CROSSGRAINED

Meaning of CROSSGRAINED in English

adj perverse; untractable; contrary.

2. crossgrained ·adj having the grain or fibers run diagonally, or more or less transversely an irregularly, so as to interfere with splitting or planing.

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CROSSGRAINED — (a.) Perverse; untractable; contrary.
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CROSSGRAINED — (a.) Having the grain or fibers run diagonally, or more or less transversely an irregularly, so as to interfere with …
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CROSSGRAINED — ( a. ) Perverse; untractable; contrary.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CROSSGRAINED — ( a. ) Having the grain or fibers run diagonally, or more or less transversely an irregularly, so as to …
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CROSSGRAINED WOOD — древесина с наклоном, свилеватая древесина
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UGLY — (superl.) Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly.
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TUPELO — (n.) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The …
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THWART — (a.) Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.
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KNURL — (n.) One who, or that which, is crossgrained.
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KNURL — (n.) A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
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GNARLY — (a.) Full of knots; knotty; twisted; crossgrained.
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GNARLED — (a.) Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained.
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UGLY — ( superl. ) Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TUPELO — ( n. ) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — ( a. ) Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.
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KNURL — ( n. ) One who, or that which, is crossgrained.
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KNURL — ( n. ) A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
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GNARLY — ( a. ) Full of knots; knotty; twisted; crossgrained.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GNARLED — ( a. ) Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UGLY — vt to make ugly. 2. ugly ·noun a shade for the face, projecting from the bonnet. 3. ugly ·superl ill-natured; …
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TUPELO — noun a north american tree (nyssa multiflora) of the dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. the …
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THWART — prep across; athwart. 2. thwart ·adj fig.: perverse; crossgrained. 3. thwart ·adj thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart. 4. thwart ·vi to …
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KNURL
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GNARLY — adj full of knots; knotty; twisted; crossgrained.
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GNARLED — impf & ·p.p. of gnarl. 2. gnarled ·adj knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained.
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STIFF-NECKED — a. Stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, dogged, mulish, headstrong, contumacious, crossgrained, unruly, intractable.
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