Definition of across

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Across (adv.) From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across..

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Aboard :: Aboard (prep.) Across; athwart.
Varix :: Varix (n.) One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending across each of the whorls of certain univalve shells.
Culmination :: Culmination (n.) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavently body; passage across the meridian; transit.
Cross-birth :: Cross-birth (n.) Any preternatural labor, in which the body of the child lies across the pelvis of the mother, so that the shoulder, arm, or trunk is the part first presented at the mouth of the uterus..
Futtock :: Futtock (n.) One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel; one of the crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel.
Tunnel :: Tunnel (n. .) A level passage driven across the measures, or at right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; -- distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led along the vein when reached by the tunnel..
Crosscut :: Crosscut (n.) A short cut across; a path shorter than by the high road.
Overland :: Overland (adv.) By, upon, or across, land..
Groin :: Groin (n.) A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle.
Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the letter t..
Traverse :: Traverse (adv.) Athwart; across; crosswise.
Saddled :: Saddled (a.) Having a broad patch of color across the back, like a saddle; saddle-backed..
Overlay :: Overlay (v. t.) To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon..
Breastsummer :: Breastsummer (n.) A summer or girder extending across a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; -- used principally above shop windows..
Travers :: Travers (a.) Across; athwart.
Overthwart :: Overthwart (adv.) Across; crosswise; transversely.
Zamang :: Zamang (n.) An immense leguminous tree (Pithecolobium Saman) of Venezuela. Its branches form a hemispherical mass, often one hundred and eighty feet across. The sweet pulpy pods are used commonly for feeding cattle. Also called rain tree..
Athwart :: Athwart (prep.) Across; from side to side of.
Override :: Override (v. t.) To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.
Scratch :: Scratch (n.) A line across the prize ring; up to which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence, test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the scratch; to come up to the scratch..
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