# Space, Position & Direction

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 122

## About

Where things are, how they are arranged, and which way they face.

## Words by Level

### A1
- there — In or at that place, away from the speaker.; frequency rank 36
- here — In or at this place, where the speaker is.; frequency rank 37
- right — Correct in opinion or fact; not mistaken.; frequency rank 44
- up — Toward or in a higher position.; frequency rank 47
- back — To or toward the place, position, or time something came from.; frequency rank 77
- down — From a higher to a lower place or position.; frequency rank 106
- left — On the side of the body where the heart is; the opposite of right.; frequency rank 212
- front — The part of something that faces forward or is nearest the viewer.; frequency rank 506
- outside — Not inside a building; in the open air.; frequency rank 525
- near — A short distance from someone or something.; frequency rank 792
- move over — to shift position so that someone or something else has room

### A2
- far — At, to, or from a great distance.; frequency rank 391
- inside — Within a building or enclosed space; indoors.; frequency rank 409
- side — One of the flat outer surfaces of an object.; frequency rank 452
- top — The highest part or surface of something.; frequency rank 591
- choice — The chance or right to choose between two or more things.; frequency rank 719
- middle — The part of something that is the same distance from both ends or all sides.; frequency rank 810
- space — An empty area between or around things that can be used or filled.; frequency rank 837
- forward — Toward the front; in the direction ahead.; frequency rank 919
- position — The place where someone or something is.; frequency rank 980
- south — The direction that is opposite to north; one of the four main compass points.; frequency rank 1040
- north — The direction that is on your left when you face the rising sun; one of the four main points of the compass.; frequency rank 1058
- planet — A large round object in space that moves around a star such as the Sun.; frequency rank 1089
- west — The direction where the sun sets, opposite to east.; frequency rank 1204
- sky — the space above the earth where you can see the sun, clouds, and stars; frequency rank 1273
- bottom — The lowest part of something.; frequency rank 1374
- east — The direction where the sun rises.; frequency rank 1419
- center — The middle part or point of something.; frequency rank 1520
- tie — A long, narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck under a shirt collar and knotted at the front.; frequency rank 1657
- direction — The way something or someone is moving or pointing.; frequency rank 2037
- countryside — Land outside towns and cities, with fields, woods, and open space.; frequency rank 6759
- lunchtime — The time around the middle of the day when lunch is eaten.; frequency rank 10790
- necktie — a long, narrow strip of cloth worn around the neck beneath a collar and tied in a knot at the front; frequency rank 22887
- stair — A set of steps for going up or down between levels of a building.; frequency rank 25126
- sports center

### B1
- distance — The amount of space between two places or points.; frequency rank 1685
- parking — Space where vehicles can be left for a time.; frequency rank 2435
- ladder — A frame with steps used for climbing up or down, made of two long pieces joined by rungs.; frequency rank 4800
- compromise — an agreement in which each side gives up part of what it wants; frequency rank 5545
- forehead — The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.; frequency rank 5663
- gap — An empty space or opening between two things.; frequency rank 6321
- heel — The back part of the foot, below the ankle.; frequency rank 7025
- northwest — The direction halfway between north and west.; frequency rank 10190
- southeast — The compass point halfway between south and east.; frequency rank 10452
- slope — A surface or piece of ground that goes up or down at an angle.; frequency rank 10498
- southwest — The compass point halfway between south and west.; frequency rank 10852
- northeast — The direction halfway between north and east.; frequency rank 11081
- diameter — A straight line passing through the centre of a circle from one side to the other.; frequency rank 15225
- sandal — An open shoe held to the foot by straps across the top.; frequency rank 26477
- eyeglasses — mainly North American: a frame holding two lenses, worn in front of the eyes to improve vision or protect the eyes; frequency rank 35400
- stick out — to project beyond a surrounding surface or edge

### B2
- earl — a British or Irish nobleman ranking below a marquess and above a viscount, equivalent in rank to a count; frequency rank 3351
- chimney — A vertical pipe or structure that carries smoke from a fire up and out of a building.; frequency rank 9020
- backward — In the direction behind you; toward the back.; frequency rank 11531
- margin — The empty space around the edge of a page.; frequency rank 12055
- axis — An imaginary line through the centre of an object, around which it turns.; frequency rank 13725
- bazaar — a marketplace or shopping district consisting of many small shops or stalls, especially in the Middle East or South Asia; frequency rank 16255
- plaid — a pattern of crossing horizontal and vertical bands in two or more colors, often resembling tartan; frequency rank 20827
- cardigan — A knitted top that opens at the front and fastens with buttons or a zip.; frequency rank 22235
- tier — one of several rows, layers, or levels arranged above or below one another; frequency rank 22314
- thickness — How thick something is; the distance between its two opposite surfaces.; frequency rank 23350
- tropic — One of two imaginary lines around the Earth, north and south of the equator, marking the edges of the hottest region.; frequency rank 29955
- sine — in a right triangle, the ratio of the side opposite an angle to the hypotenuse; more generally, the corresponding trigonometric function; frequency rank 36093
- seesaw — a long board balanced in the middle that children sit on at each end to go up and down; frequency rank 38257
- hypotenuse — the side of a right triangle opposite its right angle; frequency rank 47516
- toboggan — a long, light sled with a curved-up front and no runners, used for carrying loads or sliding over snow; frequency rank 50231
- crossbar — the horizontal bar joining the two upright posts at the top of a goal in sports such as football or rugby; frequency rank 60416

