Crossword Path

Find words for crosswords, Scrabble and word games

Word entry · 6 letters

across

Best crossword clue

"Opposite-side direction"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /əˈkɹɒs/Part of speech adverbSorted acorssStarts with AEnds with S1 cluesVery common crossword word
1A2C3R4O5S6S

Definitions

  1. From one side to the other; on the opposite side.

Word origin

From Middle English acros, from early Middle English a-croiz, a-creoyz, from Anglo-Norman an (“in, on”) + croiz (“in the form of a cross”). More at cross. By surface analysis, a- + cross.

Used in a sentence

  • We rowed across the river.
  • Fortunately, there was a bridge across the river.
  • He came across the street to meet me.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Opposite-side direction6 letters

Not quite right?

"Search similar patterns."

A_____

Related words