crossed

Examples

• All

• Their arms are crossed because do you know what that means?

• So with your strings crossed, you're going to create a four shape.

• I'm just like eyes crossed, just having a good time.

• Yeah, but the hands aren't crossed and they're not or akimbo.

• The artist painted a picture of a crossed pathway, where two roads intersected beautifully.

• In yoga, the instructor advised to keep your arms crossed in front of your chest for better balance.

• The fence had crossed boards, creating an interesting visual pattern in the garden.

Synonyms

C

crosswise

vscrossed

4.0

Lying across something at right angles

is a more general placement across rather than strictly right angled

I

intersectant

vscrossed

9.6

Crossing each other to form an X shape

is broader placement or overlap not limited to X shapes

C

crisscrossed

vscrossed

4.1

Covered with lines or paths that go in different directions

refers to one part placed over another rather than many intersecting lines

Antonyms

U

uncrossed

1 3.0

Legs or arms that are held apart and straight

A

aligned

3.7

In a straight line or in the correct position next to something

Idioms

K

to keep one's fingers crossed

• Informal

20 3.5

To hope something will turn out well

G

to get your wires crossed

• Informal

4 7.5

To misunderstand each other because of poor communication

Compounds

C

crossed eye

• Specialized

1 5.8

One or both eyes turn inward toward the nose

How Intersecting

crosshatched

• Specialized

7.4

latticed

1 5.6

crisscross

2 3.5

crossed

1.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology