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crossnumber

crossnumber noun: a puzzle that resembles a crossword but is to be filled with numbers rather than words, the numbers being clued either arithmetically or by general knowledge (such as the year of a historical event).

Noun

crossnumber (plural crossnumbers)

  1. A puzzle that resembles a crossword but is to be filled with numbers rather than words, the numbers being clued either arithmetically or by general knowledge (such as the year of a historical event).

Forms of crossnumber

pluralcrossnumbers

Origin of crossnumber

From cross + number, modelled on crossword.

Questions about crossnumber

What does crossnumber mean?
Crossnumber means a puzzle that resembles a crossword but is to be filled with numbers rather than words, the numbers being clued either arithmetically or by general knowledge (such as the year of a historical event).
What part of speech is crossnumber?
Crossnumber is a noun.
What is the plural of crossnumber?
The plural of crossnumber is crossnumbers.

Words near crossnumber in the dictionary

  1. crossnational
  2. crossness
  3. crossnesses
  4. Crossno
  5. Crossnos
  6. crossnumber
  7. crossnumbers
  8. crossognathiform
  9. crossognathiforms
  10. Crosson
  11. Crossons

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crossnumber (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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