All crossways synonyms
crossΒ·ways
C c adj crossways
- crosswise β Crosswise means diagonally across something.
- bevel β a surface that meets another at an angle other than a right angle
- oblique β neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
- bias β Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing.
- inclining β an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- angular β Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
- athwart β transversely; from one side to another
- awry β If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
- crisscross β to move or cause to move in a crosswise pattern
- cross β If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- crossing β A crossing is a journey by boat or ship to a place on the other side of a sea, river, or lake.
- diagonally β Mathematics. connecting two nonadjacent angles or vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, as a straight line. extending from one edge of a solid figure to an opposite edge, as a plane.
- over β above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- perpendicular β vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- sideways β with a side foremost.
- thwart β to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- transverse β lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross.
- traverse β to pass or move over, along, or through.
- transversal β transverse.
- aslant β at a slant
- contrariwise β from a contrasting point of view; on the other hand
- horizontally β at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- longways β longwise.
noun crossways
- overpass β a road, pedestrian walkway, railroad, bridge, etc., crossing over some barrier, as another road or walkway.
- crossroad β a road that crosses another road
- junction β an act of joining; combining.
- bridge β A bridge is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other.
- passage β a slow, cadenced trot executed with great elevation of the feet and characterized by a moment of suspension before the feet strike the ground.
- intersection β a place where two or more roads meet, especially when at least one is a major highway; junction.
- interchange β to put each in the place of the other: to interchange pieces of modular furniture.
- network β any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like: a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city.
- screen β a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- traversal β to pass or move over, along, or through.
- grating β a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- loop β a hot bloom of pasty consistency, to be worked under a hammer or in rolls.
- underpass β a passage running underneath, especially a passage for pedestrians or vehicles, or both, crossing under a railroad, road, etc.
- cloverleaf β A cloverleaf is an arrangement of curved roads, resembling a four-leaf clover, that joins two main roads.
- crossway β a junction
- decussation β a decussating or being decussated
- crosswalk β A crosswalk is a place where pedestrians can cross a street and where drivers must stop to let them cross.
- gridiron β a football field.
- circle β A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- crossroads β A crossroads is a place where two roads meet and cross each other.
adjective crossways
- across β If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other.
- angled β set at an angle
- bevelled β If a piece of wood, metal, or glass has bevelled edges, its edges are cut sloping.
- biassed β a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazineβs bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea.
adverb crossways
- obliquely β in an oblique manner or direction.