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Meaning of "cornerwise" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CORNERWISE

cornerwise  [ˈkɔːnəˌwaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORNERWISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cornerwise can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES CORNERWISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cornerwise in the English dictionary

The definition of cornerwise in the dictionary is with a corner in front; diagonally.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORNERWISE


altarwise
ˈɔːltəˌwaɪz
chequerwise
ˈtʃekəˌwaɪz
clockwise
ˈklɒkˌwaɪz
contrariwise
ˈkɒntrərɪˌwaɪz
counterclockwise
ˌkaʊntəˈklɒkˌwaɪz
dexterwise
ˈdekstəˌwaɪz
dropwise
ˈdrɒpˌwaɪz
lengthwise
ˈlɛŋθˌwaɪz
likewise
ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz
mirrorwise
ˈmɪrəˌwaɪz
otherwise
ˈʌðəˌwaɪz
pairwise
ˈpɛəˌwaɪz
piecewise
ˈpiːsˌwaɪz
saltirewise
ˈsɔːltaɪəˌwaɪz
scissorwise
ˈsɪzəˌwaɪz
spirewise
ˈspaɪəˌwaɪz
squarewise
ˈskwɛəˌwaɪz
stepwise
ˈstɛpˌwaɪz
streetwise
ˈstriːtˌwaɪz
sunwise
ˈsʌnˌwaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORNERWISE

cornemuse
corneous
corner
corner flag
corner house
corner kick
corner shop
corner store
cornerback
cornering
cornerman
cornerstone
cornerways
cornet
cornetcies
cornetcy
cornetist
cornett
cornettino
cornettist

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORNERWISE

airwise
anticlockwise
anywise
be wise
bendwise
coastwise
crosswise
edgewise
longwise
nowise
overwise
penny-wise
sidewise
stairwise
taperwise
unwise
weather-wise
widthwise
wise
worldly-wise

Synonyms and antonyms of cornerwise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cornerwise» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORNERWISE

Find out the translation of cornerwise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cornerwise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cornerwise» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

cornerwise
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cornerwise
570 millions of speakers

English

cornerwise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cornerwise
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cornerwise
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

диагонали
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cornerwise
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cornerwise
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cornerwise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sudut atas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cornerwise
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cornerwise
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cornerwise
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cornerwise
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cornerwise
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cornerwise
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोपरा दिशेने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çapraz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cornerwise
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cornerwise
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

діагоналі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

colturi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαγώνια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cornerwise
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cornerwise
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cornerwise
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cornerwise

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORNERWISE»

The term «cornerwise» is normally little used and occupies the 131.129 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of cornerwise
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «cornerwise».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CORNERWISE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cornerwise» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cornerwise» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cornerwise

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORNERWISE»

Discover the use of cornerwise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cornerwise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine
Now whether there was, as the Cornerwise matrons afterward averred, some evil -designed (magical agent in this mysterious compound, there is at this present time so means of discovering. Certain it is, however, that all who tasted of the ...
Charles Force Deems, 1886
2
Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine
Now whether there was, as the Cornerwise matrons afterward averred, some evil -designed [magical agent in this mysterious compound, there is at this present time no means of discovering. Certain it is, however, that all who tasted of the ...
3
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
And after these two serious warnings, the people of Cornerwise, with their magistrates at their head, were more opposed than ever to ihiprovement. At this time it was that, to the great edification of the citizens, the motto was recut deeper and ...
Frank Leslie, 1889
4
The American Magazine
In a very out-of-the-way country, in a remote part of the world, stood the quaint little town of Cornerwise. It had been noted, from very early times, for the remarkable wisdom of its inhabitants, and by its habitually rare contact with neighboring ...
5
Technical Bulletin
DROP-CORNERWISE TEST In the drop-cornerwise test, the box or crate with its contents is suspended with a pair of diagonally opposite corners in a vertical line and is dropped from a height of 6 inches upon a cast-iron plate or other solid ...
6
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
... shell and confined thereby from lateral or transverse movement, and having each a plurality of exterior friction-faces engaging said shell, and each a cornerwise wedging or inclined face, and an operating- wedge, substantially as specified.
7
Wooden Box and Crate Construction
of ends, sides, tops or bottoms, and through the weaknesses of the wood species . Drop-Cornerwise Test — In the drop-cornerwise test, a box or crate with its contents is suspended by each of its corners alternately and dropped from a definite ...
‎1921
8
The Golden Dawn: A Complete Course in Practical Ceremonial ...
The move of this piece is three squares cornerwise every way (as in ordinary chess) and representeth the leaping action of the flickering flame. Wherefore also is he not stopped in his course by a piece or an intervening square, even as Fire  ...
Israel Regardie, Cris Monnastre, Carl Llewellyn Weschcke, 1989
9
To Silent Disappearance
Cornerwise. Glance back, aside in tardy move; with slowed advance departing, creep a parting till a distant wave connect the eyes with mirrored eye and glance achieve glace design with fleeting time the seined assent. 54 WCF 11 November  ...
William Flewelling, 2013
10
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
50-100 lbs: One 2-inch face drop on each normal or designated rest face. One edgewise drop and one cornerwise drop from a height of 2 inches on each edge and corner adjacent to the rest face. 100-1,000 lbs: One 1-inch face drop on each  ...

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORNERWISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cornerwise is used in the context of the following news items.
1
9/11 Memorial reconciles conflicting demands
The Goldman building is cornerwise to the Memorial Plaza on its northwestern side. If you leave the plaza in the opposite direction, to the ... «Dallas Morning News, Sep 14»
2
First Read: Barbara Kingsolver's 'Flight Behavior'
Jazon and Mical were using the edge of a CD to press down cornerwise on Legos and make them pop into the air. She stretched her stiff back, ... «NPR, Oct 12»
3
How to: archive and back up photos
... unruffled crake odontorrhagia nonmethodically champaks cornerwise perscent unchurlishness scintle hemangiomatosis blunges inadaptive ... «What Digital Camera, Sep 10»
4
A Mild Attack of Locusts
And then, still talking, he lifted the heavy petrol cans, one in each hand, holding them by the wooden pieces set cornerwise across the tops, and jogged off down ... «New Yorker, Oct 07»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cornerwise [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cornerwise>. Apr 2024 ».
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