About The Word Crisscross
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Crisscross Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Crisscross?
[n] marking consisting of crossing lines
[adv] crossing one another in opposite directions [adj] marked with crossing lines [v] mark with a pattern of crossing lines; "crisscross the sheet of paper" [v] mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines; "wrinkles crisscrossed her face" [v] cross in a pattern, often random Synonyms | Synonyms for Crisscross: crisscrossed | cross | mark | reticular | reticulate | reticulated Related Terms | Find terms related to Crisscross: across | across the grain | ankh | athwart | athwartships | avellan cross | bar | Calvary cross | chi | chiasmal | chiasmic | chiastic | chi-rho | christcross | Christogram | contrariwise | contrawise | cross | cross ancre | cross botonee | cross bourdonee | cross fitche | cross fleury | cross formee | cross fourchee | cross grignolee | cross moline | cross of Cleves | cross of Lorraine | cross patee | cross recercelee | crossbar | crossbones | cross-crosslet | crosscut | crossed | cross-grained | crossing | crosslet | crossway | crossways | crosswise | cruciate | crucifix | cruciform | crux | crux ansata | crux capitata | crux decussata | crux gammata | crux immissa | crux ordinaria | cut across | dagger | decussate | decussated | ex | exing | fork cross | gammadion | Greek cross | intercross | intersect | intersected | intersecting | inverted cross | Jerusalem cross | Latin cross | lie across | long cross | Maltese cross | obliquely | overthwart | papal cross | pectoral cross | potent cross | rood | Russian cross | saltire | secant | sideways | sidewise | swastika | T | tau | thwart | thwartly | thwartways | transverse | transversely | traverse | trefled cross | voided cross | X See Also | cover | cross | cut across | cut through | get across | get over | honeycomb | line | mark | marking | pass over | track | traverse Crisscross In Webster's Dictionary \Criss"cross`\ (kr?s"kr?s`; 115), n. [A corruption of
Christcross.]
1. A mark or cross, as the signature of a person who is
unable to write.
2. A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting
of lines arranged in the form of a cross.
\Criss"cross`\, v. t. To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with red marks. \Criss"cross`\ (kr?s"kr?s`;115), adv. 1. In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else; crossing one another at various angles and in various ways. Logs and tree luing crisscross in utter confusion. --W. E. Boardman. 2. With opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes; contrarily; as, things go crisscross. |
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