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Word: Criss-cross
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century (denoting a figure of a cross preceding the alphabet in a hornbook): from Christ-cross (in the same sense in late Middle English), from Christ's cross. The form was later treated as a reduplication of cross
ˈkrɪskrɒs
a pattern of intersecting straight lines or paths
Short Definition:pattern of intersecting straight lines
Examples:- the blotting paper was marked with a criss-cross of different inks
Word: Criss-cross
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈkrɪskrɒs
containing a number of straight lines or paths which intersect each other
Short Definition:having intersecting straight lines
Examples:- the streets ran in a regular criss-cross pattern
- the swords were strung criss-cross on his back
Word: Criss-cross
Speech Type: Verb
ˈkrɪskrɒs
form a pattern of intersecting lines or paths on (a place)
Short Definition:form pattern of intersecting lines on
Examples:- the green hill was criss-crossed with a network of sheep tracks
- the smaller streets criss-crossed in a grid pattern
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