catty-corner — ozdic

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adv

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Synonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from.

He takes the Brewer turnoff off the Pike and the road takes him through the town where he first bought gas. As he takes the road marked BREWER 16 he can see cattycornered across the main street the dirtdigger's pumps and his dark window full of glinting shovels and fishing rods.

adj

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Synonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from one another.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line

catacorner
cata-cornered
catercorner
cater-cornered
catty-cornered
kitty-corner
kitty-cornered

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He takes the Brewer turnoff off the Pike and the road takes him through the town where he first bought gas. As he takes the road marked BREWER 16 he can see cattycornered across the main street the di

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