cross-grained Sentence Examples
- The woodworker struggled to plane the cross-grained board due to its irregular texture.
- The artist chose a cross-grained canvas to create a unique texture for their painting.
- The carpenter encountered difficulties when sanding the cross-grained surface of the table.
- The tailor found it challenging to cut fabric along the cross-grained pattern.
- The cross-grained nature of the material made it unsuitable for certain woodworking projects.
- The musician appreciated the cross-grained sound of the vintage guitar.
- Despite its cross-grained texture, the chef managed to tenderize the meat for a flavorful dish.
- The cross-grained texture of the paper provided an interesting backdrop for the artist's sketches.
- The cross-grained appearance of the stone added character to the building's facade.
- The furniture maker carefully selected wood with a cross-grained pattern for a rustic aesthetic.
cross-grained Meaning
cross-grained (s)
difficult to deal with
of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel
Synonyms & Antonyms of cross-grained
Synonyms:
- cross
- snippety
- quarrelsome
- sulky
- prickly
- belligerent
- off-color
- ratty
- argumentative
- snippy
- stuffy
- snarky
- perverse
- scrappy
- bellicose
- fractious
- fretful
- bearish
- combative
- fiery
- snappy
- truculent
- sullen
- contentious
- raspy
- disputatious
- cranky
- tetchy
- short-tempered
- pouty
- crabby
- testy
- quick-tempered
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word cross-grained
difficult to deal with, of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel
waspish, petulant, grouchy, disagreeable, snarly, surly, curmudgeonly, irritable,cantankerous, snappish
sociable, gregarious, sweet, amiable, extroverted, extraverted, agreeable, affable, cordial,friendly
The woodworker struggled to plane the cross-grained board due to its irregular texture.
The artist chose a cross-grained canvas to create a unique texture for their painting.
The carpenter encountered difficulties when sanding the cross-grained surface of the table.
The tailor found it challenging to cut fabric along the cross-grained pattern.
