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The Meaning of crisscross

  • (n.) A mark or cross, as the signature of a person who is unable to write.
  • (n.) A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross.
  • (v. t.) To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with red marks.
  • (adv.) In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else; crossing one another at various angles and in various ways.
  • (adv.) With opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes; contrarily; as, things go crisscross.

Synonyms

cross , mark , crisscrossed

Homophones

criss-cross

Rhymes

aase , abbas , across , albatross , alsace , amoss , applesauce , blas , bloss , bos , boss , bosse , bras , bross , caguas , chandross , chavous , clauss , clos , closs , cos , coss , criss-cross , cros , cross , crosse , dazs , demoss , devoss , dos , doss , dross , emboss , fauss , floss , foss , fosse , fross , gloss , goss , gosse , grosse , haas , haase , haass , hahs , hamas , hammas , hasse , hawse , helios , hoss , hot-cross , joss , kaas , kiryas , kjos , klaas , klos , kloss , knauss , knosp , knous , kos , koss , kross , lacoss , lacrosse , lafosse , las , loss , mauss , mohs , moss , nauss , noss , os , oss , pangloss , ploss , pos , pross , recross , ros , ross , rosse , sauce , schloss , semigloss , sloss , soss , stauss , stoss , tomas , toss , vandross , vanoss , vause , vohs , vos , voss , vyas , wass