Across

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • preposition. On, at, or from the other side of: across the street.
  • preposition. So as to cross; through: drew lines across the paper.
  • preposition. From one side of to the other: a bridge across a river.
  • preposition. Into contact with: came across my old roommate.
  • ad. From one side to the other: The footbridge swayed when I ran across.
  • ad. On or to the opposite side: We came across by ferry.
  • ad. Crosswise; crossed.
  • ad. In such a manner as to be comprehensible, acceptable, or successful: put our idea across; get a message across.
  • adj. Being in a crossed position: seated with arms across.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • preposition. To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
  • preposition. On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
  • preposition. On the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
  • preposition. From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
  • preposition. At or near the far end of (a space).
  • preposition. Spanning.
  • preposition. Throughout,
  • preposition. So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.
  • ad. From one side to the other.
  • ad. On the other side.
  • ad. In a particular direction.
  • ad. Horizontally.
  • n. A clue whose solution runs horizontally in the grid.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • preposition. From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over.
  • ad. From side to side; crosswise.
  • ad. Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • From side to side; in a crossing or crossed manner; crosswise.
  • From one side to another; transversely; in a transverse line: as, what is the distance across? I came across in a steamer.
  • Adversely; contrarily: as, “things go across,” Mir. for Mags., p. 344
  • From side to side of, as opposed to along, which is in the direction of the length; athwart; quite over: as, a bridge is laid across a river.
  • Transverse to the length of; so as to intersect at any angle: as, a line passing across another.
  • Beyond; on the other side of.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. to the opposite side
  • ad. transversely
  • Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    athwart    crosswise    obliquely    amiss    awry    on    over    overthwart    thwart    cross   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cos    Cross    Ross    boss    cos    coss    criss-cross    cross    dos    doss   
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