cross-point

transitive verb

: to point (a rope) by plaiting the nettles or seizing crosswise

Word History

Etymology

cross entry 5 + point

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Rhymes for cross-point

• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint
• pinpoint
• standpoint