What does crossways mean?
Crossways means plural of crossway.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
plural of crossway.
I stared and stared again - he was perfectly right - the torches that were to light our entertainment were human mummies from the caves! On rushed the bearers of the flaming corpses, and, meeting at a spot about twenty paces in front of us, built their ghastly burdens crossways into a huge bonfire.
Use crossways when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Crossways means plural of crossway.
Common synonyms include across, crosswise.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I stared and stared again - he was perfectly right - the torches that were to light our entertainment were human mummies from the caves! On rushed the bearers of the flaming corpses, and, meeting at a spot about twenty paces in front of us, built their ghastly burdens crossways into a huge bonfire.
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