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# edgewise

adverb

«edgewise» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Edgewise means with the edge facing forward, sideways on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edgewise/#m1)
2. «To get a word in edgewise» means to find a chance to speak when others keep talking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edgewise/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edgewise/#x1)
- Turn the book edgewise to fit it on the shelf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edgewise/#x2)
- The sheet slid through the gap edgewise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edgewise/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «edgewise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edgewise/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«edgewise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/edgewise.html) on Mova free.