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cross
  1. 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.
  2. (heraldry) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
  3. A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).
  4. (usually with the) The cross on which Christ was crucified.
  5. (Christianity) A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross.
  6. (Christianity) A modified representation of the crucifixion stake, worn as jewellery or displayed as a symbol of religious devotion.
  7. (figurative, from Christ's bearing of the cross) A difficult situation that must be endured.
  8. The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other
  9. (biology) An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
  10. (by extension) A hybrid of any kind.
  11. (boxing) A hook thrown over the opponent's punch.
  12. (soccer) A pass in which the ball travels from by one touchline across the pitch.
  13. A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).
  14. A monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross)
  15. (obsolete) 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.
  16. (obsolete, Ireland) Church lands.
  17. A line drawn across or through another line.
  18. (surveying) An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
  19. A pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle.
  20. (Rubik's Cube) Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross.
  21. (cartomancy) The thirty-sixth Lenormand card.
  22. Synonyms:
  23. Examples:
    1. “Use a cross for a wrong answer and a tick if it is correct.”
      “A genetic map constructed using a cross between the two strains revealed a high degree of synteny between the two genomes.”
      “The dog was a cross between a mastiff and a bloodhound.”
crossing
  1. An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
  2. A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
  3. A voyage across a body of water
  4. (architecture) The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it
  5. Movement into a crossed position.
  6. (graph theory) A pair of intersecting edges.
  7. A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque
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  9. Examples:
    1. “The barrier at the railway crossing did not function well and the bell did not ring.”
      “One of the worst issues was the crossing on Devon Street.”
      “The first successful crossing by ship would not occur until Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen set out in 1903.”
crossling
  1. A cross between two types, varieties, races, or breeds; a blend; a hybrid.
crosser
  1. Someone who crosses; agent noun of cross
crossness
  1. the state of being cross; mild anger
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “His crossness about the fact that Head of News at the BBC is now a woman fills me with awe.”
      “This accompanied by noises of exertion, crossness or frustration, emotional or physical as appropriate.”
      “I'm not used to be cross, and my own crossness is much harder to bear than theirs.”
crosslet
  1. (chiefly heraldry) A small cross with crossed arms.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The first crosslet is charged with an annulet, probably as a mark of cadency.”
      “Only the eldest sons bore the Chevron chequy, the rest of the family bore the Beauchamp crosses crosslet.”
      “Tudor Rose2 Crosses crosslet in two upper quarters, Balderstone.”
crosses
crosslings
  1. plural of crossling
crossnesses
crossings
  1. plural of crossing
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “These signs were fixed at pedestrian crossings, junctions in residential roads and even on posts in the woodland idyll of Ham Common.”
      “Level crossings still pose the greatest risk to life on the railways, a rail safety chief said yesterday.”
      “Longer buses are also far more likely to stop while blocking road junctions or pedestrian crossings, especially in heavy traffic.”
crosslets
  1. plural of crosslet
crossers
  1. plural of crosser
  2. Examples:
    1. “We can't absolutely, perfectly and hermetically seal 7,000 miles of land borders and keep out 100 percent of illegal crossers.”
      “While I've been fairly critical of certain floor crossers in the past, I do think a bill like this is a bad idea.”
      “They have never had to follow the rules and formalities normally required of border crossers.”
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