English Online Dictionary. What means crossword? What does crossword mean?
English
Etymology
From cross + word.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɹɒswɜː(ɹ)d/
- enPR: kros'-werd
Noun
crossword (plural crosswords)
- (games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.
- (informal, by extension) The grid of such a puzzle
Synonyms
- crossword puzzle
Derived terms
Descendants
- → French: mots croisés (calque)
- → Greek: σταυρόλεξο (stavrólexo) (calque)
- → Russian: кроссворд (krossvord)
Translations
See also
- acrostic
- cruciverbalism
- cruciverbalist
- cryptic crossword
- game
- puzzle