Synonyms of the word

crosswise

• adj. crossing; lying across.
• adv. transversely; so as to lie across.

across

• prep. To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
• prep. On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
• prep. (Southern US, African American Vernacular) across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that…
• prep. From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
• prep. At or near the far end of (a space).
• prep. Spanning.
• prep. Throughout.
• prep. So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.
• prep. In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.
• adv. From one side to the other.
• adv. On the other side.
• adv. In a particular direction.
• adv. (crosswords) Horizontally.
• n. (crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated…

cross

• n. A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least…
• n. (heraldry) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese…
• n. A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute…
• n. (usually with the) The cross on which Christ was crucified.
• n. (Christianity) A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross.
• n. (Christianity) A modified representation of the crucifixion stake, worn as jewellery or displayed as a…
• n. (figurative, from Christ's bearing of the cross) A difficult situation that must be endured.
• n. The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other.
• n. (biology) An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
• n. (by extension) A hybrid of any kind.
• n. (boxing) A hook thrown over the opponent's punch.
• n. (soccer) A pass in which the ball travels from by one touchline across the pitch.
• n. A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place…
• n. A monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross).
• n. (obsolete) A coin stamped with the figure of a cross, or that side of such a piece on which the cross…
• n. (obsolete, Ireland) Church lands.
• n. A line drawn across or through another line.
• n. (surveying) An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
• n. A pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle.
• n. (Rubik's Cube) Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross.
• adj. Transverse; lying across the main direction.
• adj. (archaic) Opposite, opposed to.
• adj. (now rare) Opposing, adverse; being contrary to what one would hope or wish for.
• adj. Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed.
• adj. Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged.
• prep. (archaic) across.
• prep. cross product of the previous vector and the following vector.
• v. To make or form a cross.
• v. To move relatively.
• v. (social) To oppose.
• v. (biology) To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.
• v. To stamp or mark a cheque in such a way as to prevent it being cashed, thus requiring it to be deposited…

cross-section

• n. Alternative spelling of cross section.

cross-sectional

• adj. Of, pertaining to, or being a cross section.

crossways

• adv. transversely; crosswise.

horizontal

• adj. Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.
• adj. (marketing) Relating to horizontal markets.
• adj. (archaic) Pertaining to the horizon.
• adj. (wine tasting) Involving wines of the same vintages but from different wineries.
• n. A horizontal component of a structure.
• n. (geology) horizon.
• n. A Tasmanian shrub or small tree whose main trunk tends to lean over and grow horizontally, Anodopetalum…

thwartwise

• adj. (archaic) Athwart; from side to side; across.
• adv. (archaic) Athwart; from side to side; across.

transversal

• adj. Running or lying across; transverse.
• n. A line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines transversely.
• n. (mathematics) A set containing one member from each of a collection of disjoint sets.

transverse

• adj. Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction.
• adj. (geometry, of an intersection) Not tangent: so that a nondegenerate angle is formed between the two things…
• n. Anything that is transverse or athwart.
• n. (geometry) The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse.
• v. (transitive) To overturn; to change.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To change from prose into verse, or from verse into prose.