Catercorner

Word CATERCORNER
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Definitions and meanings of "Catercorner"

What do we mean by catercorner?

Of or pertaining to something at a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another.

Uneven, not square, as mislaid stones or people with a limping gait.

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The word "catercorner" in example sentences

Forrest J Ackerman November 24, 1916 â⠂ ¬â€œ December 4, 2008 I still remember the moment I first spotted Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine at a corner drugstore in Indianapolis, catercorner from the Glendale Shopping Mall. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And five houses further on, catercorner from his house, Mrs. Wese, her fox fur over her nightgown, was peering out for her husband, who was taking an unusually long time today. ❋ Franz Kafka (2000)

Things she approved: a clockwork wisteria that bloomed at the third hours of day and night, a great tiger with emerald eyes and catercorner stripes, a statue of a gilded horse that allowed no rain to touch it, and a ceramic jar that foretold earthquakes, eclipses and tidal waves. ❋ Dean Francis Alfar (2004)

When Domingo attempted to lead him through rocky ground, he chose their path, heading catercorner instead of directly ahead, navigating the worst of the fields. ❋ Dean Francis Alfar (2003)

From the center of its torso, a razor tongue extruded suddenly, lunging catercorner at its intended victim. ❋ Dean Francis Alfar (2003)

Put your table catercorner against the wall, so it backs up where the two walls join. ❋ Lauren Manoy (2002)

"There's nothing on Rakatan but the Elasians and us," he sighed, scooting one of the crates catercorner so he could take a seat on the other end. ❋ L.A Graf (2000)

But I saw that a crowd was already gathering along the east wall of the Post Office Building catercorner across the street, and in City Hall Park directly across. ❋ Finney, Jack (1995)

I had lunch at the Astor House, across Broadway as Carmody had said, catercorner from the post office. ❋ Finney, Jack (1995)

"We'll avoid him and go catercorner past the domain of that comparatively mild-looking chap there." ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926- (1969)

Anyway, Laura lived in a house that was catercorner across the street from the drugstore. ❋ X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 (1964)

State streets, catercorner from the site of Koolhaas's new Campus Center. ❋ Unknown (2010)

William "Jingles" O'Brien founded his original stadium bar in downtown Madison in 1957; now its successor, run by Jingles's son Mike, occupies a building catercorner from the Dane County Expo Center. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There, a family catercorner from us slapped up a pre-fab looking house for their daughter on a tiny lot, just inches outside the requirement for distance from the adjacent house. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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