An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
crosswise
(adjective) in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross
crosswise
(adjective) lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; “a crosswise street”; “the crosswise dimension”
across, crosswise, crossways
(adverb) transversely; “the marble slabs were cut across”
crosswise
(adverb) not in the intended manner; “things are going crosswise”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
crosswise (comparative more crosswise, superlative most crosswise)
crossing; lying across
crosswise (comparative more crosswise, superlative most crosswise)
transversely; so as to lie across
Source: Wiktionary
Cross"wise` (-wz`), adv.
Definition: In the form of a cross; across; transversely. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2024
(noun) any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.