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Adjective: crisscross  'kris,krós
  1. Marked with crossing lines
    "The crisscross pattern on the fabric gave it a unique texture";
    - crisscrossed
Noun: crisscross  'kris,krós
  1. A marking that consists of lines that cross each other
    "She drew a crisscross pattern on the graph paper";
    - cross, mark
Adverb: crisscross  'kris,krós
  1. Crossing one another in opposite directions
    "The roads ran crisscross through the countryside"
Verb: crisscross  'kris,krós
  1. Cross in a pattern, often random
    "The children crisscrossed the playground in their game of tag"
     
  2. Mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines
    "wrinkles crisscrossed her face"

Derived forms: crisscrossing, crisscrosses, crisscrossed

See also: reticular, reticulate

Type of: cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, line, marking, pass over, track, traverse

Encyclopedia: Crisscross