Jesus was ______ by two thieves while being crucified.
October 21, 2009 10:06 AM Subscribe
HelpMeThinkOfThisWordFilter: Jesus was ______ by two thieves while being crucified.
I can hardly believe I'm using a question for this, but this evasive word has gotten so close to the tip of my tongue that I'm reaching desperation.
I'm looking for a word that refers to two things that lie on both sides of another thing. For example, Monday and Wednesday _______ Tuesday; or Monday and Wednesday are the ______ days in relation to Tuesday; or perhaps Tuesday is _____ by Monday and Wednesday.
I'm not looking for something like circumscribe or surround - the word I'm thinking of does not refer to something circular but rather two distinct things, one on each side of a middle thing.
Please hope my foggy brain, AskMe!!!
I can hardly believe I'm using a question for this, but this evasive word has gotten so close to the tip of my tongue that I'm reaching desperation.
I'm looking for a word that refers to two things that lie on both sides of another thing. For example, Monday and Wednesday _______ Tuesday; or Monday and Wednesday are the ______ days in relation to Tuesday; or perhaps Tuesday is _____ by Monday and Wednesday.
I'm not looking for something like circumscribe or surround - the word I'm thinking of does not refer to something circular but rather two distinct things, one on each side of a middle thing.
Please hope my foggy brain, AskMe!!!
Flanked.
posted by Commander Rachek at 10:08 AM on October 21, 2009
posted by Commander Rachek at 10:08 AM on October 21, 2009
You'd have to take out "by", but between?
"Jesus was between two thieves"? "Tuesday is between Monday and Wednesday"?
posted by niles at 10:10 AM on October 21, 2009 [1 favorite]
"Jesus was between two thieves"? "Tuesday is between Monday and Wednesday"?
posted by niles at 10:10 AM on October 21, 2009 [1 favorite]
Flanked is almost certainly what you're looking for, but I also like bracketed.
posted by Night_owl at 10:11 AM on October 21, 2009 [2 favorites]
posted by Night_owl at 10:11 AM on October 21, 2009 [2 favorites]
Response by poster: Flanked. Duh. Thanks.
Does anyone have any other great synonyms for "flanked?" Perhaps one with less reminiscent of something military?
posted by Lutoslawski at 10:15 AM on October 21, 2009
Does anyone have any other great synonyms for "flanked?" Perhaps one with less reminiscent of something military?
posted by Lutoslawski at 10:15 AM on October 21, 2009
I would have said "accompanied".
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 10:19 AM on October 21, 2009
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 10:19 AM on October 21, 2009
Sandwiched.
posted by Sys Rq at 10:24 AM on October 21, 2009 [2 favorites]
posted by Sys Rq at 10:24 AM on October 21, 2009 [2 favorites]
Best answer: "Bounded" means the same thing, but I guess it doesn't necessarily have the same side-by-side connotation of "flanked".
posted by team lowkey at 10:46 AM on October 21, 2009
posted by team lowkey at 10:46 AM on October 21, 2009
Robbed? Oh wait...
Kept Company?
The word "by" is really making this difficult. Can you use another adjective instead?
posted by Aquaman at 10:49 AM on October 21, 2009
Kept Company?
The word "by" is really making this difficult. Can you use another adjective instead?
posted by Aquaman at 10:49 AM on October 21, 2009
Jesus Was Bounded by Two Thieves sounds like a weird religious math rock band.
posted by Derive the Hamiltonian of... at 10:51 AM on October 21, 2009 [3 favorites]
posted by Derive the Hamiltonian of... at 10:51 AM on October 21, 2009 [3 favorites]
Next time this happens, try Tip of My Tongue.
posted by booth at 10:55 AM on October 21, 2009 [2 favorites]
posted by booth at 10:55 AM on October 21, 2009 [2 favorites]
Surrounded (by)?
posted by badmoonrising at 11:20 AM on October 21, 2009
posted by badmoonrising at 11:20 AM on October 21, 2009
'Bracketed by' or 'amid'
posted by DandyRandy at 11:31 AM on October 21, 2009
posted by DandyRandy at 11:31 AM on October 21, 2009
How about "adjoined"?
The definition is "To be next to; be contiguous to". It doesn't necessarily indicate "betweenness", (nor does flanked for that matter); but it is implied by stating there are two surrounding objects (two thieves, etc).
posted by sprocket87 at 11:32 AM on October 21, 2009
The definition is "To be next to; be contiguous to". It doesn't necessarily indicate "betweenness", (nor does flanked for that matter); but it is implied by stating there are two surrounding objects (two thieves, etc).
posted by sprocket87 at 11:32 AM on October 21, 2009
If you asked my children this question their answer would most definitely be, "boy trapped."
posted by Sassyfras at 11:42 AM on October 21, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by Sassyfras at 11:42 AM on October 21, 2009 [1 favorite]
If you asked my children this question their answer would most definitely be, "boy trapped."
"Jesus was cockblocked by two thieves while being crucified."
Wait. What?
posted by yeti at 1:58 PM on October 21, 2009
"Jesus was cockblocked by two thieves while being crucified."
Wait. What?
posted by yeti at 1:58 PM on October 21, 2009
Abused. Jesus was abused by two thieves.
But one of the four says that one of the two was saved.
posted by Limiter at 3:15 PM on October 21, 2009
But one of the four says that one of the two was saved.
posted by Limiter at 3:15 PM on October 21, 2009
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posted by gleuschk at 10:08 AM on October 21, 2009 [1 favorite]