cross

Plural: crosses

Noun

a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
any affliction that causes great suffering
- "that is his cross to bear"
(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"
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).
Alternative letter-case form of Cross (“the Crucifix, the cross on which Christ was crucified”).
A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross; sign of the cross.
Any representation of the crucifix, as in religious architecture, burial markers, jewelry, etc.
A difficult situation that must be endured.
The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other
An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
A hybrid of any kind.
A hook thrown over the opponent's punch.
A pass in which the ball is kicked from a side of the pitch to a position close to the opponent’s goal.
A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).
A monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross)
A coin stamped with the figure of a cross, or that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general.
Church lands.
A line across or through another line.
An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
A pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle.
Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross.
The thirty-sixth Lenormand card.
A betrayal; dishonest practices, especially deliberately losing a sporting contest.
Crossfire.

Verb

Verb Forms: crossed, crossing, crosses

To go across or intersect; to oppose.
travel across or pass over
meet at a point
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
fold so as to resemble a cross
- "she crossed her legs"
to cover or extend over an area or time period; ,
meet and pass
- "the trains crossed"
trace a line through or across
- "cross your `t'"
breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
- "cross a horse and a donkey"
- "Mendel tried crossbreeding"
To make or form a cross.
To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.
To make or form a cross.
To lay or draw something across, such as a line.
To make or form a cross.
To mark with an X.
To make or form a cross.
To write lines of text at right angles to and over the top of one another in order to save paper.ᵂ
To make or form a cross.
To make the sign of the cross over oneself.
To make or form a cross.
To make the sign of the cross over (something or someone).
To make or form a cross.
To mark a cross against the name of (a student) in the buttery or kitchen, so that they cannot get food there.
To move relatively.
To go from one side of (something) to the other.
To move relatively.
To travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that of another.
To move relatively.
To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time.
To move relatively.
Relative movement by a player or of players.
Of both batsmen, to pass each other when running between the wickets in order to score runs.
To move relatively.
Relative movement by a player or of players.
To pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side.
To move relatively.
Relative movement by a player or of players.
To score a try.
To oppose.
To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.
To oppose.
To interfere and cut off ; to debar.
To oppose.
To conduct a cross examination; to question a hostile witness.
To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.
To stamp or mark (a cheque) in such a way as to prevent it being cashed, thus requiring it to be deposited into a bank account.

Adjective Satellite

extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
- "cross members should be all steel"
annoyed and irritable

Adj

Transverse; lying across the main direction.
Opposite, opposed to.
Opposing, adverse; being contrary to what one would hope or wish for.
Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed.
Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged.
Of the sea, having two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.
Dishonest.

Prep

Across.
The cross product of the previous vector and the following vector.

Adjective

Annoyed or ill-tempered; irritable.

Examples

"You'll rue the day you tried to cross me, Tom Hero!" bellowed the villain.
A quick cross of the road.
At the end of each row were cross benches which linked the rows.
Criminals were commonly executed on a wooden cross.
Cross the box which applies to you.
He crossed the ball into the penalty area.
He had to CROSS his fingers, hoping his word wasn’t challenged.
His actions were perversely cross to his own happiness.
His opponent grew CROSS after yet another of his words was challenged.
It's a cross I must bear.
Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one.
She frowned and crossed her arms.
She made the cross after swearing.
She walked cross the mountains.
She was wearing a cross on her necklace.
Ships crossing from starboard have right-of-way.
The Lorentz force is q times v cross B.
They managed to cross a sheep with a goat.
to cross the letter t
Why did the chicken cross the road?
You need to cross the street at the lights.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cross, cros, from Old English cros (“rood, cross”), from Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin crux (crucī). In this sense displaced native Middle English rode, from Old English rōd (“cross”); see English rood. Compare Welsh croes, Irish crois.
The sense of "two intersecting lines drawn or cut on a surface; two lines intersecting at right angles" without regard to religious signification develops from the late 14th century.
Cognates
*Icelandic kross (“cross”)
*Faroese krossur (“cross”)
*Norwegian Nynorsk kross, kors (“cross”)
*Danish kors (“cross”)
*Swedish kors (“cross”)
*North Frisian kross, korss (“cross”)
*Saterland Frisian Krjuus, Kjus (“cross”)
*West Frisian krús (“cross”)
*Dutch kruis (“cross”)
*German Low German Krüüz (“cross”)
*German Kreuz (“cross”)

Synonyms

bad-tempered, baffle, bilk, cover, crabbed, crabby, crisscross, crossbreed, crossbreeding, crossing, crown of thorns, cut across, cut through, foil, frustrate, fussy, get across, get over, grouchy, grumpy, hybrid, hybridisation, hybridise, hybridization, hybridize, hybridizing, ill-tempered, interbreed, interbreeding, intersect, mark, pass over, queer, scotch, span, spoil, sweep, thwart, thwartwise, track, transversal, transverse, traverse, True Cross, angry, annoyed, antipodal, contrarily, cross-fertilize, crucifix, irritated, opposed, reverse, sign of the cross

Antonyms

uncross

Scrabble Score: 7

cross: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cross: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cross: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

cross: valid Words With Friends Word