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Definition of cater-cornered in English: cater-cornered(also cater-corner) adverb & adjective ˈkeɪtəˌkɔːnədˈkædərˌkɔrnərd North American Situated diagonally opposite someone or something. 〈北美〉与…成对角线的（地），在…斜对面的（地） as adverb apartments in the renovated building cater-cornered from the church as adjective a cater-cornered shortcut Example sentencesExamples - The cathedral will be able to afford to build a new parish house - the project that originally sparked the lengthy row - and Context will build a 45-storey condo tower rising kitty-corner from the church.
- The house was kitty-corner from an elementary school.
- This cavernous space cater-corner to SFMOMA has become a hugely popular hangout for hipsters and foodies alike.
- But in front of an abandoned building kitty-corner from Johnnie's, ten young men in white T-shirts shift back and forth.
- I drove kitty-corner across the upper middle west, from L' Anse, Michigan, to Redfield, South Dakota.
Synonyms oblique, sloping, at an angle, angled, not straight, on an incline, inclined, tilting, tilted, atilt, slanted, aslant, slantwise, diagonal, canted, cambered, leaning, dipping, shelving, listing
OriginMid 19th century: from dialect cater 'diagonally', from cater denoting the four on dice, from French quatre 'four', from Latin quattuor. Definition of cater-cornered in US English: cater-cornered(also cater-corner) adverb & adjectiveˈkædərˌkɔrnərdˈkadərˌkôrnərd North American Situated diagonally opposite someone or something. 〈北美〉与…成对角线的（地），在…斜对面的（地） as adverb apartments in the renovated building cater-cornered from the church as adjective a cater-cornered shortcut parking is available cater-corner to the restaurant there were two young women across from me in cater-corner seats Example sentencesExamples - But in front of an abandoned building kitty-corner from Johnnie's, ten young men in white T-shirts shift back and forth.
- This cavernous space cater-corner to SFMOMA has become a hugely popular hangout for hipsters and foodies alike.
- The cathedral will be able to afford to build a new parish house - the project that originally sparked the lengthy row - and Context will build a 45-storey condo tower rising kitty-corner from the church.
- I drove kitty-corner across the upper middle west, from L' Anse, Michigan, to Redfield, South Dakota.
- The house was kitty-corner from an elementary school.
Synonyms oblique, sloping, at an angle, angled, not straight, on an incline, inclined, tilting, tilted, atilt, slanted, aslant, slantwise, diagonal, canted, cambered, leaning, dipping, shelving, listing
OriginMid 19th century: from dialect cater ‘diagonally’, from cater denoting the four on dice, from French quatre ‘four’, from Latin quattuor. |