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1crosswise
adverb cross·wise \-ˌwīz\
: from one side or corner to the other
Full Definition of CROSSWISE
1
archaic : in the form of a cross
2
: so as to cross something : across <carrot sticks cut crosswise>
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First Known Use of CROSSWISE
14th century
Related to CROSSWISE
- Synonyms
- athwart, bias, cornerways, cornerwise, crossways, diagonally, kitty-corner (also catty-corner or catercorner or kitty-cornered or catty-cornered or catercornered), obliquely, transversely, on the bias, on the diagonal
Rhymes with CROSSWISE
abscise, advise, apprise, apprize, arise, assize, baptize, bite-size, breadthwise, capsize, chastise, clockwise, coastwise, cognize, comprise, crabwise, crack wise, demise, despise, devise, disguise, disprize, door prize, downsize, earthrise, edgewise, emprise, endwise, excise, fanwise, franchise, full-size, grecize, high-rise, incise, king-size, leastwise, lengthwise, Levi's, life-size, likewise, low-rise, man-size, mid-rise, midsize, misprize, moonrise, nowise, outsize, piecewise, pint-size, premise, quantize, queen-size, remise, reprise, revise, rightsize, slantwise, streetwise, stylize, suffice, sunrise, surmise, surprise, trim size, twin-size, unwise, uprise
2crosswise
adjective
: going from one side or corner to another
: involved in a conflict or disagreement
Full Definition of CROSSWISE
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: involved in conflict or disagreement <got crosswise with his teacher>
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First Known Use of CROSSWISE
1883
CROSSWISE Defined for Kids
crosswise
adverb cross·wise \ˈkrȯs-ˌwīz\
Definition of CROSSWISE for Kids
: so as to cross something <The carrots were cut crosswise.>
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