Hyphenation of CROSS

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CROSS

Definitions of CROSS:

1.
A wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
2.
A marking that consists of lines that cross each other
3.
A representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified
Used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
4.
Any affliction that causes great suffering
That is his cross to bear He bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns
5.
(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
6.
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
7.
Travel across or pass over
The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
8.
Meet at a point
9.
Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge Foil your opponent
10.
Fold so as to resemble a cross
She crossed her legs
11.
To cover or extend over an area or time period
Rivers traverse the valley floor
12.
The parking lot spans 3 acres
The novel spans three centuries
13.
Meet and pass
The trains crossed
14.
Trace a line through or across
Cross your `t'
15.
Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
Cross a horse and a donkey Mendel tried crossbreeding These species do not interbreed
16.
Extending or lying across
In a crosswise direction At right angles to the long axis Cross members should be all steel From the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully Transversal vibrations Transverse colon
17.
Annoyed and irritable

Synonyms of CROSS:

adj transverse, transversal, thwartwise, crosswise
adj crabbed, crabby, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, ill-natured
noun structure, construction
noun crisscross, mark, marking
noun emblem
nouncrown of thorns, affliction
noun hybrid, crossbreed, organism, being
noun hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, interbreeding, hybridizing, coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
verb traverse, track, cover, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across, pass, go through, go across
verb intersect, meet, ran into, encounter, run across, come across, see
verb thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, frustrate, baffle, bilk, prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid, double cross
verb fold, fold up, turn up
verb traverse, span, sweep, cover, extend
verb intersect
verb write
verb crossbreed, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed, breed

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