WORD POWER
- starboardn.
('star-bord)
a ship’s right side.
b ship’s left side.
c ship’s front. - transposev.
(trans-'pohz)
a cut straight across.
b turn sharply.
cmove to another place. - netheradj.
('neh-ther)
a down low.
b overhead.
c spread out. - anterioradj.
(an-'teer-ee-er)
a at the midpoint.
b behind.
c in the front.
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(uh-'way)
a over the side.
b off the bottom.
c trailing behind. - egressn.
('ee-gress)
a entrance.
b exit.
c shortcut. - recede v.
(rih-'seed)
a pass underneath.
b lean to the right.
c move back. - laterallyadv.
('lat-uh-ruh-lee)
a sideways.
b backwards.
c upwards. - pole starn.
('pohl-star)
a western route.
b North Star.
c southern tip. - adjacentadj.
(uh-'jay-sent)
a at the fore.
b neighbouring.
c pressing down. - abaftprep.
(uh-'baft)
a to the rear of.
b on the border of.
c downstream from. - juxtapose v.
('juhk-stuh-pohz)
a lay on top.
b put side by side.
c encircle. - sinistral adj.
('sih-nih-struhl)
a from the south.
b underground.
c left-handed. - peripheryn.
(puh-'rih-fuh-ree)
a great distance.
b close range.
c outer edges. - apexn.
('ay-peks)
a clockwise motion.
b uppermost point.
c needle on a compass.
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