cross

Meanings

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

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