Across

Pronunciation

 * ,, often
 * ,, often

Preposition

 * 1) To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
 * 2) On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
 * 3)  On the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
 * 4) From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
 * 5) At or near the far end of (a space).
 * 6) Bridging a gap
 * 7) Lying perpendicular relative to.

Adverb

 * 1) From one side to the other.
 * 2) On the other side.
 * If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?.
 * 1) In a particular direction.
 * He leaned across for a book.
 * 1)  Horizontally.
 * I got stuck on 4 across.

Noun

 * 1)  A clue whose solution runs horizontally in the grid.
 * I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down.

Related terms

 * cross

Derived terms

 * across-the-board
 * come across
 * cut across
 * get across
 * go across


 * look across
 * put across
 * put one across
 * run across

Thesaurus
across the grain; against; astraddle; astride; athwart; athwartships; bendwise; beyond; bias; biased; biaswise; catercorner; catercornered; confronting; contrariwise; contrawise; crisscross; cross; cross-grained; crossway; crossways; crosswise; diagonal; facing; fronting; horseback; in front of; in opposition to; kittycorner; oblique; obliquely; on; on horseback; over against; overthwart; past; sideways; sidewise; slant; straddle; straddle-legged; straddleback; thwart; thwartly; thwartways; toward; transversal; transverse; transversely; traverse; versus