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cross [a]

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"

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thwartwise transversal transverse

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2)	perversely irritable

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bad-tempered crabbed crabby fussy grouchy grumpy ill-tempered

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cross [n]

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

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2)	marking consisting of crossing lines

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crisscross mark

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marking mark mark crisscross crisscross crisscross

3)	a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry

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emblem calvary_cross celtic_cross crucifix greek_cross jerusalem_cross latin_cross cross_of_lorraine maltese_cross papal_cross patriarchal_cross saltire st._anthony's_cross

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

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crown_of_thorns

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affliction baffle

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"

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crossbreed hybrid

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being crossbred dihybrid monohybrid

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

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crossbreeding crossing hybridisation hybridization hybridizing interbreeding

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conjugation genetic_science dihybrid_cross monohybrid_cross reciprocal test-cross

cross [v]

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

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cover cut_across cut_through get_across get_over pass_over track traverse

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go_across crossing crossing crossing course traversal traverser tramp stride walk crisscross ford bridge jaywalk drive course hop

2)	meet at a point

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come_across crossing carrefour intersection

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

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baffle bilk foil frustrate queer scotch spoil thwart

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forbid frustration defeat foiling double_cross obstructer disappoint dash short-circuit ruin

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

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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"

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span sweep traverse

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cover expanse span

6)	meet and pass; "the trains crossed"

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

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write crisscross

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"

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crossbreed hybridise hybridize interbreed

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breed crossbreeding hybrid

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