'Crisscross' definitions:
Definition of 'crisscross'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Crossing one another in opposite directions
adjective
Marked with crossing lines [syn: crisscross, crisscrossed]
noun
verb
Cross in a pattern, often random
verb
Mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines; "wrinkles crisscrossed her face"
verb
Mark with a pattern of crossing lines; "crisscross the sheet of paper"
Definition of 'Crisscross'
From: GCIDE
- Crisscross \Criss"cross`\ (kr?s"kr?s`; 115), n. [A corruption of Christcross.]
- 1. A mark or cross, as the signature of a person who is unable to write. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Crisscross'
From: GCIDE
- Crisscross \Criss"cross`\, v. t. To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with red marks. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Crisscross'
From: GCIDE
- Crisscross \Criss"cross`\ (kr?s"kr?s`;115), adv.
- 1. In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else; crossing one another at various angles and in various ways. [1913 Webster]
- Logs and tree luing crisscross in utter confusion. --W. E. Boardman. [1913 Webster]
- 2. With opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes; contrarily; as, things go crisscross. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'crisscross'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- across,
- across the grain,
- ankh,
- athwart,
- athwartships,
- avellan cross,
- bar,
- Calvary cross,
- chi,
- chi-rho,
- chiasmal,
- chiasmic,
- chiastic,
- christcross,
- Christogram,
- contrariwise,
- contrawise,
- cross,
- cross ancre,
- cross botonee,
- cross bourdonee,
- cross fitche,
- cross fleury,
- cross formee,
- cross fourchee,
- cross grignolee,
- cross moline,
- cross of Cleves,
- cross of Lorraine,
- cross patee,
- cross recercelee,
- cross-crosslet,
- cross-grained,
- crossbar,
- crossbones,
- crosscut,
- crossed,
- crossing,
- crosslet,
- crossway,
- crossways,
- crosswise,
- cruciate,
- crucifix,
- cruciform,
- crux,
- crux ansata,
- crux capitata,
- crux decussata,
- crux gammata,
- crux immissa,
- crux ordinaria,
- cut across,
- dagger,
- decussate,
- decussated,
- ex,
- exing,
- fork cross,
- gammadion,
- Greek cross,
- intercross,
- intersect,
- intersected,
- intersecting,
- inverted cross,
- Jerusalem cross,
- Latin cross,
- lie across,
- long cross,
- Maltese cross,
- obliquely,
- overthwart,
- papal cross,
- pectoral cross,
- potent cross,
- rood,
- Russian cross,
- saltire,
- secant,
- sideways,
- sidewise,
- swastika,
- T,
- tau,
- thwart,
- thwartly,
- thwartways,
- transverse,
- transversely,
- traverse,
- trefled cross,
- voided cross,
- X