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Phrases 55
- fingers crossedhopefully
- crossed the floorsimple past and past participle of cross the floor
- crossed oversimple past and past participle of cross over
- crossed the linesimple past and past participle of cross the line
- crossed the riversimple past and past participle of cross the river
- star-crossedIll-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars”.
- crossed chequeAn ordinary cheque with two transverse lines drawn across it, which have the effect of making it payable only through a banker.
- crossed the aislesimple past and past participle of cross the aisle
- crossed the wiressimple past and past participle of cross the wires
- crossed wiressimple past and past participle of cross wires
- crossed the streamssimple past and past participle of cross the streams
- crossed ladders problemA geometric puzzle involving calculating the width of an alley based on the height at which two ladders cross when propped diagonally across it.
- crossed fingersAlternative spelling of fingers crossed (“hopefully, wishfully”).
- crossed letterA letter written using the method by which text is written in one direction, the paper is then turned ninety degrees, and then additional text is written perpendicularly over the first set, creating a grid; mainly in order to save paper …
- crossed linesituation when portions of a second call are audible to persons on a telephone connection.
- crossed linesplural of crossed line: situation when portions of a second call are audible to persons on a telephone connection.
- crossed outsimple past and past participle of cross out
- double-crossedsimple past and past participle of double-cross
- get one's wires crossedTo get confused or mixed up about another person's intentions; to misunderstand one another.
- crossed swordssimple past and past participle of cross swords
- crossed-eyedAlternative form of cross-eyed: Having both eyes oriented inward, especially involuntarily.
- keep one's fingers crossedTo hope for the best, to show support.
- crossed the Rubiconsimple past and past participle of cross the Rubicon
- crossed lettersplural of crossed letter: A letter written using the method by which text is written in one direction, the paper is then turned ninety degrees, and then additional text is written perpendicularly over the first set, creating a grid; mainly …
- crossed offsimple past and past participle of cross off
Compound words 13
- subcrossedsimple past and past participle of subcross
- crisscrossedMarked by lines crossing in two or more directions.
- anticrossedsimple past and past participle of anticross
- autocrossedsimple past and past participle of autocross
- backcrossedsimple past and past participle of backcross
- bookcrossedsimple past and past participle of bookcross
- countercrossedsimple past and past participle of countercross
- doublecrossedsimple past and past participle of doublecross
- intercrossedsimple past and past participle of intercross
- outcrossedsimple past and past participle of outcross