kittycorner
Across the corner
Kittycorner means diagonally across from something, usually at an intersection: The pharmacy is kittycorner from the bank.
The word has nothing to do with cats—it comes from an old word meaning diagonal.
Also spelled kitty-corner, catercorner, catty-corner, and other variants, all meaning the same thing.
Meeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- across the streetOn the facing side
- adjacentDirectly next to
- neighboringSituated beside another
facing · plaza · town square
diagonally
At a slanting angle
aslant · cornerwise · crosswise · athwart · transverse · angled · bias · across
cattywampus
Askew or awry
cockeyed · skewed · lopsided · wonky · off-kilter · catawampus · sideways
crossroads
Meeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- across the streetOn the facing side
- adjacentDirectly next to
neighboring · facing · plaza · town square
kittycornerperpendicular
At right angles
adjacent · side by side · face-to-face · next door · across the street
catercorner, cater-corner, cater-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered, corner, corners, cornered, cornering