crisscross
A pattern of crossed linesA pattern of crossed lines.
» Trails were crisscrossing in every direction.
Meaning
4 senses(countable)A pattern of crossed lines.
(countable)A mark or cross, such as the signature of a person who is unable to write.
(countable)A kind of crossword puzzle having no clues or definitions, but only a list of words that must be fitted into the grid.
(obsolete, uncountable)A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross.
- a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
Examples
4 sentencesTrails were crisscrossing in every direction.
Lightning was crisscrossing all around the sky.
Ziri was crisscrossing the country with his bike.
Blue and red marks crisscrossed the young girl's figure.
Origin
From Middle English crist-crosse, crists-crosse (“Christ's cross”).From Middle English crist-crosse, crists-crosse (“Christ's cross”).
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Forms
plural: crisscrossesSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable