Flank Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Flank crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on October 7 2024 Wall Street Journal Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Flank has a total of 4 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | SIDE | Flank | Wall Street Journal |
| 20% | GINGERBEEF | Canadian Chinese stir-fry dish with flank steak | USA Today |
| 20% | ALONG | Flanking | Wall Street Journal |
| 20% | TBONE | It's not a flank | Newsday |
Definition
| • | The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in shape), one of the longer edges as distinguished from the shorter edges, called ends; a bounding line of a geometrical figure; as, the side of a field, of a square or triangle, of a river, of a road, etc. |
| • | Any outer portion of a thing considered apart from, and yet in relation to, the rest; as, the upper side of a sphere; also, any part or position viewed as opposite to or contrasted with another; as, this or that side. |
| • | One of the halves of the body, of an animals or man, on either side of the mesial plane; or that which pertains to such a half; as, a side of beef; a side of sole leather. |
| • | The right or left part of the wall or trunk of the body; as, a pain in the side. |
| • | A slope or declivity, as of a hill, considered as opposed to another slope over the ridge. |
| • | The position of a person or party regarded as opposed to another person or party, whether as a rival or a foe; a body of advocates or partisans; a party; hence, the interest or cause which one maintains against another; a doctrine or view opposed to another. |
| • | A line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another. |
| • | Fig.: Aspect or part regarded as contrasted with some other; as, the bright side of poverty. |
| • | Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the side, or toward the side; lateral. |
| • | Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a side issue; a side view or remark. |
| • | Long; large; extensive. |
| • | To lean on one side. |
| • | To embrace the opinions of one party, or engage in its interest, in opposition to another party; to take sides; as, to side with the ministerial party. |
| • | To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward. |
| • | To suit; to pair; to match. |
| • | To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides. |
| • | To furnish with a siding; as, to side a house. |
Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:
- Wall Street Journal: Oct 7, 2024
- Thomas Joseph: Oct 16, 2023
- Wall Street Journal: Jun 24, 2023
- Thomas Joseph: Jun 1, 2023
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