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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a marking that consists of lines that cross each other;
[syn: crisscross, cross, mark]


VERB (3)

1. cross in a pattern, often random;

2. mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines;
- Example: "wrinkles crisscrossed her face"

3. mark with a pattern of crossing lines;
- Example: "crisscross the sheet of paper"


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. marked with crossing lines;
[syn: crisscross, crisscrossed]


ADVERB (1)

1. crossing one another in opposite directions;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Crisscross \Criss"cross`\ (kr?s"kr?s`; 115), n. [A corruption of Christcross.] 1. A mark or cross, as the signature of a person who is unable to write. [1913 Webster] 2. A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Crisscross \Criss"cross`\, v. t. To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with red marks. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Crisscross \Criss"cross`\ (kr?s"kr?s`;115), adv. 1. In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else; crossing one another at various angles and in various ways. [1913 Webster] Logs and tree luing crisscross in utter confusion. --W. E. Boardman. [1913 Webster] 2. With opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes; contrarily; as, things go crisscross. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

crisscross adv 1: crossing one another in opposite directions adj 1: marked with crossing lines [syn: crisscross, crisscrossed] n 1: a marking that consists of lines that cross each other [syn: crisscross, cross, mark] v 1: cross in a pattern, often random 2: mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines; "wrinkles crisscrossed her face" 3: mark with a pattern of crossing lines; "crisscross the sheet of paper"