edgewise

«edgewise» in Mova's school dictionary: with the edge facing forward, sideways on — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) Edgewise means with the edge facing forward, sideways on. tree →

2) «To get a word in edgewise» means to find a chance to speak when others keep talking. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales, a character who is too slow to get a chance to speak

examples

• He could not get a word in edgewise. tree →
• Turn the book edgewise to fit it on the shelf. tree →
• The sheet slid through the gap edgewise. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «edgewise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.