### C1
- vertical — Pointing or going straight up and down; at right angles to the ground.; frequency rank 10906
- adolescence — the period of development between childhood and adulthood, beginning around puberty; frequency rank 22203
- garter — a band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking; frequency rank 23629
- hatband — a decorative or functional band fitted around the crown of a hat, just above the brim; frequency rank 141106

### C2
- commodore — a naval officer ranking above captain and below rear admiral; frequency rank 14663
- equator — an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles; frequency rank 19128
- turban — a head covering made by winding a long piece of cloth around the head, worn especially in several South Asian and religious traditions; frequency rank 20179
- solstice — either of the two annual times when the sun reaches its greatest apparent distance north or south of the celestial equator, producing the longest or shortest day; frequency rank 22934
- gasket — any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression.; frequency rank 27624
- rampart — an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; frequency rank 35563
- scimitar — a saber with a curved blade, historically associated with the Middle East and parts of South and Central Asia; frequency rank 38465
- trill — a rapid alternation between two adjacent musical notes; frequency rank 40072
- tangent — a ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle; frequency rank 41199
- gyroscope — An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.; frequency rank 47598
- cosine — in a right triangle, the ratio of the side adjacent to an angle to the hypotenuse; more generally, the corresponding trigonometric function; frequency rank 57436
- pampa — an extensive, usually grass-covered plain of temperate South America east of the Andes; frequency rank 60914
- postern — a back, side, or private entrance, especially a small gate in a fortification; frequency rank 61296
- fellah — A peasant, farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa.; frequency rank 64786
- tailcoat — a formal coat cut short at the front and extending into one or two long tails at the back; frequency rank 65154
- whitlow — a painful infection or inflammation near the end of a finger or toe, especially around or beneath the nail; frequency rank 66556
- moccasin — a traditional Indigenous North American soft leather shoe, made in varied regional styles from hide stitched around the foot; frequency rank 69805
- pronghorn — a swift ruminant of western North America, Antilocapra americana, whose males have horns with a forward-pointing prong; frequency rank 83184
- pion — any of three unstable spin-zero mesons, positively charged, negatively charged, or neutral, made from combinations of up and down quarks and antiquarks; frequency rank 88034
- jamb — either vertical side of a doorway, window, fireplace, or other opening in a wall; frequency rank 98910
- baksheesh — a tip, gratuity, or small bribe given to obtain service or cooperation, especially in parts of Asia and the Middle East; frequency rank 104638
- bowstring — the cord stretched between the ends of an archer's bow and drawn back to shoot an arrow; frequency rank 110342
- capelin — a small silvery smelt, Mallotus villosus, of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans that gathers in large schools to spawn near shore; frequency rank 110576
- agouti — agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; frequency rank 111351
- polestar — the North Star, used as a fixed point for finding direction; frequency rank 157048
- dragoman — an interpreter and guide in the Near East; frequency rank 170175
- diastema — a gap between adjacent teeth, especially between the upper front incisors; frequency rank 223290
- suborder — taxonomy: a rank below an order and above an infraorder, used to divide a biological order into smaller groups; frequency rank 263879
- cloud bank — a dense mass or broad piled-up layer of cloud, especially one seen near the horizon; frequency rank 420073
- harmattan — a dry, dusty northeasterly wind that blows from the Sahara across West Africa, chiefly during the cooler months; frequency rank 470868
- buskin — a soft boot reaching to the calf or knee, often laced up the front; frequency rank 1075622
- antitragus — anatomy: a small cartilaginous projection of the outer ear opposite and just above the tragus; frequency rank 1422714
- space-relation — a spatial relation between things
- sawpit — a pit over which timber was laid so two workers could saw it lengthwise, one standing above and one below
- splay out — to spread outward and apart from a central point

### C2+
- left-handedness — the tendency or preference to use the left hand rather than the right for skilled actions; frequency rank 245587
- nombril — heraldry: the point midway between the center and the bottom of an escutcheon; frequency rank 446366
- pi-meson — a pion, any of three unstable spin-zero mesons with positive, negative, or zero charge, formed from combinations of up and down quarks and antiquarks; frequency rank 672349
- clearance — official permission, or the space between two objects
- interspace — a space between things; an intervening gap
- caesura — a pause near the middle of a line of verse; any interruptive break
- obverse — the front or principal side of a coin or medal; a counterpart
- renunciation — the formal giving up of a right or claim
- reversal — a change to an opposite direction, position, or decision
- doorsill — the horizontal threshold at the bottom of a doorway
- interstice — a small intervening space or gap between things
- lintel — a horizontal beam across the top of a door or window
- marquess — a nobleman ranking below a duke and above an earl
- oscillation — a regular movement back and forth between two points or states
- phylum — a principal taxonomic category ranking above class and below kingdom
- zeugitai — historical: members of the third of the four property classes in Solonian Athens, below the hippeis and above the thetes