crosscut
crosscut Lexical Profile
crosscut Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Cut across the main grain, axis, or course of something, or designed for making such a transverse cut.
"The carpenter used a crosscut saw to trim the cedar planks to the exact length needed for the deck."
• noun
A transverse cut or course, especially one made across the grain of wood or stone.
"Making a clean crosscut through seasoned oak requires a sharp blade and a steady hand."
A hand or power saw with teeth specially shaped and set for cutting wood across the grain.
"Two lumberjacks worked rhythmically at opposite ends of a long two-man crosscut."
A horizontal underground passage in a mine driven across the direction of the main vein or workings, or a direct shortcut across an area.
"Miners excavated a new crosscut to connect the ventilation shaft with the primary ore vein."
• verb
To cut across the main grain, axis, or direction of something.
"Before planing the board, he had to crosscut the rough timber into manageable sections."
To alternate between two or more different narrative scenes or actions in a film or television program.
"The director chose to crosscut between the courtroom testimony and flashbacks of the night in question."