cross | English to English Dictionary

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cross

(kr/O/s )

Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting.(adjective)

source: webster1913

a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
crisscross, mark

source: wordnet30
a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
any affliction that causes great suffering(noun.state)

Example:
That is his cross to bear.

Synonym:
crown of thorns

source: wordnet30
(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(noun.animal)

Example:
A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey.

Synonym:
crossbreed, hybrid

source: wordnet30
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids(noun.act)

Synonym:
crossbreeding, crossing, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding

source: wordnet30
A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below the upper end of the upright, or as an X. It was anciently used in the execution of criminals.(noun)

source: webster1913

travel across or pass over(verb.motion)

Synonym:
cover, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track, traverse

source: wordnet30
meet at a point(verb.motion)

Synonym:
intersect

source: wordnet30
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of(verb.social)

Synonym:
baffle, bilk, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart

source: wordnet30
fold so as to resemble a cross(verb.motion)

Example:
She crossed her legs.

Antonym:
uncross

source: wordnet30
to cover or extend over an area or time period(verb.stative)

Synonym:
span, sweep, traverse

source: wordnet30
meet and pass(verb.motion)

Example:
The trains crossed.

source: wordnet30
trace a line through or across(verb.creation)

Example:
Cross your `t'.

source: wordnet30
breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties(verb.contact)

Example:
Cross a horse and a donkey.
Mendel tried crossbreeding.

Synonym:
crossbreed, hybridise, hybridize, interbreed

source: wordnet30
To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to cross the arms.(verb)

source: webster1913
To lie or be athwart.(verb)

source: webster1913