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laterally

/ˈlætərəli/ /ˈlætərəlɪ/

Meanings
adverb
Done in a lateral manner.

Examples :

"The crab scuttled laterally across the beach. "
direction way

Related Words

Illustration sand

sand noun

/sænd/

Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.

"The children played happily on the sandy beach. "

Illustration scuttled

scuttled verb

/ˈskʌtəld/ /ˈskʌɾəld/

To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.

"The captain scuttled the damaged ship to prevent it from falling into enemy hands. "

Illustration done

done verb

/dʌn/ /dəʊn/

(auxiliary) A syntactic marker.

"We are done with the math homework now. "

Illustration beach

beach noun

/biːt͡ʃ/ /bit͡ʃ/

The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.

"We went to the beach on Saturday to relax. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration lateral

lateral noun

/ˈlæt.ɹəl/ /ˈlæt.ɚ.əl/

An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.

"The lateral passage in the building allowed easy access to the side office. "

Illustration side

side noun

/saɪd/

A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

"A square has four sides."

Illustration across

across noun

/əˈkɹɑs/ /əˈkɹɒs/ /əˈkɹɔs/

(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.

"I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."

Illustration manner

manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

Illustration crab

crab noun

/kɹæb/

A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.

"The crab scurried across the sandy beach, its large claws outstretched. "

Illustration relating

relating verb

/rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈriːleɪtɪŋ/

To tell in a descriptive way.

"Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today."