crosses in English

noun

1

a mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces (+ or ×).

cut a cross in the bark with a sharp knife

2

an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion.

May that which is unholy within me be nailed to the sacrificial cross of crucifixion and may that which pleases you be raised in the holy and blessed hope of the ressurection.

synonyms: crucifix, rood

3

an animal or plant resulting from crossbreeding; a hybrid.

a Devon and Holstein cross

synonyms: hybrid, hybridization, cross-breed, half-breed, mongrel, mixture, amalgam, blend, combination

4

a sideways or transverse movement or pass, in particular.

verb

1

go or extend across or to the other side of (a path, road, stretch of water, or area).

he has crossed the Atlantic twice

synonyms: travel across, traverse, range over, negotiate, navigate, cover, span, bridge, extend across, stretch across, pass over

2

pass in an opposite or different direction; intersect.

the two lines cross at 90°

synonyms: intersect, meet, join, connect, crisscross

3

draw a line or lines across; mark with a cross.

cross the t's

4

(of a person) make the sign of the cross in front of one's chest as a sign of Christian reverence or to invoke divine protection.

Ted said thanks for the evening and Mary crossed herself and invoked some sort of biblical curse.

5

pass (the ball) across the field toward the center when attacking.

His ability to cross the ball and pass it over very long distances absolutely astonishes people.

6

cause (an animal of one species, breed, or variety) to interbreed with one of another species, breed, or variety.

many animals of the breed were crossed with the closely related Guernsey

7

oppose or stand in the way of (someone).

no one dared cross him

synonyms: oppose, resist, defy, obstruct, impede, hinder, hamper, contradict, argue with, quarrel with, stand up to, take a stand against, take issue with, gainsay

noun

crucifix, rood
burden, trouble, worry, trial, tribulation, affliction, curse, bane, misfortune, adversity, hardship, vicissitude, millstone, albatross, thorn in one's flesh/side, misery, woe, pain, sorrow, suffering, hassle, headache
hybrid, hybridization, cross-breed, half-breed, mongrel, mixture, amalgam, blend, combination
crossbreed, hybrid
crisscross, mark
crown of thorns
crossbreeding, crossing, hybridization, hybridisation, interbreeding

verb

travel across, span, intersect, oppose, hybridize, traverse, baffle, hybridise
travel across, traverse, range over, negotiate, navigate, cover
span, bridge, extend across, stretch across, pass over
intersect, meet, join, connect, crisscross
oppose, resist, defy, obstruct, impede, hinder, hamper, contradict, argue with, quarrel with, stand up to, take a stand against, take issue with, gainsay
hybridize, cross-breed, interbreed, cross-fertilize, cross-pollinate
traverse, span, sweep
traverse, cover, cut through, track, get over, get across, cut across, pass over
intersect
baffle, foil, queer, scotch, frustrate, spoil, thwart, bilk
hybridise, hybridize, crossbreed, interbreed

Use "crosses" in a sentence

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2. Christian Cross gifts, wall decor hanging Crosses, Scripture Crosses

3. Category: Crucifixes/Crosses / Corpuses

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5. If something Crosses your mind, you…

6. Atropine rapidly crosses the human placenta

7. Reynard crosses finish line for victory.

8. That crosses out. a squared minus a squared crosses out. a to the third, it'll all cross out.

9. Gielgud, seizing a parasol, crosses by tightrope.

10. Life and death crosses here every second.

11. So these crosses not make anybody think anything.

12. Test cross: All test crosses are Backcrosses

13. General Stilwell crosses the border into India.

14. We're looking for one that crosses east- west.

15. 2 Draw a line joining all the crosses.

16. Fourth, investigate how many progeny the crosses have.

17. A chevron between three crosses Botonny fitchy (Pakeman) 4

18. DEP: Hallowell’s brush dump crosses line onto Abutter’s property

19. Still not sure if your content crosses the line?

20. Altai crosses with pure breeds have a good performance

21. And once she crosses the seal, I'll be free.

22. Ain't we learned our lesson about hanging crosses, Tucky?

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24. Choose from yellow gold or white gold Budded crosses.

25. Hosts contaminate our tombs and crosses burn our skin.

26. An Orcish armada crosses the channel and destroys Hillsbrad.

27. Straining with every muscle, he crosses the line at last!

28. He gets seasick every time he crosses the channel.

29. Grading Fees will apply whether the Banknote crosses or not.

30. Several Alumroots and their crosses are used as ornamental plants

31. Fantastic creatures embracing suffocation and morbid, a lot of crosses.

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33. Any varmint that crosses her path has met it's match.

34. Does caffeine, which crosses the placenta, influence the infant’s development?

35. Wait, check out the patterns and crosses that they made.

36. Smaller crosses and crucifixes are often better suited for shorter Chains

37. The Amazonian Beauty frequently crosses over, unsurprisingly, with Hot Amazon

38. Swietenia timber that crosses a border needs its paperwork in order.

39. But every time it crosses a border, it triples in value.

40. Cimmerian art has geometric motifs: circle, semicircle, spiral, squares, rhombus, crosses, etc

41. When smoke crosses a fallow field, the crows take to the sky.

42. Polarization crosses with distorted axes are demonstrable in the basophilic granules.

43. Now, the red crosses are the positions of the American ships.

44. A smaller culvert, 30 metres in length, crosses beneath Lasswade Road.

45. 15 The by-pass crosses Wilton Lane shortly after a roundabout.

46. 9 This biography sometimes crosses the borderline between fact and fiction.

47. Botanists believe that crosses between pomelo and wild orange created grapefruit.

48. Instead of bearing representations of Jesus, crosses are decorated with ceiba blossoms.

49. In truly doubtful cases, only test crosses will reveal the actual genotype.

50. Our workshops produce Gospel Bookcovers, Tabernacles, Holy Table Crosses, Vigil Lamps, Analogions etc