crisscross
criss‧cross , criss-cross /ˈkrɪskrɒs $ -krɒːs/ verb
crisscross , criss-cross noun [countable]
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Synonyms & Related Wordscrisscross[verb]Synonyms: intersect, cross, crosscut, decussate, intercross
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. criss‧cross1 ,
criss-cross /ˈkrɪskrɒs $ -krɒːs/
verb1. [intransitive and transitive] to make a pattern of straight lines that cross each other:
Railway lines crisscross the countryside.2. [transitive] to travel many times from one side of an area to another:
They spent the next two years crisscrossing the country by bus. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. crisscross2 ,
criss-cross noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: christcross 'sign of Christ's cross' (15-19 centuries)]
a pattern made up of a lot of straight lines that cross each other ⇒
zigzag:
Inside the box was a crisscross of wires.—crisscross adjective:
a crisscross pattern of streets [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