Crosswise

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • ad. So as to be or lie in a cross direction; across: placed the kindling crosswise to the rest of the wood.
  • adj. Crossing: a crosswise piece.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. crossing; lying across
  • ad. transversely; so as to lie across
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. In the form of a cross; across; transversely.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In the form of a cross.
  • Across; transversely: absolutely or followed by to before an object: as, the timbers were laid crosswise; the woof runs crosswise to the warp.
  • Figuratively, contrary to desire; at cross-purposes; against the grain: as, everything goes crosswise to-day. In last two senses also crossways.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross
  • adj. lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
  • ad. transversely
  • ad. not in the intended manner
  • Equivalent
    Antonym
    lengthwise   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    across    transversely    traverse    thwart wise    transverse    crisscross    thwartship    askew    awry    sidewise