adj
Meaning 1
With the edge facing in the direction of movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- an edgeways motion
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
edgeways
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adj
Meaning 2
With the edge uppermost.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
With the edge facing in the direction of movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 4
With the edge uppermost.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
plural of edgeway
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 6
with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he sawed the board edgeways
- held it edgewise
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: edgewise
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 7
as if by an edge; barely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I could not get a word in edgewise
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: edgewise
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From edge + -ways.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: hochkant — with the edge uppermost
- Italian: di taglio — with the edge uppermost
- Māori: whakaripa — with the edge uppermost
- Polish: bokiem — with the edge uppermost
- Spanish: de canto — with the edge uppermost