- Types Of Speech
- You can use across as a article or as a adverb in a sentence.
- About Across
- A 2 syllables article and 6 letters with the letters a, c, o, r, and s, 4 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters ro. Across starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters a, ac, acr, acro, acros, and the ending characters are s, ss, oss, ross, cross, . Across is also a double consonant (ss) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- Placed crosswise; "spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers"; "crossed forks"; "seated with arms across"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Across is set as a grade four word that starts with a, ends with s, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 6 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is across a scrabble word? A 8 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Across in Pig Latin is said as "acrossay or acrossway".
- Unigram
- a | c | r | o | s | s
- Bigram
- ac | cr | ro | os | ss
- Trigram
- acr | cro | ros | oss
- Quadrigram
- acro | cros | ross
- Word Gram
- Article Examples
- placed crosswise;
"spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers";
"crossed forks";
"seated with arms across"
- Adverb Examples
- transversely;
"the marble slabs were cut across" - to the opposite side;
"the football field was 300 feet across" - in such a manner as to be understood and accepted;
"she cannot get her ideas across"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdominal External Oblique Muscle | |
| Across | placed crosswise "spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers" "crossed forks" "seated with arms across" |
| Across The Grain | |
| Against | |
| Aslant | having an oblique or slanted direction |
| Astraddle | with one leg on each side "she sat astride the chair" |
| Astride | with one leg on each side "she sat astride the chair" |
| Athwart | at an oblique angle "the sun shone aslant into his face" |
| Athwartships | |
| Bendwise |
View all cognitive synonyms for Across
| Antonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Uncrossed | not crossed "sitting primly with uncrossed legs" |
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Across | placed crosswise "spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers" "crossed forks" "seated with arms across" |
| Crossa | |
| Oscars |
View English words with the unique letters used in across. Words With The Letters Acors
| Similar Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cross Town | n/a |
| Crosstown | going or extending across a town or city; "the crosstown bus"; "crosstown traffic" |
| Decussate | cross or intersect so as to form a cross; "this nerve decussates the other"; "the fibers decussate" |
| Intersectant | crossed or intersected in the form of an X |
| Intersecting | crossed or intersected in the form of an X |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castor (6 letters) | 8 | 9 | actors | ||
| Cryostat (8 letters) | 13 +5 | 13 +4 | cryostat | ||
| Crossway (8 letters) | 16 +8 | 16 +7 | crossway | ||
| Surcoat (7 letters) | 9 +1 | 11 +2 | surcoat | ||
| Oscar (5 letters) | 7 | 8 | oscar | ||
| Castrato (8 letters) | 10 +2 | 11 +2 | castrato | ||
| Co Star (7 letters) | |||||
| Caruso (6 letters) | 8 | 10 +1 | acorus | ||
| Castro (6 letters) | 8 | 9 | actors | ||
| Acorus (6 letters) | 8 | 10 +1 | acorus | ||
| Raucous (7 letters) | 9 +1 | 12 +3 | raucous | ||
| Across (6 letters) | 8 | 9 | across | ||
| Crossa (6 letters) | 8 | 9 | across | ||
| Actors (6 letters) | 8 | 9 | actors | ||
| Asroc (5 letters) | 7 | 8 | oscar | ||
| Oscars (6 letters) | 8 | 9 | across |
Across Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With A
- Ends With S
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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