"crossword" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɒswɜː(ɹ)d/ Audio: en-us-crossword.ogg [US] Forms: crosswords [plural]
enPR: kros'-werd Etymology: cross + word Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cross|word}} cross + word Head templates: {{en-noun}} crossword (plural crosswords)
  1. (games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word. Categories (topical): Games
    Sense id: en-crossword-en-noun-en:a_word_puzzle Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Topics: games
  2. (informal, by extension) The grid of such a puzzle Tags: broadly, informal
    Sense id: en-crossword-en-noun-YqizViNM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crossword puzzle Derived forms: crossworder, crosswordese, cryptic crossword, two-speed crossword Related terms: acrostic, cruciverbalism, cruciverbalist, cryptic crossword, game, puzzle Translations (word puzzle): blokkiesraaisel (Afrikaans), fjalëkryq [masculine] (Albanian), كَلِمَات مُتَقَاطِعَة (kalimāt mutaqāṭiʕa) (Arabic), խաչբառ (xačʿbaṙ) (Armenian), кроссворд (krossvord) (Bashkir), красво́рд (krasvórd) [masculine] (Belarusian), кръстословица (krǎstoslovica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), mots encreuats [masculine, plural] (Catalan), pulongbay (Cebuano), 填字遊戲 (Chinese Mandarin), 填字游戏 (tiánzì yóuxì) (Chinese Mandarin), 縱橫字謎 (Chinese Mandarin), 纵横字谜 (zònghéng zìmí) (Chinese Mandarin), krossvord (Crimean Tatar), křížovka [feminine] (Czech), krydsordsopgave (Danish), kryds-og-tværsopgave (Danish), kruiswoordraadsel [neuter] (Dutch), kruiswoordpuzzel [masculine] (Dutch), krucvortenigmo (Esperanto), krucvorto (Esperanto), krossorðagáta [feminine] (Faroese), sanaristikko (Finnish), ristisana (Finnish), ristisanatehtävä (Finnish), mots croisés [masculine, plural] (French), grille de mots croisés [feminine] (French), კროსვორდი (ḳrosvordi) (Georgian), Kreuzworträtsel [neuter] (German), σταυρόλεξο (stavrólexo) (Greek), תשבץ (tashbetz) [masculine] (Hebrew), keresztrejtvény (Hungarian), krossgáta [feminine] (Icelandic), teka-teki silang (Indonesian), crosfhocal [masculine] (Irish), cruciverba [masculine] (Italian), parole crociate [feminine, plural] (Italian), クロスワードパズル (kurosuwādo pazuru) (Japanese), 십자말 (sipjamal) (Korean), kryžiažodis (Lithuanian), Krüüzwoortradels [neuter] (Low German), Kräizwuerträtsel [neuter] (Luxembourgish), крстозбор (krstozbor) [masculine] (Macedonian), silang kata (Malay), tisliba [feminine] (Maltese), panga kupu (Maori), mots crouaîsis [Jersey, masculine, plural] (Norman), kryssord (Norwegian), جدول (jadval) (Persian), krzyżówka [feminine] (Polish), palavras cruzadas [feminine, plural] (Portuguese), cuvinte încrucișate [feminine, plural] (Romanian), кроссво́рд (krossvórd) (Russian), крижаљка [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), križaljka [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ukrštenica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), krstoslovnica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), krížovka [feminine] (Slovak), križanka (Slovene), crucigrama [masculine] (Spanish), palabras cruzadas [feminine] (Spanish), korsord [neuter] (Swedish), kryss [neuter] (Swedish), గళ్ళ నుడికట్టు (gaḷḷa nuḍikaṭṭu) (Telugu), పదబంధ ప్రహేళిక (padabandha prahēḷika) (Telugu), kare bulmaca (Turkish), çengel bulmaca (Turkish), çapraz bulmaca (Turkish), кросворд (krosvord) (Ukrainian), croesair [masculine] (Welsh)
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "expansion": "→ Greek: σταυρόλεξο (stavrólexo) (calque)",
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        }
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      "text": "→ Greek: σταυρόλεξο (stavrólexo) (calque)"
    },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: кроссворд (krossvord)"
    }
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            "Fundamental"
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        "(games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word."
