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edgeways
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edge·ways

adverb \ˈej-ˌwāz\

Definition of EDGEWAYS

chiefly British
: sideways

Examples of EDGEWAYS

  1. <he shoved the oversized book in edgeways so it would fit between the shelves>

First Known Use of EDGEWAYS

1566

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Synonyms
broadside, crabwise, sideways [chiefly British], edgewise, sidewise

Rhymes with EDGEWAYS

ablaze, agaze, amaze, appraise, catchphrase, crossways, deglaze, dispraise, dog days, emblaze, endways, flatways, foodways, in phase, Lachaise, leastways, lengthways, liaise, malaise, noun phrase, pj's, post chaise, sideways, slantways, stargaze, ukase, upraise, weekdays

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