6
lateral(adjective, sideways, laterality, lateral)
4
side(adjective, lateral)
3
rimming(verb, line, verge, braid, margined)
2
bordering
2
edging
2
flanked(line, rimming, verge, braid, margined)
2
sidelong
2
siding
2
skirting(noun, laterality)
2
winging
1
adjacent
1
along
1
banking
1
be adjacent to(line, rimming, verge, braid, margined)
1
beside
1
border(line, rimming, verge, braid, margined)
1
close in on(expression, idiom, line, rimming, verge)
1
closest
1
collateral
1
contiguous
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