Definition of cross - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Adjective Satellite

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"

Adjective Satellite

annoyed and irritable

Noun

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

Noun

a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

Noun

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

Noun

any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"

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"

Noun

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

Verb

travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

Verb

meet at a point

Verb

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

Verb

fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs"

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"

Verb

meet and pass; "the trains crossed"

Verb

trace a line through or across; "cross your `t''"

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"

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Synonyms

bad-tempered baffle bilk cover crabbed crabby crisscross crossbreed crossbreeding crossing crown of thorns cut across cut through foil frustrate fussy get across get over grouchy grumpy hybrid hybridisation hybridise hybridization hybridize hybridizing ill-tempered interbreed interbreeding intersect mark pass over queer scotch span spoil sweep thwart thwartwise track transversal transverse traverse

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Antonyms

uncross

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More General Terms

affliction being breed come across conjugation construction continue coupling cover cross emblem encounter extend fold fold up forbid foreclose forestall go across go through intersect marking mating meet organism pairing pass preclude prevent run across run into see sexual union structure turn up union write

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More Specific Terms

backcross bridge Calvary cross Celtic cross course crisscross cross cross of Calvary cross of Lorraine crucifix dash decussate dihybrid dihybrid cross disappoint drive ford Greek cross hop jaywalk Jerusalem cross Latin cross let down Lorraine cross Maltese cross monohybrid monohybrid cross papal cross patriarchal cross reciprocal reciprocal cross rood rood-tree ruin saltire short-circuit St. Andrew''s cross St. Anthony''s cross stride take tau cross testcross test-cross tramp walk

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