Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross lots

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: cross lots
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Across the fields; by way of a shortcut.

Example Sentences

""I didn't see Crosby go by, did you?"¶ "He'd have had to foot it by the path 'cross-lots," replied Ezra, gravely, from the doorstep. "He's sold his hoss.""

Inflected Forms

across lots (alternative)

Phrases

across country

Frequently Paired Words

across country

Questions

What does cross lots mean?: Across the fields; by way of a shortcut.

How to pronounce cross lots

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