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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
tr
vuhrs
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| inflections: |
traverses, traversing, traversed |
| definition 1: |
to go over, along, or through; cover or cross.
We traversed the county in one day.The terrain was rough and we traversed only ten miles.- synonyms:
- cover, cross, pass, range, track, travel
- similar words:
- negotiate, ride, tour, wander
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| definition 2: |
to go back and forth over or along; cross and recross.
We traversed the stream as it meandered through the valley.- synonyms:
- crisscross
- similar words:
- crosscut, pace, retrace, travel
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| definition 3: |
to reach across; span, as a bridge.
- synonyms:
- bridge, cross, span
- similar words:
- bisect, crisscross, extend, intersect, overlie, stretch
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| definition 4: |
in skiing or climbing, to descend or ascend (a mountain or hill) at an angle instead of straight up or down.
- synonyms:
- angle
- similar words:
- crisscross, crosscut, slant
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| related words: |
course, cut, log, pierce, skip, stroll, voyage, walk |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
tr
vuhrs
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| definition 1: |
to go along, over, or to and fro; cross or recross a route or place.
- synonyms:
- cross
- similar words:
- pass, range, tour, track, travel
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| definition 2: |
to move across the face of a hill or mountain, as in skiing or climbing.
- synonyms:
- cross, cut
- similar words:
- angle, crisscross
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| related words: |
run, trek |
adverb + (v.)traverse
easily, rarely, successfully, twice
(v.)traverse
+ adverb
across, afar, along, heavily, potentially
(v.)traverse
+ noun
barrier,
basin,
bay,
boundary,
canal,
canyon,
cart,
cavity,
city,
cliff,
cluster,
coast,
continent,
corridor,
creek,
darkness,
desert,
distance,
divide,
dune,
earth,
expanse,
field,
forest,
gap,
glacier,
globe,
gorge,
gravel,
ground,
hallway,
heaven,
highway,
hillside,
land,
landscape,
lava,
layer,
length,
link,
marsh,
meadow,
mountain,
obstacle,
ocean,
parking,
pass,
passage,
peak,
peninsula,
pitch,
plain,
plateau,
region,
sand,
sea,
southeast,
space,
span,
spectrum,
staircase,
stream,
stretch,
swamp,
switchback,
talus,
terrain,
track,
tunnel,
valley,
width,
wilderness,
wormhole,
yard,
zone
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
trae
vrs
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| definition 1: |
the act of crossing, or a route that is crossed.
- synonyms:
- crossing, intersection
- similar words:
- crosscut, diagonal
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| definition 2: |
a zigzag or lateral movement or route, as in the tacking of a sailboat or the descent of a skier.
- synonyms:
- zigzag
- similar words:
- crosscut, tack
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| definition 3: |
a crosspiece or other transverse line, structural member, embankment, or the like.
- synonyms:
- crossbar, crosspiece
- similar words:
- crossbeam, transom
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| related words: |
bent, passage |
adjective + (n.)traverse
easy, exposed, high, long, rapid, short, steep, uphill
verb + (n.)traverse
catch, continue, lead, require
noun + (n.)traverse
fall, foot, hill, line, mile, move, range, rate, ridge, rock, ski, skier, slope
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
trae
vrs
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| definition 1: |
extending across; transverse.
- synonyms:
- cross, thwart, transversal, transverse
- similar words:
- horizontal
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| definition 2: |
of or pertaining to the equipment, installation, or operation of drapes that can be drawn shut by cords.
a traverse rod- similar words:
- moving
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| derivations: |
traversable (adj.), traversal (n.), traverser (n.) |
The word traverse
contains the following parts:
tra-, trans-
Latin
prefix
that means across, over, to the other side
  Example words:
intransigent, intransitive, neurotransmitter, traduce, trajectory, transact, transatlantic, transceiver, transcend, transcendent, transcribe, transcript, transect, transept, transfer, transfigure, transfix, transform, transfuse, transgress, transient, transit, transition, transitive, translate, transliterate, translucent, transmissible, transmit, transmute, transonic, transparent, transpire, transplant, transport, transpose, transsexual, transuranic, transverse, transvestite, traverse
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
Example words:
adversary, adversative, adverse, adversity, advert, advertent, advertise, advertisement, animadversion, animadvert, anniversary, averse, aversion, avert, controversial, controversy, controvert, conversable, conversant, conversation, converse1, convert, converter, convertible, covert, divers, diverse, diversify, diversion, diversity, divert, divorce, eversion, evert, extraversion, extroversion, extrovert, inadvertence, inadvertent, intervertebral, introversion, introvert, inverse, inversion, invert, invertebrate, inverter, irreversible, malversation, obverse, perverse, perversion, perversity, pervert, reconvert, revers, reversal, reverse, reversible, reversion, revert, subversion, subvert, tergiversate, transversal, transverse, traverse, universalism, universality, universe, university, versatile, versatility, verse, versicle, version, verso, versus, vertebral, vertebrate, vertex, vertical, verticil, vertiginous, vice versa, vortex
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