crosshead
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.48 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Large text, like a headline but typically drawn from the article, placed partway through the article to break it up visually.
noun
A screw with a cross-shaped indentation for gripping and turning, as opposed to a flathead.
Example Sentences
- "All the Connor characteristics are seen in this locomotive: sharply inclined cylinders let into the side framing, which was slotted to expose the crosshead; […]."
- "Other bits of furniture include [...] the crosshead, a short heading between paragraphs that breaks up a long piece."
- "The screws were crossheads and the screwdriver was slightly too large for them, so he had to hold it at an angle."