Definition of across

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Across (adv.) Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.

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Along :: Along (prep.) By the length of, as distinguished from across..
Saddled :: Saddled (a.) Having a broad patch of color across the back, like a saddle; saddle-backed..
Line :: Line (n.) A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column..
Crosswise :: Crosswise (adv.) In the form of a cross; across; transversely.
Bismuth :: Bismuth (n.) One of the elements; a metal of a reddish white color, crystallizing in rhombohedrons. It is somewhat harder than lead, and rather brittle; masses show broad cleavage surfaces when broken across. It melts at 507¡ Fahr., being easily fused in the flame of a candle. It is found in a native state, and as a constituent of some minerals. Specific gravity 9.8. Atomic weight 207.5. Symbol Bi..
Breasthook :: Breasthook (n.) A thick piece of timber in the form of a knee, placed across the stem of a ship to strengthen the fore part and unite the bows on each side..
Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To cancel by marking crosses on or over, or drawing a line across; to erase; -- usually with out, off, or over; as, to cross out a name..
Fret :: Fret (n.) A short piece of wire, or other material fixed across the finger board of a guitar or a similar instrument, to indicate where the finger is to be placed..
Screed :: Screed (n.) A wooden straightedge used to lay across the plaster screed, as a limit for the thickness of the coat..
Across :: Across (adv.) Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.
Diagonal :: Diagonal (n.) A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a panel..
Saree :: Saree (n.) The principal garment of a Hindoo woman. It consists of a long piece of cloth, which is wrapped round the middle of the body, a portion being arranged to hang down in front, and the remainder passed across the bosom over the left shoulder..
Mare :: Mare (n.) Sighing, suffocative panting, intercepted utterance, with a sense of pressure across the chest, occurring during sleep; the incubus; -- obsolete, except in the compound nightmare..
Tete-de-pont :: Tete-de-pont (n.) A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy, for covering the communications across a river; a bridgehead..
Bound :: Bound (v. i.) To move with a sudden spring or leap, or with a succession of springs or leaps; as the beast bounded from his den; the herd bounded across the plain..
Trajection :: Trajection (n.) The act of trajecting; a throwing or casting through or across; also, emission..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) Lying across; being in a direction across something else; as, paths cut with traverse trenches..
Transcontinental :: Transcontinental (a.) Extending or going across a continent; as, a transcontinental railroad or journey..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To plane in a direction across the grain of the wood; as, to traverse a board..
Transversal :: Transversal (a.) Running or lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line..
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