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crisscross

adjective adverb noun verb

marked with crossing lines

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
C
Ends with
S
Contains
RI
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. marked with crossing lines

adverb

  1. crossing one another in opposite directions

noun

  1. a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

verb

  1. mark with a pattern of crossing lines

    “crisscross the sheet of paper”

verb

  1. mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines

    “wrinkles crisscrossed her face”

verb

  1. cross in a pattern, often random

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Example Sentences

crisscross the sheet of paper
wrinkles crisscrossed her face

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