cross

adj. irritated, angry; intersecting; against, opposite

v. go from one side to the other; hybridize, crossbreed; make the sign of the cross; cause to fail; annoy, bother

n. upright post with a transverse piece upon which people were once put to death; symbol which resembles this structure (symbol of Christianity); hybrid, crossbreed; mix, blend

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Noun
1. a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
(hypernym) structure, construction
2. marking consisting of crossing lines
(synonym) crisscross, mark
(hypernym) marking
3. a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry
(hypernym) emblem
(hyponym) Calvary cross, cross of Calvary
4. any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"
(synonym) crown of thorns
(hypernym) affliction
(derivation) thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, frustrate, baffle, bilk
5. 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"
(synonym) hybrid, crossbreed
(hypernym) organism, being
(hyponym) crossbred
(derivation) crossbreed, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
6. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
(synonym) hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, interbreeding, hybridizing
(hypernym) coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
(hyponym) dihybrid cross
(derivation) crossbreed, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
(classification) genetics, genetic science

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Verb
1. travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
(synonym) traverse, track, cover, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
(hypernym) pass, go through, go across
(hyponym) tramp
(derivation) crossing, crosswalk, crossover
2. meet at a point
(synonym) intersect
(hypernym) meet, ran into, encounter, run across, come across, see
(derivation) crossing
3. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
(synonym) thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, frustrate, baffle, bilk
(hypernym) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
(hyponym) disappoint, let down
(see-also) double cross
(derivation) crown of thorns
4. fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs"
(antonym) uncross
(hypernym) fold, fold up, turn up
5. 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"
(synonym) traverse, span, sweep
(hypernym) cover, extend
6. meet and pass; "the trains crossed"
(hypernym) intersect
(hyponym) decussate
7. trace a line through or across; "cross your `t'"
(hypernym) write
(derivation) crisscross, mark
8. 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"
(synonym) crossbreed, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
(hypernym) breed
(derivation) hybrid, crossbreed

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Adjective
1. 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"
(synonym) cross(a), transverse, transversal, thwartwise
(similar) crosswise
2. perversely irritable
(synonym) crabbed, crabby, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered
(similar) ill-natured

nm. cross

nm. cross country race