Definitions
How to pronounce cross:
Cross - as a noun
A representation of the structure on which jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of christianity or in heraldry
A wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
Any affliction that causes great suffering
Example: "That is his cross to bear"
(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
Example: "A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Cross - as an adjective satellite
Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
Example: "Cross members should be all steel"
Annoyed and irritable
Cross - as a verb
Travel across or pass over
Example: "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
Meet at a point
Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Example: "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was ruth's amazing september surge"
To cover or extend over an area or time period
Example: "Rivers traverse the valley floor"
Meet and pass
Example: "The trains crossed"
Trace a line through or across
Example: "Cross your `t'"
Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
Example: "Cross a horse and a donkey"
Cross - as an adjective
Transverse; lying across the main direction.
Example: "At the end of each row were cross benches which linked the rows."
Opposite, opposed to.
Example: "His actions were perversely cross to his own happiness."
Opposing, adverse; being contrary to what one would hope or wish for.
Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed.
Example: "Please don't get cross at me. (or) please don't get cross with me."
Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged.
Example: "Cross interrogatories"
Cross - as a preposition
Across
Example: "She walked cross the mountains."
Cross product of the previous vector and the following vector.
Example: "The lorentz force is q times v cross b."
Example Sentences
Word Game Points
CROSS has a SCRABBLE points total of 7.
CROSS has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 8.
CROSS has a WORDFEUD points total of 8.
