edgeways

edge·ways

adv \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

Related to EDGEWAYS

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

Related Words: aslant, indirectly, obliquely; laterally, sideward (or sidewards)

Near Antonyms: dead, direct, right, straight

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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