alongside vs catty-corner

alongside

adv
  • Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast. 

prep
  • Together with or at the same time. 

  • Side by side with. 

catty-corner

adv
  • Synonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from. 

adj
  • Synonym of cater-corner: diagonally across from one another. 

How often have the words alongside and catty-corner occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )