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    criss·cross
    /ˈkrisˌkrôs/

    noun

    • 1. a pattern of intersecting straight lines or paths: "the crisscross of wrinkles on his face"

    adjective

    • 1. (of a pattern) containing a number of straight lines or paths that intersect each other: "the streets ran in a regular crisscross pattern"

    adverb

    • 1. in a pattern of intersecting straight lines: "the swords were strung crisscross on his back"

    verb

    • 1. form a pattern of intersecting lines or paths on (a place): "the green hill was crisscrossed with a network of sheep tracks"

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  2. Learn the meaning, usage, and history of the word crisscross, which can be a verb, adjective, adverb, or noun. See examples of crisscross in sentences and related words in the dictionary.

  3. See all examples of criss-cross. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

  4. Learn the meaning of crisscross, a verb that describes moving or existing in a pattern of crossing lines. See how to use crisscross in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

  5. Learn the meaning of crisscross, a verb that describes moving or existing in a pattern of crossing lines. See how to use crisscross in sentences and how to pronounce it.

  6. Crisscross definition: to move back and forth over. See examples of CRISSCROSS used in a sentence.

  7. Definition of criss-cross verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. A crisscross is a pattern of lines that cross or intersect. Your favorite shirt might be printed with pink and purple crisscrosses. You might doodle a crisscross pattern during class or stitch crisscrosses on a quilt.