Directions

Ais forAnticlockwise

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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Ais forAround

Adverbs, Prepositions, Directions

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

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Ais forAway

Adverbs, Directions

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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Bis forBend

Verbs, Directions

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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Cis forClockwise

Adverbs, Directions

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

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A detour is a path taken that goes out of the way of your usual path. Detours are usually set up when there is some obstacle and there needs to be a way around it.
Used as a verb, it simply means you are taking a detour, for example "I am going to detour past the shops on my way home".

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Dis forDiagonal

Adjectives, Directions

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.

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Dis forDirection

Directions

A direction is the way something is facing or moving. Most directions have names, like east, west, up, down, left or right.

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Dis forDown (Direction)

Prepositions, Directions

Down is a direction. You go down when you go lower. The cat in the picture has just jumped down into a hole. The opposite of down is up.

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Eis forEast

Directions

East is a direction. The sun rises in the east each morning.

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His forHorizontal

Directions, Placements

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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Generated image of a child pointing left

Lis forLeft

Directions

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

Photographic Dictionary / Generated Illustration

Mis forMeander

Verbs, Directions

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.

NASA image and video library / Public Domain

Ois forOrbit

Astronomy, Directions

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.

NASA image and video library / Public Domain

Pis forPort (Nautical)

Nautical, Directions

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.

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Generated image of a child pointing right

Ris forRight

Directions

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.

Photographic Dictionary / Generated Illustration

Ris forRotate

Directions

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.

Vik Walker / CC BY-SA

Sis forSide

Directions

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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