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crosswise

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cross·wise  (krôswz, krs-)
adv. also cross·ways (-wz)
So as to be or lie in a cross direction; across: placed the kindling crosswise to the rest of the wood.
adj.
Crossing: a crosswise piece.

crosswise [ˈkrɒsˌwaɪz], crossways [ˈkrɒsˌweɪz]
adj & adv
1. across; transversely
2. in the shape of a cross
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.crosswise - lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; "a crosswise street"; "the crosswise dimension"
lengthways, lengthwise - running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing; "the lengthwise dimension"
2.crosswise - in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross
horizontal - parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a horizontal surface"
Adv.1.crosswise - not in the intended manner; "things are going crosswise"
2.crosswisecrosswise - transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across"

crosswise crossways
adverb across, sideways, diagonally, from side to side, at right angles, at an angle, crisscross, athwart, on the bias, transversely, over, aslant Slice the courgettes crosswise.
Translations
crosswise [ˈkrɒswaɪz] ADVtransversalmente
crosswise [ˈkrɒswaɪz] adv [lie] → en travers; [cut, slice] → en diagonale
crosswise [ˈkrɒsˌwaɪz] adv (in the form of a cross) → a forma di croce; (across) → di traverso
crosswise [ˈkrɒsˌwaɪz] adv (in the form of a cross) → a forma di croce; (across) → di traverso


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It was a sight to see Queequeg seated over against Tashtego, opposing his filed teeth to the Indian's: crosswise to them, Daggoo seated on the floor, for a bench would have brought his hearse-plumed head to the low carlines; at every motion of his colossal limbs, making the low cabin framework to shake, as when an African elephant goes passenger in a ship.
The fibres in the upper and lower layers, are long and horizontal; those of the middle one, very short, and running crosswise between the outside layers.
The wagons were outspanned side by side with a space between them, and into this space the mob of thirty-six oxen was driven and there secured by reims tied crosswise from the front and hind wheels of the wagons.
 
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