crosswise

«crosswise» in Mova's school dictionary: across, in a cross shape, or against the length of something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (no other forms)

meaning for a pupil

Crosswise means across, in a cross shape, or against the length of something. tree →

sense in the lessons

lying across something, especially in a tale where a bone or a stick is set across another

examples

• A bone had stuck crosswise in his throat. tree →
• Break off a branch and strike the hearth with it crosswise. tree →
• Lay the sticks crosswise to make a cross. tree →

note

nothing for maths; it is about direction, not a number.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «crosswise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.