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        {
          "ref": "1957, Drum: A magazine of Africa for Africa, page 72",
          "text": "HOW TO ENTER::Fill in the crossword and send it to CROSSWORD No.54, DRUM, 176 Main Street, Johannesburg",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1962, Juan Garcia Hortelano, Summer Storm, page 175",
          "text": "I sat on the bed and began to fill in the crossword.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1967, Pigeon Racing News and Gazette - Volumes 23-24, page 27",
          "text": "All you have to do is fill in the crossword on this page and write your name and address on the coupon in Block Capitals (those written in longhand will not qualify).",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1979, Judith A. Gillespie, An Energy Curriculum for the Elementary Grades - Page 2-45, Indiana Dept. of Commerce Energy Group, page 2-45",
          "text": "They should be able to fill out the crossword using their knowledge from this chapter.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021, Sarah Everett, Some Other Now, page 218",
          "text": "You said you wanted me to fill out the crossword for you!",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021, Sian Phillips, Private Faces and Public Places: The Autobiography",
          "text": "Flair, the butler, drank.[…]On weekdays when we were alone, he would open The Times and fill in the crossword, each clue no sooner read than solved. At weekends he merely read the crossword, then ironed the paper before giving it to Herbie.",
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        "The grid of such a puzzle"
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    },
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    }
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      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "blokkiesraaisel"
    },
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
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        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "roman": "kalimāt mutaqāṭiʕa",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "كَلِمَات مُتَقَاطِعَة"
    },
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      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xačʿbaṙ",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "խաչբառ"
    },
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      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "krossvord",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "кроссворд"
    },
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      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "krasvórd",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "красво́рд"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "krǎstoslovica",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кръстословица"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "mots encreuats"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "pulongbay"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "填字遊戲"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tiánzì yóuxì",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "填字游戏"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "縱橫字謎"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zònghéng zìmí",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "纵横字谜"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "crh",
      "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "krossvord"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "křížovka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "krydsordsopgave"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "kryds-og-tværsopgave"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kruiswoordraadsel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kruiswoordpuzzel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "krucvortenigmo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "krucvorto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "krossorðagáta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "sanaristikko"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "ristisana"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "ristisanatehtävä"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "mots croisés"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "grille de mots croisés"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳrosvordi",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "კროსვორდი"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kreuzworträtsel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "stavrólexo",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "σταυρόλεξο"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tashbetz",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "תשבץ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "keresztrejtvény"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "krossgáta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "teka-teki silang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "crosfhocal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cruciverba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "parole crociate"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kurosuwādo pazuru",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "クロスワードパズル"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sipjamal",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "십자말"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "kryžiažodis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Krüüzwoortradels"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kräizwuerträtsel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "krstozbor",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "крстозбор"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "silang kata"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tisliba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "panga kupu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "mots crouaîsis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "kryssord"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "jadval",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "جدول"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "krzyżówka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "palavras cruzadas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "cuvinte încrucișate"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krossvórd",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "кроссво́рд"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "крижаљка"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "križaljka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ukrštenica"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "krstoslovnica"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "krížovka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "križanka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "crucigrama"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "palabras cruzadas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "korsord"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kryss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "gaḷḷa nuḍikaṭṭu",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "గళ్ళ నుడికట్టు"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "padabandha prahēḷika",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "పదబంధ ప్రహేళిక"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "kare bulmaca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "çengel bulmaca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "çapraz bulmaca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "krosvord",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "кросворд"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "croesair"
    }
  ],
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    "crossword"
  ],
  "word": "crossword"
}
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    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English compound terms",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "crossworder"
    },
    {
      "word": "crosswordese"
    },
    {
      "word": "cryptic crossword"
    },
    {
      "word": "two-speed crossword"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "mots croisés",
            "calq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: mots croisés (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: mots croisés (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "σταυρόλεξο",
            "calq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: σταυρόλεξο (stavrólexo) (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: σταυρόλεξο (stavrólexo) (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "кроссворд",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: кроссворд (krossvord)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: кроссворд (krossvord)"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cross",
