Definition of across

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

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Crosswise :: Crosswise (adv.) In the form of a cross; across; transversely.
Sea Devil :: Sea devil () Any very large ray, especially any species of the genus Manta or Cepholoptera, some of which become more than twenty feet across and weigh several tons. See also Ox ray, under Ox..
Scratch :: Scratch (v. t.) To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws, the nails, a pin, or the like..
Transflux :: Transflux (n.) A flowing through, across, or beyond..
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..
"""cover-point " :: Cover-point (n.) The fielder in the games of cricket and lacrosse who supports point..
Mill :: Mill (n.) To make a raised border around the edges of, or to cut fine grooves or indentations across the edges of, as of a coin, or a screw head; also, to stamp in a coining press; to coin..
Traject :: Traject (v. t.) A place for passing across; a passage; a ferry.
Across :: Across (n.) From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river..
Voyageur :: Voyageur (n.) A traveler; -- applied in Canada to a man employed by the fur companies in transporting goods by the rivers and across the land, to and from the remote stations in the Northwest..
Bar :: Bar (n.) A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures, and are themselves called measures..
Thwart :: Thwart (prep.) Across; athwart.
Filar :: Filar (a.) Of or pertaining to a thread or line; characterized by threads stretched across the field of view; as, a filar microscope; a filar micrometer..
Coffer :: Coffer (n.) A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it by a raking fire..
Riffle :: Riffle (n.) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called ripple..
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..
Shove :: Shove (v. t.) To drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; to push; especially, to push (a body) so as to make it move along the surface of another body; as, to shove a boat on the water; to shove a table across the floor..
Transverse :: Transverse (a.) Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; -- often opposed to longitudinal..
Stretch :: Stretch (v. i.) To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles..
Traject :: Traject (v. t.) To throw or cast through, over, or across; as, to traject the sun's light through three or more cross prisms..
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