Cross

verb
krɔs

Adjective

  • extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

    cross members should be all steel

    Similar:ThwartwiseTransversalTransverse
  • annoyed and irritable

    Similar:Bad-temperedCrabbedCrabbyFussyGrouchy

Noun

  • any affliction that causes great suffering

    that is his cross to bear

    Type of:Affliction
  • (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species

    a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey

    Similar:CrossbreedHybrid
    Type of:BeingOrganism
  • a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

    Type of:Marking
  • (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

    Similar:CrossbreedingCrossingHybridisationHybridizationHybridizing
    Type of:CouplingPairingMating
  • a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry

    Type of:Emblem
  • a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

    Type of:StructureConstruction

Verb

  • breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

    cross a horse and a donkey

    Mendel tried crossbreeding

    Similar:CrossbreedHybridiseHybridizeInterbreed
    Type of:Breed
  • hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

    Similar:BaffleBilkFoilFrustrateQueer
    Type of:PrecludeForbidForeclose
  • fold so as to resemble a cross

    she crossed her legs

    Type of:Fold
  • meet and pass

    the trains crossed

    Type of:Intersect
  • trace a line through or across

    cross your `t'

    Type of:Write
  • meet at a point

    Similar:Intersect
    Type of:MeetSeeEncounter
  • to cover or extend over an area or time period

    Similar:SpanSweepTraverse
    Type of:ContinueExtendCover
  • travel across or pass over

    Type of:Pass

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