        "3": "word"
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "cross + word",
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    {
      "form": "crosswords",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "acrostic"
    },
    {
      "word": "cruciverbalism"
    },
    {
      "word": "cruciverbalist"
    },
    {
      "word": "cryptic crossword"
    },
    {
      "word": "game"
    },
    {
      "word": "puzzle"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Games"
      ],
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        "A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "games",
          "game#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "puzzle",
          "puzzle"
        ],
        [
          "grid",
          "grid"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "puzzles",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:a word puzzle"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "games"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1957, Drum: A magazine of Africa for Africa, page 72",
          "text": "HOW TO ENTER::Fill in the crossword and send it to CROSSWORD No.54, DRUM, 176 Main Street, Johannesburg",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1962, Juan Garcia Hortelano, Summer Storm, page 175",
          "text": "I sat on the bed and began to fill in the crossword.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1967, Pigeon Racing News and Gazette - Volumes 23-24, page 27",
          "text": "All you have to do is fill in the crossword on this page and write your name and address on the coupon in Block Capitals (those written in longhand will not qualify).",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1979, Judith A. Gillespie, An Energy Curriculum for the Elementary Grades - Page 2-45, Indiana Dept. of Commerce Energy Group, page 2-45",
          "text": "They should be able to fill out the crossword using their knowledge from this chapter.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021, Sarah Everett, Some Other Now, page 218",
          "text": "You said you wanted me to fill out the crossword for you!",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021, Sian Phillips, Private Faces and Public Places: The Autobiography",
          "text": "Flair, the butler, drank.[…]On weekdays when we were alone, he would open The Times and fill in the crossword, each clue no sooner read than solved. At weekends he merely read the crossword, then ironed the paper before giving it to Herbie.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The grid of such a puzzle"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, by extension) The grid of such a puzzle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɹɒswɜː(ɹ)d/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-crossword.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/13/En-us-crossword.ogg/En-us-crossword.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/En-us-crossword.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "kros'-werd"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "crossword puzzle"
    }
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "blokkiesraaisel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fjalëkryq"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kalimāt mutaqāṭiʕa",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "كَلِمَات مُتَقَاطِعَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xačʿbaṙ",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "խաչբառ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "krossvord",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "кроссворд"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "krasvórd",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "красво́рд"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "krǎstoslovica",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кръстословица"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "mots encreuats"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "pulongbay"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "填字遊戲"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tiánzì yóuxì",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "填字游戏"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "縱橫字謎"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zònghéng zìmí",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "纵横字谜"
    },
    {
      "code": "crh",
      "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "krossvord"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "křížovka"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "krydsordsopgave"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "kryds-og-tværsopgave"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kruiswoordraadsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kruiswoordpuzzel"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "krucvortenigmo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "krucvorto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "krossorðagáta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "sanaristikko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "ristisana"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "ristisanatehtävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "mots croisés"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "grille de mots croisés"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳrosvordi",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "კროსვორდი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kreuzworträtsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "stavrólexo",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "σταυρόλεξο"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tashbetz",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "תשבץ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "keresztrejtvény"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "krossgáta"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "teka-teki silang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "crosfhocal"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cruciverba"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "parole crociate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kurosuwādo pazuru",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "クロスワードパズル"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sipjamal",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "십자말"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "kryžiažodis"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Krüüzwoortradels"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kräizwuerträtsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "krstozbor",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "крстозбор"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "silang kata"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tisliba"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "panga kupu"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "mots crouaîsis"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "kryssord"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "jadval",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "جدول"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "krzyżówka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "palavras cruzadas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "cuvinte încrucișate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krossvórd",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "кроссво́рд"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "крижаљка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "križaljka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ukrštenica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "krstoslovnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "krížovka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "križanka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "crucigrama"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "palabras cruzadas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "korsord"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kryss"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "gaḷḷa nuḍikaṭṭu",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "గళ్ళ నుడికట్టు"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "padabandha prahēḷika",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "పదబంధ ప్రహేళిక"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "kare bulmaca"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "çengel bulmaca"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "çapraz bulmaca"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "krosvord",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "word": "кросворд"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "word puzzle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "croesair"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "crossword"
  ],
  "word": "crossword"
}

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