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cross(noun, verb, adjective, travel, upright)
10
transversal(adjective, horizontal, crosswise)
9
crosswise(adjective, adverb, horizontal, oblique, slanting)
8
oblique(adjective, irregular, crooked, inclined, slanting)
7
diagonal(adjective, irregular, crooked, inclined, oblique)
7
traverse(verb, adjective, cross, travel, horizontal)
6
beam(noun, beam, shaft, timber, strut)
6
thwart(verb, adjective, travel, horizontal)
5
athwart(adjective, cross, upright, over, vertical)
5
crossing(adjective, horizontal, crossing)
4
rafter(noun, beam, shaft, pole, pillar)
4
thwartwise
4
transversely
3
across(adjective, cross, upright, over, horizontal)
3
crosscut
3
crossed
3
crossways(adjective, cross, over, oblique, angular)
3
intersect(verb, cross, negotiate, traverse, span)
3
joist(noun, beam, shaft, pole, pillar)
3
obliquely
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