crisscross
Plural: crisscrosses
Noun
- a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- A pattern of crossed lines.
- A mark or cross, such as the signature of a person who is unable to write.
- A kind of crossword puzzle having no clues or definitions, but only a list of words that must be fitted into the grid.
- A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross.
Verb
- cross in a pattern, often random
- mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines
- "wrinkles crisscrossed her face"
- mark with a pattern of crossing lines
- "crisscross the sheet of paper"
- To move back and forth over or through.
- To mark with crossed lines.
Adjective Satellite
- marked with crossing lines
Adverb
- crossing one another in opposite directions
Adj
- Marked with crossed lines; crisscrossed.
Adv
- Crossing one another.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English crist-crosse, crists-crosse (“Christ's cross”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
crisscross: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcrisscross: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
crisscross: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
crisscross: valid Words With Friends Word