According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
CRISSCROSSED
crisscross, crisscrossed
(adjective) marked with crossing lines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
crisscrossed (comparative more crisscrossed, superlative most crisscrossed)
Marked by lines crossing in two or more directions.
Verb
crisscrossed
simple past tense and past participle of crisscross
Source: Wiktionary
CRISSCROSS
Criss"cross` (krs"krs`; 115), n. Etym: [A corruption of Christcross.]
1. A mark or cross, as the signature of a person who is unable to write.
2. A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross.
Criss"cross`, v. t.
Definition: To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with red marks.
Criss"cross` (krs"krs`;115), adv.
1. In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else; crossing one another at various angles and in various ways. Logs and tree luing crisscross in utter confusion. W. E. Boardman.
2. With opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes; contrarily; as, things go crisscross.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
12 January 2025
HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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