Hyphenation of crisscross

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word crisscross? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

criss-cross

Definitions of crisscross:

1.	A marking that consists of lines that cross each other
2.	Cross in a pattern, often random
3.	Mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines Wrinkles crisscrossed her face
4.	Mark with a pattern of crossing lines Crisscross the sheet of paper
5.	Marked with crossing lines
6.	Crossing one another in opposite directions

Synonyms of crisscross:

adj	crisscrossed, reticulate, reticulated, reticular
noun	cross, mark, marking
verb	traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
verb	line
verb	mark

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.