Definition of acerosa
1. across [ p ] preposition, from the exterior the interior to the exterior in a countinuous path
Synonyms across through2. across [ r ] to the opposite side
Examples:
"the football field was 300 feet across"
(Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)
We walked down the Rue_de_L_'_Arcade , thence along beside the Madeleine and across to a sidewalk cafe opposite that church .
(Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)
Where across the street ?
(Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)
Aside from the fact that business was slow this time_of_year and his one salesgirl was not the most enterprising , Mr._Phillips had no worries at_all , and he said as much to Gun_Matson , who sat across from him in civilian clothes , on a Jiffy-Couch-a-Bed , mauve velour , $ 79.89 nothing down special !
(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)
They followed him into the rain and across to the squat stone building fifty feet to the rear .
Synonyms across3. across [ r ] in such a manner as to be understood and accepted
Examples:
"she cannot get her ideas across"
(Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)
Wide windows with many small leaded panes swept across the upper stories .
Synonyms over across4. across [ r ] transversely
Examples:
"the marble slabs were cut across"
(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)
Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing , i._e. , after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner , they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written .
Synonyms across crossways crosswise5. across [ p ] preposition, in or toward the other side in a countinuous path
Synonyms beyond on_the_other_side_of over across6. across [ a ] placed crosswise
Examples:
"spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers"
"crossed forks"
"seated with arms across"
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