Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crossed

/kɹɔst/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: crossed
IPA: /kɹɔst/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of cross

adj

Marked by a line drawn crosswise, often denoting cancellation.

adj

adj

adj

Having a cross placed on it, or (with respect to the arms of a cross) having a bar placed crosswise over (an existing bar) so as to form a cross.

adj

Slang

Example Sentences

"crossed legs"
"In certain popular heraldic works the crest assigned to the surname "Archer," in Ireland, is "a mound azure banded and crossed or," whereas there is no instance of the Archers of Kilkenny - probably the earliest of the name […]"
"Quarterly gu. and az. a royal orb arg. banded and crossed or. Sweden; granted 1751. Gilbert UNIVERSAL, Bishop of London 1128-34."
"Gules, a cross potent crossed or. CHADERTON, Chester 1579; Lincoln 1595."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɹɔst/
British English: /kɹɒst/

Usage

Slang

Derived Forms

uncrossed

Phrases

crossed cheque crossed-eyed crossed fingers crossed ladders problem crossed letter crossed line crossed loop sensor crossed wires

Rhymes With

lost low-cost frost exhaust tossed criss-crossed embossed aust glossed lacoste defrost accost

Questions

How do you pronounce crossed?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹɔst/.
What does crossed mean?: simple past and past participle of cross

How to pronounce crossed

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