cross

/krɔs/ verbnounadjective
5 letters1 syllable7 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS16
VERB
1

Meet at a point.

2

Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties.

“cross a horse and a donkey”

“Mendel tried crossbreeding”

3

Fold so as to resemble a cross.

“she crossed her legs”

4

Meet and pass.

“the trains crossed”

5

Trace a line through or across.

“cross your `t'”

6

To cover or extend over an area or time period.

7

Travel across or pass over.

8

Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.

NOUN
1

(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”

2

A representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry.

3

A wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece.

4

Any affliction that causes great suffering.

“that is his cross to bear”

5

A marking that consists of lines that cross each other.

6

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

ADJECTIVE
1

Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis.

“cross members should be all steel”

2

Annoyed and irritable.

WORD FORMS
Related formcrossing
Related formcrossness
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