crisscross

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To move back and forth over or through.
2. (transitive) To mark with crossed lines.

Noun

1. (countable) A pattern of crossed lines.
2. (countable) A mark or cross, such as the signature of a person who is unable to write.
3. (countable) A kind of crossword puzzle having no clues or definitions, but only a list of words that must be fitted into the grid.
4. (obsolete, uncountable) A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross.

Adj

Marked with crossed lines; crisscrossed.

Adv

Crossing one another.

Synonyms

crosswise

cross

criss-cross

crisscrossed

across

alternate

zigzag

mark

interlace

interleave

intersect

intertwine

latticed

double breasted

overlap

stagger

swerve

tick

every which way

meshy

cross shape

anchusa

blaze

crookedly

crossed

crossing

cruciform

haphazard

Translations

sillonner

entrelazado

çaprazvari

çapraz

wiederholt durchkreuzen

kreuz und quer

marca

σταυροειδώς

kreuzweise

σταυρωτός

croix

marque

δικτυωτός

en croix

überkreuz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹɪs.ˌkɹɒs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: crist-crosse

In summary

From Middle English crist-crosse, crists-crosse (“Christ's cross”).