cross > 16 senses| ADJECTIVE | 1 | cross, transverse, transversal, thwartwise | Extending or lying across |
|---|
| 2 | cross, crabbed, crabby, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered | Perversely irritable |
| NOUN | 1 | cross | A wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece |
|---|
| 2 | cross, crisscross, mark | Marking consisting of crossing lines |
| 3 | cross | A cross as an emblem of Christianity |
| 4 | cross, crown of thorns | Any affliction that causes great suffering |
| 5 | cross, hybrid, crossbreed | An organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock |
| 6 | cross, hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, interbreeding, hybridizing | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
| VERB | 1 | cross, traverse, track, cover, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across | Travel across or pass over |
|---|
| 2 | cross, intersect | Meet at a point |
| 3 | cross, thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, frustrate, baffle, bilk | Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of |
| 4 | cross | Fold so as to resemble a cross |
| 5 | cross, traverse, span, sweep | To cover or extend over an area or time period |
| 6 | cross | Meet and pass |
| 7 | cross | Trace a line through or across |
| 8 | cross, crossbreed, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed | Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties |
cross > noun 6, act| Meaning | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids. |
|---|
| Synonyms | hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, interbreeding, hybridizing |
|---|
| Category | genetics, genetic science |
|---|
| Narrower | dihybrid cross; monohybrid cross; reciprocal cross, reciprocal; testcross, test-cross |
|---|
| Broader | coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union |
|---|
| Verbs | cross |
|---|
cross > verb 1, motion| Meaning | Travel across or pass over. |
|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP |
|---|
| Model | These men cross the river |
|---|
| Synonyms | traverse, track, cover, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across |
|---|
| Narrower | tramp; stride; walk; crisscross; ford; bridge; jaywalk; drive, take; course; hop |
|---|
| Broader | pass, go through, go across |
|---|
| Nouns | crossing; crossing; crossing |
|---|
cross > verb 3, social| Meaning | Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. |
|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
|---|
| Model | Sam cannot cross Sue |
|---|
| Synonyms | thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, frustrate, baffle, bilk |
|---|
| Narrower | disappoint, let down; dash; short-circuit; ruin |
|---|
| Broader | prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid |
|---|
| See also | double cross |
|---|
| Nouns | cross |
|---|