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Definition of cross

"cross" in the noun sense

1. cross

a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

2. crisscross, cross, mark

a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

3. Cross

a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry

4. cross, crown of thorns

any affliction that causes great suffering

"that is his cross to bear"

"he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"

5. hybrid, crossbreed, cross

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"

6. hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing

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

"cross" in the verb sense

1. traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across

travel across or pass over

"The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

2. intersect, cross

meet at a point

3. thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk

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

"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"

"foil your opponent"

4. cross

fold so as to resemble a cross

"she crossed her legs"

5. cross, traverse, span, sweep

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"

6. cross

meet and pass

"the trains crossed"

7. cross

trace a line through or across

"cross your `t'"

8. crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed

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"

"cross" in the adjective sense

1. cross, transverse, transversal, thwartwise

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"

2. crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered

annoyed and irritable

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for cross

No cross, no crown. [ Quarles ]

Salvation from the cross. [ Motto ]

Every one bears his cross. [ French ]

Make a crutch of your cross. [ Proverb ]

The devil's behind the cross. [ Proverb ]

Two hands upon the breast.
And labor's done;
Two pale feet cross'd in rest.
The race is won. [ D. M. Mulock ]

He the cross who longest bears
Finds his sorrow's bounds are set. [ Winkworth ]

There grows no grass at the cross. [ Proverb ]

He that goes out with often loss
Comes home at last by weeping cross. [ Proverb ]

Whilst I breathe I trust in the cross. [ Motto ]

He that has no cross deserves no crown. [ Quarles ]

The way of the cross is the way of light. [ Motto ]

Don't cross the bridge till you come to it
Is a proverb old, and of excellent wit. [ Longfellow ]

The way to bliss lies not on beds of down,
And he that had no cross deserves no crown. [ Quarles ]

It is no sure rule to fish with a cross-bow. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Then know, that I have little wealth to lose;
A man I am cross'd with adversity. [ William Shakespeare ]

He hath never a cross to bless himself withal. [ Proverb ]

The cross on the breast and the devil in the heart. [ Proverb ]

Every one thinks his own cross the hardest to bear. [ Italian Proverb ]

Woman, last at the cross, and earliest at the grave. [ E. S. Barrett ]

Gratitude is a cross-road that leads quickly to love. [ T. Gautier ]

Let me say amen betimes, lest the devil cross my prayers. [ William Shakespeare ]

Air coming in at a window, is as bad as a cross-bow-shot. [ Proverb ]

Where none else will, the devil himself must bear the cross. [ Proverb ]

Wherever you go, and business be cross, you have a league of bad way. [ Proverb ]

There are no crown-wearers in heaven who were not cross-bearers here below. [ Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Gleanings among the Sheaves ]

No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown. [ William Penn ]

I wish I had a kryptonite cross, because then you could keep both Dracula and Superman away. [ Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts ]

Grace will ever speak for itself and be fruitful in well-doing; the sanctified cross is a fruitful tree. [ Rutherford ]

To use the hands in making quicklime into mortar, is better than to cross them on the breast in attendance on a prince. [ Sadi ]

Kings and their subjects, masters and slaves, find a common level in two places - at the foot of the cross, and in the grave. [ Colton ]

False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade. [ Bovee ]

As ships meet at sea a moment together, when words of greeting must be spoken, and then away upon the deep, so men meet in this world; and I think we should cross no man's path without hailing him, and if he needs giving him supplies. [ Beecher ]

Every man must bear his own burden, and it is a fine thing to see any one trying to do it manfully; carrying his cross bravely, silently, patiently, and in a way which makes you hope that he has taken for his pattern the greatest of all sufferers. [ James Hamilton ]

Christ and His cross are not separable in this life, howbeit Christ and His cross part at heaven's door, for there is no house-room for crosses in heaven. One tear, one sigh, one sad heart, one fear, one loss, one thought of trouble cannot find lodging there. [ Rutherford ]

Even He that died for us upon the cross, in the last hour, in the unutterable agony of death, was mindful of His mother, as if to teach us that this holy love should be our last worldly thought - the last point of earth from which the soul should take its flight for heaven. [ Longfellow ]

