cross-index
cross-index · cross-indexes · cross-indexed · cross-indexing
To index under a secondary heading or keyword, so that an item may be looked up or…To index under a secondary heading or keyword, so that an item may be looked up or located in an alternative way.
Meaning
1 sensesTo index under a secondary heading or keyword, so that an item may be looked up or located in an alternative way.
My record collection is sorted alphabetically by song title, but I've also cross-indexed it by artist.
More definitions
- make an index that refers from one point to the next
Forms
cross-indexes, cross-indexing, cross-indexed, cross-indexed| Base form | cross-index · to cross-index |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cross-indexes |
| Present participle | cross-indexing |
| Past simple | cross-indexed |
| Past participle | cross-indexed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle