CROSS

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

  synonyms : crossbreeding , crossing , hybridisation , hybridization , hybridizing , interbreeding

  The cross of the two species was successful. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) (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"

  synonyms : crossbreed , hybrid

• (noun) a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry

  The cross is a sacred symbol for the Christians. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

  There was a huge wooden cross in his yard. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

  synonyms : crisscross , mark

  She put a cross on the door using a piece of chalk. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) any affliction that causes great suffering

  "that is his cross to bear", "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"

  synonyms : crown of thorns

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : crossbreed , hybridise , hybridize , interbreed

• (verb) trace a line through or across

  "cross your `t'"

  She was asked to cross the answer and write a new one. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) travel across or pass over

  "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

  synonyms : cover , cut across , cut through , get across , get over , pass over , track , traverse

• (verb) meet and pass

  "the trains crossed"

• (verb) fold so as to resemble a cross

  "she crossed her legs"

• (verb) meet at a point

  synonyms : intersect

  Their paths crossed when they were in Chicago. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

  "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge", "foil your opponent"

  synonyms : baffle , bilk , foil , frustrate , queer , scotch , spoil , thwart

  last summer the children did everything they could to baffle their mother's plans for summer classes for them. -added by diviya_inlas

  you had to come along just then to bilk all those well laid plans of ours. -added by diviya_inlas

• (verb) to cover or extend over an area or time period

  "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres", "The novel spans three centuries"

  synonyms : span , sweep , traverse

• (adj.) annoyed and irritable

  synonyms : bad-tempered , crabbed , crabby , fussy , grouchy , grumpy , ill-tempered

  She was being very cross to him. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) 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"

  synonyms : thwartwise , transversal , transverse

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