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across
a·cross / əˈkrôs; əˈkräs/ • prep. & adv. from one side to the other of (something): ∎ expressing movement over a place or region: I ran across the street [as adv.] he had swum across. ∎ expressing position or orientation: the bridge across the river| [as adv.] he looked across at me. ∎ [as adv.] used with an expression of measurement: can grow to 4 feet across. ∎ [as adv.] with reference to a crossword puzzle answer that reads horizontally: 19 across. PHRASES: across from opposite: she sat across from me. across the board applying to all: the cutbacks might be across the board. ∎ (in horse racing) denoting a bet in which equal amounts are staked on the same horse to win, place, or show in a race. |
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"across." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "across." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-across.html "across." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-across.html |
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across adv. in the form of a cross, crosswise XIII; transversely, from side to side XVI; prep. XVI. ME. a cr(e)oiz, o cros (XIII), later acros, acrosse (XIV), also in or on crosse (XV–XVI) — OF. en croiz; later assim. to native formations in A-1 and the sb. CROSS.
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T. F. HOAD. "across." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "across." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-across.html T. F. HOAD. "across." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-across.html |
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•across, boss, Bros, cos, cross, crosse, doss, dross, emboss, en brosse, floss, fosse, gloss, Goss, joss, Kos, lacrosse, loss, moss, MS-DOS, Ross, toss
•Laos
•Áyios Nikólaos, chaos
•Eos • Helios
•Chios, Khíos
•Lesbos • straw boss • Phobos • rooibos
•extrados • kudos • reredos • intrados
•Calvados • Argos • Lagos • logos
•Marcos • telos
•Delos, Melos
•Byblos • candyfloss
•tholos, Vólos
•bugloss • omphalos • Pátmos
•Amos, Deimos, Sámos
•Demos • peatmoss • cosmos • Los Alamos • Lemnos • Hypnos • Minos
•Mykonos • tripos • topos • Atropos
•Ballesteros, pharos, Saros
•Imbros • criss-cross • rallycross • Eros
•albatross • monopteros • Dos Passos
•Náxos • Hyksos • Knossos • Santos
•benthos
•bathos, pathos
•ethos • Kórinthos
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"across." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "across." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-across.html "across." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-across.html |
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