crisscross
crisscross is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross.
- 2.To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with red marks.
- 3.In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else; crossing one another at various angles and in various ways. Logs and tree luing crisscross in utter confusion. W. E. Boardman.
- 4.With opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes; contrarily; as, things go crisscross.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is crisscross.
- What is a child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross called?
- What is to mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with red marks called?
- What is in opposite directions; in a way to cross something else; crossing one another at various angles and in various ways. Logs and tree luing crisscross in utter confusion. W. E. Boardman called?
- What is with opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes; contrarily; as, things go crisscross called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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