crosses

Noun

• a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse
• 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
• (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
• (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
• plural of cross
• plural of crosse

Verb

• 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
• to cover or extend over an area or time period; ,
• meet and pass
• trace a line through or across
• breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
• third-person singular simple present indicative of cross

Synonyms

baffle, bilk, cover, crisscross, cross, Cross, crossbreed, crossbreeding, crosse, crossing, crown of thorns, cut across, cut through, foil, frustrate, get across, get over, hybrid, hybridisation, hybridise, hybridization, hybridize, hybridizing, interbreed, interbreeding, intersect, mark, pass over, queer, scotch, span, spoil, sweep, thwart, track, traverse

Antonyms

uncross