Meaning : A wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece.
Meaning : A marking that consists of lines that cross each other.
Synonyms : crisscross, mark
Meaning : A representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified. Used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry.
Meaning : Any affliction that causes great suffering.
Example :
That is his cross to bear.
He bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns.
Synonyms : crown of thorns
Meaning : (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.
Synonyms : crossbreed, hybrid
Meaning : (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids.
Synonyms : crossbreeding, crossing, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding
Meaning : Extending or lying across. In a crosswise direction. At right angles to the long axis.
Example :
Cross members should be all steel.
From the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully.
Transversal vibrations.
Transverse colon.
Synonyms : thwartwise, transversal, transverse
Meaning : Annoyed and irritable.
Synonyms : bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered
Meaning : Travel across or pass over.
Example :
The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day.
Synonyms : cover, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track, traverse
Meaning : Meet at a point.
Synonyms : intersect
Meaning : Fold so as to resemble a cross.
Example :
She crossed her legs.
Meaning : Meet and pass.
Example :
The trains crossed.
Meaning : Trace a line through or across.
Example :
Cross your `t'.
Meaning : Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties.
Example :
Cross a horse and a donkey.
Mendel tried crossbreeding.
These species do not interbreed.
Synonyms : crossbreed, hybridise, hybridize, interbreed