crisscross — meaning, pronunciation and 6 definitions

verb

3 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
cross in a pattern, often random
Broadertraverse
2.
mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines
“wrinkles crisscrossed her face”
Broaderline
3.
mark with a pattern of crossing lines
“crisscross the sheet of paper”
Broadermark

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
Synonymscross mark
Broadermarking

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
marked with crossing lines
Synonymscrisscrossed
Similarreticulate

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
crossing one another in opposite directions

Other forms of crisscross

plural: crisscrosses·
past tense: crisscrossed·
present participle: crisscrossing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about crisscross

What does crisscross mean?: crisscross means "cross in a pattern, often random". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in crisscross?: crisscross has 2 syllables: cris-scross. The stress falls on "cris". In IPA it is /ˈkɹɪˌskɹɔs/.
What is another word for crisscross?: Close synonyms include cross, mark, crisscrossed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is crisscross a common word?: crisscross is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for crisscross come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

Other forms of crisscross

plural

crisscrosses·

past tense

crisscrossed·

present participle

crisscrossing·

Questions about crisscross

What does crisscross mean?

crisscross means "cross in a pattern, often random". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in crisscross?

crisscross has 2 syllables: cris-scross. The stress falls on "cris". In IPA it is /ˈkɹɪˌskɹɔs/.

What is another word for crisscross?

Close synonyms include cross, mark, crisscrossed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is crisscross a common word?

crisscross is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.