Definition of ACROSS

across

Plural: acrosses

Adverb

  • to the opposite side
    • "the football field was 300 feet across"
  • transversely
    • "the marble slabs were cut across"

Prep

  • To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
  • On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
  • across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
  • From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
  • At or near the far end of (a space).
  • Spanning.
  • Throughout.
  • So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.
  • In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.

Adv

  • From one side to the other.
  • On the other side.
  • In a particular direction.
  • Horizontally.

Noun

  • A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.

Preposition

  • From one side to the opposite, or transversely.
  • From one side to the other of a place or area.

Examples

  • All across the country, voters were communicating their representatives.
  • Could you slide that across the table to me, please?
  • Fortunately, there was a bridge across the river.
  • He came across the street to meet me.
  • He leaned across for a book.
  • He strategically placed ’ACROSS’ to score both horizontally and vertically on the board.
  • He walked across the room.
  • I got stuck on 4 across.
  • I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down.
  • If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?
  • Keep across all the latest news here at Channel 10.
  • Lay the top stick across the bottom one.
  • Playing a word across three bonus squares is the dream of every Scrabble player.
  • She had straps fastened across the conduit every six feet.
  • she helped the blind man across; the river is half a mile across
  • That store is across the street.
  • The meteor streaked across the sky.
  • This poetry speaks across the centuries.
  • We rowed across the river.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English acros, from early Middle English a-croiz, a-creoyz, from Anglo-Norman an (“in, on”) + croiz (“in the form of a cross”). More at cross. By surface analysis, a- + cross.

Synonyms

crossways, crosswise

Scrabble Score: 8

across: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
across: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
across: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

across: valid Words With Friends Word