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cross·ways

adverb \-ˌwāz\

Definition of CROSSWAYS

: crosswise, diagonally
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Examples of CROSSWAYS

  1. <the van had been deliberately parked crossways so as to take up both parking spaces>

First Known Use of CROSSWAYS

1564

Related to CROSSWAYS

Synonyms
athwart, bias, cornerways, cornerwise, crosswise, diagonally, kitty-corner (also catty-corner or catercorner or kitty-cornered or catty-cornered or catercornered), obliquely, transversely

Rhymes with CROSSWAYS

ablaze, agaze, amaze, appraise, catchphrase, deglaze, dispraise, dog days, edgeways, emblaze, endways, flatways, foodways, in phase, Lachaise, leastways, lengthways, liaise, malaise, noun phrase, pj's, post chaise, sideways, slantways, stargaze, ukase, upraise, weekdays

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