catercorner

catercorner
or catercornered variant of kitty-corner

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • catercorner — Synonyms and related words: across, athwart, bendwise, bias, biased, biaswise, catercornered, catercornerways, cornerways, cornerwise, crossways, crosswise, diagonal, diagonally, diagonalwise, kittycorner, on the bias, slant, thwart, transverse …   Moby Thesaurus

  • catercorner — adj. diagonal, oblique, slanted …   English contemporary dictionary

  • catercorner — cat·er·cor·ner …   English syllables

  • catercorner — adjective slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line set off in a catty corner direction across the vacant lot • Syn: ↑catacorner, ↑cata cornered, ↑cater cornered, ↑catty corner, ↑catty cornered, ↑kitty corner, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bias catacorner cata-cornered catercorner cater-cornered catty-corner catty-cornered diagonal kitty-corner kitty-cornered oblique skew skewed slanted — nonparallel onparallel adj. 1. not parallel; of lines or linear objects. Opposite of {parallel}. [Narrower terms: {bias, catacorner, cata cornered, catercorner, cater cornered, catty corner, catty cornered, diagonal, kitty corner, kitty cornered …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom — This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom.* Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g. pants , crib ) are to be found …   Wikipedia

  • cater-corner — 1. adjective USː /ˈkædəˌkɔɹnɚ/ Of or pertaining to something at a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another. The Empire State Building and the old Altmans Deparment store are catercorner, at Fifth Avenue and East 34th Street …   Wiktionary

  • cata-cornered — adjective slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line set off in a catty corner direction across the vacant lot • Syn: ↑catacorner, ↑catercorner, ↑cater cornered, ↑catty corner, ↑catty cornered, ↑kitty corner, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • catacorner — adjective slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line set off in a catty corner direction across the vacant lot • Syn: ↑cata cornered, ↑catercorner, ↑cater cornered, ↑catty corner, ↑catty cornered, ↑kitty corner, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • catty-corner — adjective slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line set off in a catty corner direction across the vacant lot • Syn: ↑catacorner, ↑cata cornered, ↑catercorner, ↑cater cornered, ↑catty cornered, ↑kitty corner, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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