across
Because it is a word with a single syllable, across is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofacross
- (crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.
Example: "I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."
- From one side to the other.
Example: "she helped the blind man across; the river is half a mile across"
- On the other side.
Example: "If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?"
- In a particular direction.
Example: "He leaned across for a book."
- (crosswords) Horizontally.
Example: "I got stuck on 4 across."
- To, toward or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
Example: "Fortunately, there was a bridge across the river."
- On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
Example: "That store is across the street."
- Across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
- From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
Example: "Could you slide that across the table to me, please?"
- At or near the far end of (a space).
- Spanning.
Example: "This poetry speaks across the centuries."
- Throughout.
Example: "All across the country, voters were communicating their representatives."
- So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.
Example: "Lay the top stick across the bottom one."
- In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.
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