After all there is a weariness that cannot be prevented. It will come on. The work brings it on. The cross brings it on. Sometimes the very walk with God brings it on, for the flesh is weak; and at such moments we hear softer and sweeter than it ever floated in the wondrous air of Mendelssohn, O rest in the Lord, for it has the sound of an immortal requiem: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labors. [ James Hamilton ]

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cross crossarm crossarms crossband crossbanded crossbanding crossbandings crossbands crossbar crossbarred crossbarring crossbars crossbeam crossbeams crossbearer crossbearers crossbed crossbedded crossbedding crossbeds crossbelt crossbench crossbencher crossbenchers crossbenches crossbill crossbills crossbirth crossbirths crossbit crossbite crossbites crossbiting crossbitten crossbolt crossbolted crossbones crossbow crossbower crossbowers crossbowman crossbowmen crossbows crossbred crossbreds crossbreed crossbreeded crossbreeder crossbreeders crossbreeding crossbreedings crossbreeds crossbridge crossbridged crossbridges crossbridging crossbuck crossbucks crosscalibrate crosscalibrated crosscalibrates crosscalibrating crosscalibration crosscalibrations crosscheck crosschecked crosschecker crosscheckers crosschecking crosschecks crossclaims crossclassification crossclassified crossclassifier crossclassifiers crossclassifies crossclassify crosscollateralisation crosscollateralisations crosscollateralise crosscollateralised crosscollateralises crosscollateralising crosscollateralization crosscollateralizations crosscollateralize crosscollateralized crosscollateralizes crosscollateralizing crosscountry crosscoupled crosscultural crossculturally crosscurrent crosscurrents crosscut crosscuts crosscutted crosscutter crosscutters crosscutting crosscuttings crossdisciplinary crossdivision crossdress crossdressed crossdresser crossdressers crossdresses crossdressing crossed crosser crosses crossest crossette crossettes crossexamination crossexaminations crossexamine crossexamined crossexaminer crossexaminers crossexamines crossexamining crosseye crosseyed crosseyedness crosseyes crossfall crossfertilisation crossfertilisations crossfertilise crossfertilised crossfertiliser crossfertilisers crossfertilises crossfertilising crossfertilization crossfertilizations crossfertilize crossfertilized crossfertilizer crossfertilizers crossfertilizes crossfertilizing crossfile crossfire crossfired crossfires crossfiring crossfish crossfishes crossflow crossfurrow crossgrain crossgrained crossgraining crossgrains crosshair crosshairs crosshatch crosshatched crosshatcher crosshatchers crosshatches crosshatching crosshead crossheads crossindex crossindexed crossindexes crossindexing crossing crossings crosslegged crosslegs crosslight crosslighted crosslighting crosslights crosslike crosslinguistic crosslinguistically crosslink crosslinkage crosslinkages crosslinked crosslinker crosslinkers crosslinking crosslinks crosslit crossly crossmatch crossmatched crossmatches crossmatching crossmember crossmembers crossmodal crossmultiplied crossmultiplies crossmultiply crossmultiplying crossness crossopterygian crossopterygians crossover crossovers crosspatch crosspath crosspiece crosspieces crossply crosspoint crosspoints crosspolar crosspolarized crosspolarizes crosspolarizing crosspolars crosspollinate crosspollinated crosspollinates crosspollinating crosspollination crosspollinator crosspollinators crossport crossports crossproduct crossproducts crosspurpose crosspurposes crossquestion crossquestioned crossquestioner crossquestioners crossquestioning crossquestions crossrefer crossreference crossreferenced crossreferencer crossreferencers crossreferences crossreferencing crossregulation crossroad crossroads crosssection crosssectionable crosssectional crosssectioned crosssectioning crosssections crossshaped crosssite crossspecies crossspectral crossstitch crossstitched crossstitches crossstitching crossstrata crossstratification crossstratifications crossstratified crossstriated crosstalk crosstalked crosstalking crosstalks crosstie crosstied crosstieing crossties crosstown crosstrack crosstracks crosstwinning crossvein crossveins crosswalk crosswalks crossway crossways crosswind crosswinds crosswise crossword crossworder crossworders crosswords crosswort crossworts

Words that end with cross (11 words)

across backcross crisscross cross doublecross intercross motocross outcross recross topcross uncross

