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crosswise definition
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Overview of adj crosswise The adj crosswise has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. crosswise -- (lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; "a crosswise street"; "the crosswise dimension") 2. crosswise -- (in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross) Overview of adv crosswise The adv crosswise has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. crosswise -- (not in the intended manner; "things are going crosswise") 2. across crosswise, crossways -- (transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across") Antonyms of adj crosswise 2 senses of crosswise Sense 1 crosswise (vs. lengthwise) lengthwise (vs. crosswise), lengthways => axial => fore-and-aft => linear, running(postnominal) => longitudinal Sense 2 crosswise INDIRECT (VIA inclined, horizontal) -> vertical, perpendicular INDIRECT (VIA horizontal, vertical) -> inclined Similarity of adj crosswise 2 senses of crosswise Sense 1 crosswise (vs. lengthwise) => cross(postnominal), crossing(postnominal), transverse, transversal, thwartwise => cross-section(postnominal), cross-sectional => trans(postnominal) Sense 2 crosswise => horizontal (vs. vertical) (vs. inclined) Attributes of adj crosswise Familiarity of adj crosswise crosswise used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj crosswise crosswise Overview of adj crosswise The adj crosswise has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. crosswise -- (lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; "a crosswise street"; "the crosswise dimension") 2. crosswise -- (in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross) Overview of adv crosswise The adv crosswise has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. crosswise -- (not in the intended manner; "things are going crosswise") 2. across crosswise, crossways -- (transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across")
crosswise definition
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