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You can make 14 words from flank according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of flank

flank lfank falnk aflnk lafnk alfnk flnak lfnak fnlak nflak lnfak nlfak fanlk afnlk fnalk nfalk anflk naflk lanfk alnfk lnafk nlafk anlfk nalfk flakn lfakn falkn aflkn lafkn alfkn flkan lfkan fklan kflan lkfan klfan fakln afkln fkaln kfaln akfln kafln lakfn alkfn lkafn klafn aklfn kalfn flnka lfnka fnlka nflka lnfka nlfka flkna lfkna fklna kflna lkfna klfna fnkla nfkla fknla kfnla nkfla knfla lnkfa nlkfa lknfa klnfa nklfa knlfa fankl afnkl fnakl nfakl anfkl nafkl faknl afknl fkanl kfanl akfnl kafnl fnkal nfkal fknal kfnal nkfal knfal ankfl nakfl aknfl kanfl nkafl knafl lankf alnkf lnakf nlakf anlkf nalkf laknf alknf lkanf klanf aklnf kalnf lnkaf nlkaf lknaf klnaf nklaf knlaf anklf naklf aknlf kanlf nkalf knalf

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Definitions and meaning of flank

flank

Alternative forms

• flanck (obsolete)

Etymology

From Late Middle English flanc, from Late Old English flanc (“flank”), from Old French flanc, of Germanic origin, probably Frankish *hlanca, from Proto-Germanic *hlankō (“bend, curve, hip, flank”), from Proto-Germanic *hlankaz (“flexible, sleek, bendsome”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleng- (“to bend”). Akin to Old High German hlanca (“loin”), Middle Low German lanke (“hip joint”) (German lenken (“to bend, turn, lead”)), Old English hlanc (“loose, slender, flaccid, lank”). More at lank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flæŋk/
• Rhymes: -æŋk

Verb

flank (third-person singular simple present flanks, present participle flanking, simple past and past participle flanked)

1. (transitive) To attack the flank(s) of.
2. (transitive) To defend the flank(s) of.
3. (transitive) To place to the side(s) of.
4. (intransitive) To be placed to the side(s) of something (usually in terms of two objects, one on each side).

Synonyms

• straddle

Derived terms

• outflank

Translations

Noun

flank (plural flanks)

2. (anatomy) The flesh between the last rib and the hip; the side.
3. (cooking) A cut of meat from the flank of an animal.
4. (military) The extreme left or right edge of a military formation, army etc.
5. (military) The sides of a bastion perpendicular to the wall from which the bastion projects.
6. The side of something, in general senses.
7. The outermost strip of a road.
8. (soccer) The wing, one side of the pitch.
9. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that lies within the pitch line.

Synonyms

• (all senses): side
• (side of formation): wing

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

flank (not comparable)

1. (US, nautical, of speed) Maximum. Historically faster than full speed (the most a vessel can sustain without excessive engine wear or risk of damage), now frequently used interchangeably. Typically used in an emergency or during an attack.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French flanc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɑŋk/
• Hyphenation: flank

Noun

flank f (plural flanken, diminutive flankje n)

1. side, flank

Swedish

Noun

flank c

1. (military) a flank
2. (anatomy) flank

Declension

Related terms

• flankera

References

• flank in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• flank in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• flank in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)