uncrossed
adjective
uk/ˌʌnˈkrɒst/us/ˌʌnˈkrɑːst/uncrossedadjective(PART OF BODY)
If someone'sarms,fingers, orlegsare uncrossed, they are not in apositionwhere onearm, etc. isplacedover the other one:
In aninterviewsituation,leanforwardslightly, withyourhandsopen, andarmsandlegsuncrossed.
Herarmswere uncrossed and herhandsrestedon herhips.
uncrossedadjective(CHEQUE)
finance and economicsUKspecialized
(of acheque) not having twolinesdrawnacrossit to show that it must bepaidinto abankaccount:
Nocompensationwill bepaidforlostpackagescontainingmoneyor uncrossedcheques.
Ireceivedan uncrossedbenefitchequefor just under £200.
Payment methods
- anti-kickback
- ATM card
- automatic withdrawal
- bad cheque
- baksheesh
- cashback
- chip
- commission
- legal tender
- liquefy
- liquid
- loyalty card
- monometallic
- non-cash
- non-monetary
- non-money
- non-paying
- per calendar month
- whip-round
uncrossedadjective(NO LINE)
not having alinedrawnthrough it:
Theaddresswas still in mynotebook, uncrossedout.
In her writing all the i's were undotted and all the t's uncrossed.
Describing handwriting & print
- asemic
- chicken scratch
- crabbed
- crossed
- handwritten
- illegibility
- illegible
- illegibly
- indecipherable
- joined up
- legibility
- legible
- legibly
- non-character
- pencilled
- scratching
- spidery
- typewritten
- writing
- written
uncrossedadjective(NO PATH/WAY)
not having a way orpathor wayacross:
Thehillsidewas uncrossed by anyrightsof way.
At thattimethelakewas uncrossed bybridgesortunnelsand was a moreformidablebarrierthan it is now.
Crossing and moving through
- bash through (something)
- break
- break throughsomething
- criss-cross
- cross
- crossed
- cut
- cut acrosssomething
- ford
- penetrate
- penetration
- penetrative
- percolate
- pierce
- plough
- scythe
- straddle
- thread
- transit
- traverse
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