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cross
has definitions from the fields of biology,sexuality,Christianity,genetics
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[ verb ] travel across or pass over
Examples "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)The Orioles got a run in the first inning when Breeding , along with Robinson , the two Birds who got a pair of hits , doubled to right center , moved to third on Russ_Snyder 's single to right and crossed on Kunkel 's wild_pitch into the dirt in_front of the plate . Prior to the featured race , the stewards announced that apprentice James_P._Verrone is suspended ten days for crowding horses and crossing the field sharply in two races on Wednesday . (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)Follow this by crossing from one corner of the room to the other on_all_fours , kicking as high as possible . (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)Three seconds flat is the usual time , and the space is crossed by moderate mileage , while the overwhelming immensity of such journeys must be conceived as a static pulsation through an enormous number of coexistent frequencies which perpetuate all events . (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)He does not know whether to look up or look aside , to put his hands in his pockets or to clench them at his side , to cross the street , or to continue on the same side . |
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[ verb ] meet at a point
Synonyms Used in print (R. P. Jerrard, "Inscribed squares in plane curves"...)As s approaches T the square will be outside C and therefore both **f and **f must cross C an odd number of times as s varies from zero to T . The points may also touch C without crossing . Suppose **f crosses C when **f . There are two types of such intersections , depending essentially on whether the curves cross at the point_of_intersection . As s varies from zero to T , the values of s for which **f and **f cross C will be denoted by **f and **f respectively . |
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[ adjective ] extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
Synonyms Examples "cross members should be all steel" "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully" "transversal vibrations" "transverse colon" Used in print (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)Such swollen fibers were deeply eosinophilic , contained a_few pyknotic nuclei , and showed loss of cross striations , obliteration of myofibrils , and prominent vacuolization . In contrast to the nuclear changes described above , another change in muscle nuclei was seen , usually occurring in fibers that were somewhat smaller than normal but that showed distinct cross striations and myofibrillae . (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)Less ambitious freeway plans may be more successful - especially when the roadways and interchanges are raised , allowing_for cross access at many points and providing parking_areas below the ramp . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
Used in print (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)Even_though he would later be resurrected , he was at this moment dead indeed , the expression on his face reflecting what he had gone_through on the cross . Related terms |
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[ noun ] marking consisting of crossing lines
Synonyms Used in print (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)Below these particulars was a series of alpha beta gammas connected by arrows and crosses which denoted the lineage of the breed . Related terms |
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[ verb ] hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Examples "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge" "foil your opponent" Used in print (Guideposts BR-E01. Mr. America, 4:6 (November, 1961)...)There was no_doubt in my mind that if I crossed him , mobs would appear outside our windows shouting `` Paredon ! Related terms prevent discourage disappoint short-circuit dash ruin double_cross frustrating frustration |
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[ noun ] (Christianity) a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry
Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)The Dutch_Reformed_Church , with two steeples and its own school was on Main_Street ; the Episcopal_Church was one block down Sussex_Street ; the Catholic Saint_Mary's_Church , with an even taller steeple and a cross on top , stood on Ball_Street . |
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[ adjective ] perversely irritable
Synonyms fussy crabby grouchy grumpy bad-tempered ill-tempered crabbed Related terms |
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[ adjective ] perversely irritable
Synonyms fussy crabbed crabby grouchy grumpy ill-tempered bad-tempered Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 349
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[ noun ] any affliction that causes great suffering
Synonyms Examples "that is his cross to bear" "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns" Related terms |
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[ verb ] breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
Synonyms Examples "cross a horse and a donkey" "Mendel tried crossbreeding" "these species do not interbreed" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (biology,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
Synonyms Examples "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Related terms coupling reciprocal dihybrid_cross test-cross monohybrid_cross genetics crossbreed |
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