LATERAL

7 letters 7 Scrabble points /ˈlæt.ɹəl/

Definition of LATERAL

noun

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

  2. A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).

  3. A lateral pass.

verb

  1. To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.

  2. To execute a lateral pass.

adjective

  1. To the side; of or pertaining to the side.

    "Instead of a promotion, I opted for a lateral move to a similar position in the marketing department."

  2. Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking.

  3. Pertaining to the left or right of the body; further from the midline.

    "A fish senses changes in hydrodynamic pressure with its lateral line."

Related words: side sidely

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters L A T E R A L
Length 7 letters
Scrabble Score 7 points

Anagrams of LATERAL

Words that use the same letters:

LLARETA

Words Containing "LATERAL"

AMBILATERAL AMBILATERALITY AMBILATERALLY ANTEROLATERAL ANTEROLATERALLY BASILATERAL BICOLLATERAL BICOLLATERALITY BILATERAL BILATERALISM BILATERALISTIC BILATERALITY BILATERALITIES BILATERALLY BILATERALNESS CAUDOLATERAL COLLATERAL COLLATERALITY COLLATERALIZE COLLATERALIZED

Words Starting with "LATERAL"

LATERALED LATERALING LATERALIS LATERALITY LATERALITIES LATERALIZATION LATERALIZE LATERALIZED LATERALIZING LATERALLY LATERALS

Words Ending with "LATERAL"

AMBILATERAL ANTEROLATERAL BASILATERAL BICOLLATERAL BILATERAL CAUDOLATERAL COLLATERAL CONTRALATERAL DORSILATERAL DORSOLATERAL EQUILATERAL EXTRALATERAL HETEROLATERAL HOMOLATERAL INEQUILATERAL INFEROLATERAL IPSILATERAL ISOBILATERAL LONGILATERAL MATRILATERAL