In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ACROSS
across, crosswise, crossways
(adverb) transversely; “the marble slabs were cut across”
across
(adverb) to the opposite side; “the football field was 300 feet across”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Preposition
across
To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
(Southern US, African-American Vernacular) across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
At or near the far end of (a space).
Spanning.
Throughout.
So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.
In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.
Adverb
across (not comparable)
From one side to the other.
On the other side.
In a particular direction.
(crosswords) Horizontally.
Noun
across (plural acrosses)
(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.
Anagrams
• Oscars, ROSCAs, Rascos, caross, oscars
Source: Wiktionary
A*cross" (#; 115), prep. Etym: [Pref. a- + cross: cf. F. en croix. See Cross, n.]
Definition: From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river. Dryden. To come across, to come upon or meet incidentally. Freeman.
– To go across the country, to go by a direct course across a region without following the roads.
A*cross", adv.
1. From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across. Shak.
2. Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry. [Obs.] The squint-eyed Pharisees look across at all the actions of Christ. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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