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- [kraws-weyz, kros-]
- /ˈkrɔsˌweɪz, ˈkrɒs-/
- /ˈkrɒsweɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kraws-weyz, kros-]
- /ˈkrɔsˌweɪz, ˈkrɒs-/
Definitions of crossways word
- abbreviation CROSSWAYS crosswise. 1
- noun crossways a crossroad. 1
- noun crossways Transversely; crosswise. 1
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Origin of crossways
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425, crossway is from the late Middle English word croswey. See cross, way1
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Parts of speech for Crossways
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crossways popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crossways
adj crossways
- angular — Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
- athwart — transversely; from one side to another
- awry — If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
- crisscross — to move or cause to move in a crosswise pattern
- cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
noun crossways
- overpass — a road, pedestrian walkway, railroad, bridge, etc., crossing over some barrier, as another road or walkway.
- crossroad — a road that crosses another road
- junction — an act of joining; combining.
- bridge — A bridge is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other.
- passage — a slow, cadenced trot executed with great elevation of the feet and characterized by a moment of suspension before the feet strike the ground.
adjective crossways
- across — If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other.
- angled — set at an angle
- bevelled — If a piece of wood, metal, or glass has bevelled edges, its edges are cut sloping.
- biassed — a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazine’s bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea.
adverb crossways
- obliquely — in an oblique manner or direction.
Antonyms for crossways
adj crossways
- head on — (of two objects) meeting with the fronts or heads foremost: a head-on collision.
- lengthwise — In a direction parallel with a thing's length.
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