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across lacrosse

backcross backcrossed

backcross backcrosses

backcross backcrossing

crisscross crisscrossed

crisscross crisscrosses

crisscross crisscrossing

crossarm crossarms

crossband crossbanded

crossband crossbanding crossbandings

crossband crossbands

crossbar crossbarred

crossbar crossbarring

crossbar crossbars

crossbeam crossbeams

crossbearer crossbearers

crossbed crossbedded

crossbed crossbedding

crossbed crossbeds

crossbelt

crossbench crossbencher crossbenchers

crossbench crossbenches

crossbill crossbills

crossbirth crossbirths

crossbit crossbite crossbites

crossbit crossbiting

crossbit crossbitten

crossbolt crossbolted

crossbones

crossbow crossbower crossbowers

crossbow crossbowman

crossbow crossbowmen

crossbow crossbows

crossbred crossbreds

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crossbreed crossbreeder crossbreeders

crossbreed crossbreeding crossbreedings

crossbreed crossbreeds

crossbridge crossbridged

crossbridge crossbridges

crossbridging

crossbuck crossbucks

crosscalibrate crosscalibrated

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crosscalibration crosscalibrations

crosscheck crosschecked

crosscheck crosschecker crosscheckers

crosscheck crosschecking

crosscheck crosschecks

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crossclassifier crossclassifiers

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crosscollateralisation crosscollateralisations

crosscollateralise crosscollateralised

crosscollateralise crosscollateralises

crosscollateralising

crosscollateralization crosscollateralizations

crosscollateralize crosscollateralized

crosscollateralize crosscollateralizes

crosscollateralizing

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crosscurrent crosscurrents

crosscut crosscuts

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crosscut crosscutting crosscuttings

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crosser doublecrosser doublecrossers

crosses backcrosses

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crossette crossettes

crossexamination crossexaminations

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crosseye crosseyed crosseyedness

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crossfertilisation crossfertilisations

crossfertilise crossfertilised

crossfertilise crossfertiliser crossfertilisers

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crossindex crossindexed

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crossmultiply crossmultiplying

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crossopterygian crossopterygians

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crosspatch

crosspath

crosspiece crosspieces

crossply

crosspoint crosspoints

crosspolar crosspolarized

crosspolar crosspolarizes

crosspolar crosspolarizing

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crosspollinate crosspollinated

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crosspollinator crosspollinators

crossport crossports

crossproduct crossproducts

crosspurpose crosspurposes

crossquestion crossquestioned

crossquestion crossquestioner crossquestioners

crossquestion crossquestioning

crossquestion crossquestions

crossrefer crossreference crossreferenced

crossrefer crossreference crossreferencer crossreferencers

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crossregulation

crossroad crossroads

crosssection crosssectionable

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crosssection crosssectioning

crosssection crosssections

crossshaped

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crossspecies

crossspectral

crossstitch crossstitched

crossstitch crossstitches

crossstitch crossstitching

crossstrata

crossstratification crossstratifications

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crossstriated

crosstalk crosstalked

crosstalk crosstalking

crosstalk crosstalks

crosstie crosstied

crosstie crosstieing

crosstie crossties

crosstown

crosstrack crosstracks

crosstwinning

crossvein crossveins

crosswalk crosswalks

crossway crossways

crosswind crosswinds

crosswise

crossword crossworder crossworders

crossword crosswords

crosswort crossworts

doublecross doublecrossed

doublecross doublecrosser doublecrossers

doublecross doublecrosses

doublecross doublecrossing

intercross intercrossed

intercross intercrosses

intercross intercrossing

motocross

outcross outcrossed

outcross outcrosses

outcross outcrossing

recross recrossed

recross recrosses

recross recrossing

topcross topcrosses

uncross uncrossable

uncross uncrossed

uncross uncrosses

uncross uncrossexaminable

uncross uncrossexamined

uncross uncrossing

uncross uncrosslinked

Definition of cross

"cross" in the noun sense

1. cross

2. crisscross, cross, mark

3. Cross

4. cross, crown of thorns

5. hybrid, crossbreed, cross

6. hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing

"cross" in the verb sense

1. traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across

2. intersect, cross

3. thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk

4. cross

5. cross, traverse, span, sweep

6. cross

7. cross

8. crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed

"cross" in the adjective sense

1. cross, transverse, transversal, thwartwise

2. crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered

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