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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction;
- Example: "a crosswise street"
- Example: "the crosswise dimension"

2. in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross;


ADVERB (2)

1. not in the intended manner;
- Example: "things are going crosswise"

2. transversely;
- Example: "the marble slabs were cut across"
[syn: across, crosswise, crossways]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Crosswise \Cross"wise`\ (-w?z`), adv.
   In the form of a cross; across; transversely. --Longfellow.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

crosswise
    adv 1: not in the intended manner; "things are going crosswise"
    2: transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across" [syn:
       across, crosswise, crossways]
    adj 1: lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a
           cross direction; "a crosswise street"; "the crosswise
           dimension" [ant: lengthways, lengthwise]
    2: in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross