athwart
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preposition \ə-ˈthwȯrt, nautical often -ˈthȯrt\Definition of ATHWART
1
: across
2
: in opposition to <a procedure directly athwart the New England prejudices — R. G. Cole>
See Examples of ATHWART
- <athwart the road was farmland as far as the eye could see>
First Known Use of ATHWART
15th century
Rhymes with ATHWART
abort, airport, amort, aport, assort, backcourt, bellwort, birthwort, bistort, blood sport, Bridgeport, carport, cavort, cohort, colewort, comport, consort, contort, crosscourt, deport, disport, distort, downcourt, effort, escort, exhort, export, extort, fall short, figwort, forecourt, for short, free port, frontcourt, glasswort, Gosport, Gulfport, half-court, homeport, home port, in short, jetport, lousewort, lungwort, madwort, milkwort, mugwort, Newport, outport, passport, presort, purport, ragwort, report, re-sort, resort, retort, sandwort, seaport, sell short, Shreveport, spaceport, spearwort, spoilsport, Stockport, support, toothwort, transport
2athwart
adverbDefinition of ATHWART
1
: across especially in an oblique direction
2
: in opposition to the right or expected course <and quite athwart goes all decorum — Shakespeare>
Examples of ATHWART
- <after it enters the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane is predicted to advance athwart to the Texas coastline>
- <we hung the twisted strips of crepe paper athwart to the floor and ceiling so that they formed giant crosses on all four walls>
First Known Use of ATHWART
circa 1500
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