across
across Lexical Profile
across Game Scores & Validity
• adverb
From one side to the other of a defined space, area, or barrier.
"The river was too wide and swift for the hikers to swim across safely."
So as to have a specified width or diameter from side to side.
"The ancient redwood trunk measures nearly twenty feet across at its base."
So as to be clearly understood, accepted, or appreciated by an audience.
"She used simple diagrams to get her main scientific points across to the students."
• preposition
On the opposite side of a road, river, or barrier.
"There is a small independent bookstore located just across the street."
From one side to the other of a place, area, or line.
"They walked across the stone bridge to reach the historic town square."
Throughout or in every part of a region, organization, or group.
"Renewable energy initiatives are expanding rapidly across the entire country."
• adjective
Reading or extending horizontally from left to right in a crossword puzzle.
"I only need one more letter to finish the clue for fourteen across."
• Rhymes for across
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Word Origin & Etymology
Middle English a-crosse, from Anglo-French a croiz ('in the form of a cross'), combining the preposition a ('on, in') with croiz ('cross'), ultimately from Latin crux.