marking vs crisscross

marking and crisscross both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
marking	Yes	No	No	No
crisscross	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

As nouns, crisscross is a hyponym of marking; that is, crisscross is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than marking:

Other hyponyms of marking include blaze, cross, mark, eyespot, ocellus, shading, dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot, bar, streak, stripe.

marking (noun)	crisscross (noun)
evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score	a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
the act of making a visible mark on a surface
a pattern of marks
a distinguishing symbol

marking (adjective)	crisscross (adjective)
	marked with crossing lines

marking (verb)	crisscross (verb)
	mark with a pattern of crossing lines
	mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines
	cross in a pattern, often random

marking (adverb)	crisscross (adverb)
	crossing one another in opposite directions