surface called a side, for example "this dice has six sides". The photo of the cat in the picture has been taken from the side.

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