crossword
English
noun
Definitions
- (games) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.
Etymology
Compound from English cross (grumpy) + English word.
Origin
English
word
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Einstein cross English
- Korolev cross English
- McWord English
- Wonderword English
- WordNet English
- across English
- afterword English
- anticross English
- arrowword English
- autocross English
- backcross English
- backword English
- bareword English
- baseword English
- becross English
- bookcross English
- buttercross English
- buzzword English
- byword English
- catchword English
- codeword English
- counterword English
- cross English
- cross-handed English
- crossable English
- crossarm English
- crossback English
- crossbeak English
- crossbeam English
- crossbill English
- crossbite English
- crossbones English
- crossbow English
- crossectomy English
- crosser English
- crosseth English
- crosseyed English
- crossfish English
- crossguard English
- crosshair English
- crosshanded English
- crosshead English
- crossish English
- crossless English
- crosslet English
- crosslight English
- crosslike English
- crossline English
- crossling English
- crossly English
- crossness English
- crossnumber English
- crosspatch English
- crosspipe English
- crosspoint English
- crossroad English
- crossrow English
- crosst English
- crosstable English
- crosstrack English
- crosstree English
- crossunder English
- crossvine English
- crosswalk English
- crossway English
- crosswedge English
- crosswire English
- crosswise English
- crossworder English
- crosswordese English
- crosswording English
- crosswordlike English
- crosswordy English
- crosswort English
- doublecross English
- doubleword English
- foreword English
- frankenword English
- fuzzword English
- gainword English
- guideword English
- halfword English
- headword English
- honeyword English
- hotword English
- incross English
- intercross English
- interword English
- joey word English
- keyword English
- kiloword English
- loanword English
- longword English
- megaword English
- metaword English
- midword English
- misword English
- multi-word English
- nameword English
- non-word English
- octoword English
- outcross English
- overcross English
- overword English
- p-word English
- partword English
- password English
- phoneword English
- polyword English
- protoword English
- pseudoword English
- quadword English
- recross English
- reword English
- safe word English
- safeword English
- startword English
- stopword English
- subcross English
- subword English
- syncword English
- testcross English
- uncross English
- uncrossability English
- underword English
- ur-word English
- urword English
- wanderword English
- watchword English
- word English
- word break English
- word-deafness English
- word-hoard English
- word-lover English
- word-perfect English
- word-stock English
- wordable English
- wordage English
- wordaholic English
- wordbook English
- wordbuilding English
- wordcount English
- wordcraft English
- worder English
- wordfact English
- wordfest English
- wordfinal English
- wordfinding English
- wordflow English
- wordform English
- wordful English
- wordhood English
- wordie English
- wordinitial English
- wordish English
- wordlength English
- wordless English
- wordlet English
- wordlike English
- wordline English
- wordlist English
- wordlore English
- wordly English
- wordmaker English
- wordmark English
- wordmeal English
- wordmonger English
- wordness English
- wordnet English
- wordoid English
- wordology English
- wordplay English
- wordpool English
- wordprocess English
- wordscape English
- wordshaping English
- wordship English
- wordsize English
- wordsmith English
- wordsome English
- wordster English
- wordstring English
- wordwise English
- wordy English
- workword English
- autocross Italian
- croix French
- кросс Russian
- кроссворд Russian
- kryss Norwegian Bokmål
- kryssord Norwegian Bokmål
- ord Norwegian Bokmål
- クロス Japanese
- クロスワード Japanese
- ワード Japanese
- kryss Norwegian Nynorsk
- kryssord Norwegian Nynorsk
- ord Norwegian Nynorsk
- cross Middle English
- word Middle English
- kruco Esperanto
- kros Serbo-Croatian
- pulong hinulaman Cebuano
- pulong hinuwaman Cebuano
- vöd Volapük
- kros Tok Pisin
- wod Tok Pisin
- krossvord Crimean Tatar
- kros Pijin
- word Chinese Pidgin English
- word
- cross
- wordy
- byword
- worder
- urword
- reword
- McWord
- crosst
- across
- wordie
- wordly
- p-word
- wordish
- wordage
- ur-word
- crosser
- keyword
- uncross
- misword
- incross
- midword
- crossly
- wordnet
- hotword
- wordlet
- WordNet
- recross
- subword
- wordful
- wordoid
- becross
- wordpool
- backword
- polyword
- codeword
- fuzzword
- wordless
- outcross
- crossway
- bareword
- wordsome
- wordster
- halfword
- buzzword
- gainword
- subcross
- crossbow
- syncword
- safeword
- crosseth
- wordness
- wordship
- wordfact
- megaword
- wordmeal
- workword
- overword
- password
- baseword
- wordable
- headword
- wordlist
- wordflow
- nameword
- kiloword
- wordplay
- wordform
- wordmark
- longword
- wordline
- stopword
- non-word
- wordfest
- crossish
- octoword
- crossrow
- crossarm
- foreword
- loanword
- wordwise
- wordlike
- quadword
- crosslet
- wordbook
- partword
- wordlore
- wordsize
- wordhood
- metaword
- overcross
- anticross
- crossbite
- crossness
- testcross
- afterword
- crosswire
- crossable
- underword
- arrowword
- crossling
- crosshair
- bookcross
- startword
- crossless
- joey word
- crosstree
- backcross
- crossbeam
- wordsmith
- honeyword
- crosswalk
- autocross
- crossline
- wordology
- catchword
- crossvine
- crossback
- crossbill
- crossbeak
- interword
- wordmaker
- crossroad
- crosswise
- wordscape
- guideword
- phoneword
- watchword
- wordfinal
- crosslike
- crosspipe
- crossfish
- safe word
- crosshead
- protoword
- crosseyed
- crosswort
- wordcount
- wordcraft
- crosspoint
- Wonderword
- wanderword
- crosswedge
- word break
- word-stock
- multi-word
- crossguard
- crosslight
- crosspatch
- doubleword
- wordmonger
- wordlength
- crossbones
- wordaholic
- crosstable
- crossunder
- crosswordy
- wordstring
- crosstrack
- word-lover
- intercross
- word-hoard
- pseudoword
- doublecross
- wordinitial
- counterword
- crossectomy
- crossworder
- wordfinding
- wordprocess
- wordshaping
- crosshanded
- frankenword
- crossnumber
- buttercross
- cross-handed
- crosswordese
- wordbuilding
- word-perfect
- crosswording
- Korolev cross
- word-deafness
- crosswordlike
- Einstein cross
- uncrossability