a·cros·tic (ə-krô'stĭk, ə-krŏs'tĭk) n.
[French acrostiche, from Old French, from Greek akrostikhis : akron, head, end; see acromegaly + stikhos, line; see steigh- in Indo-European roots.] a·cros'tic adj., a·cros'ti·cal·ly adv. |
| word square n. Games A set of words arranged in a square such that they read the same horizontally and vertically. Also called acrostic. |