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   Lat·er·al

   /ˈladərəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of, at, toward, or from the side or sides: "the plant takes up water through its lateral roots" Similar sidewayssidewisesidelongsidewardedgewiseedgewisesideflankwingindirectobliqueslanting
   • ▪ situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, especially in the region furthest from the median plane.
   • ▪ (of a disease or condition) affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.
   • ▪ acting or placed at right angles to the line of motion or of strain.
   • ▪ (of a consonant, especially l, or its articulation) formed by or involving partial closure of the air passage by the tongue, which is so placed as to allow the breath to flow on one or both sides of the point of contact.

   noun

   • 1. a side part of something, especially a shoot or branch growing out from the side of a stem: "cut back all the laterals to within two buds of the main stem"
   • 2. a lateral consonant.
   • 3. a pass thrown either sideways or backward from the position of the passer.

   verb

   • 1. throw (a football) in a sideways or backward direction: "he tried to lateral a kick return but fumbled"
   • ▪ throw a lateral: "he got the ball back on a handoff and then lateraled to a halfback"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin lateralis, from latus, later- ‘side’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   • A

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   • T

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   • E

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   • R

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   • A

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   • L

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