crossword

«crossword» in Mova's school dictionary: A word puzzle where you write words into a grid of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a crossword, crosswords); also crossword puzzle

meaning for a pupil

A word puzzle where you write words into a grid of squares, across and down, using clues. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life: newspaper crosswords. In school: crosswords practise spelling and vocabulary. In maths: number crosswords use sums as clues. Phrases: do the crossword, crossword clue, cryptic crossword.

examples

• Grandma does the crossword every morning. tree →
• I'm stuck on 7 across. tree →
• We made a science crossword for our topic. tree →
• The crossword clue was «a baby cat» — kitten! tree →
• Cryptic crosswords have tricky clues. tree →
• Fill in the crossword with a pencil. tree →

note

One word. Clues are numbered «across» and «down». A cryptic crossword (UK) has puzzle-like clues; a quick crossword has simple ones.

Trees and pragmatics

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