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| cartwheel |
a sideways somersault with the arms and legs held out straight like the spokes of a wheel. [1/2 definitions] |
| castle |
one of two game pieces in chess that may be moved forward, backward, or sideways over any squares not blocked; rook. [1/2 definitions] |
| edgewise |
with the side of the body forward; sideways. [1/2 definitions] |
| lateral |
about, from, or toward a side or sides; sideways. [2 definitions] |
| lurch1 |
a sudden sideways motion, as of a boat. [2/4 definitions] |
| rook2 |
a chess piece that can move over any number of empty squares sideways or forward and backward; castle. |
| scroll |
to move the text up, down, or sideways on a computer screen so that new parts of it appear as other parts disappear. [1/2 definitions] |
| skid |
a sudden, sideways sliding of a vehicle. [2 definitions] |
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