edgewise
6.8
Move something so its thin side faces forward to fit into a narrow space
- adverb
- /ˈɛdʒˌwaɪz/
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de lado
- Norman raised his sign and swung it down, driving it edgewise into the grass along the sidewalk in front of the Butcher Shop.
Examples
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She placed the photograph edgewise on the table so it would not fall over.
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They stacked the books edgewise to save space on the shelf.
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He viewed the sculpture edgewise to appreciate its design from a different perspective.
Synonyms
7.9
With the edge facing forward so a book or coin fits
has identical meaning but uses a different ending in the word form
Idioms
Surface Forms
edgewise positive
Morphology
Etymology
Edgewise comes from the simple parts edge and -wise, where edge means the thin border of something and -wise means 'in the way of', as in clockwise. So edgewise means 'with the edge forward'.