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quer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • across prep From one side of something to the other.
  • askance adv With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
  • askew adj Not straight; tilted or crooked to one side.
  • athwart adv From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
  • cross noun A shape formed by two intersecting lines, or an upright post with a crossbar, especially as a religious symbol.
  • crosswise adv transversely; so as to lie across
  • oblong adj Having a length and width that are different; not square or circular.

Senses

quer is used for these senses in English:

  • across From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
  • askance Sideways; obliquely.
  • askew Turned or twisted to one side.
  • athwart From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
  • cross Transverse; lying across the main direction.
  • crosswise transversely; so as to lie across
  • oblong (bookmaking) Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.

across — full definition

  1. prep From one side of something to the other.
  2. prep On the opposite side of.
  3. adv From one side to the other; to the opposite side.

askance — full definition

  1. adv With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
  2. adv Sideways; obliquely.

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