Meaning of 'cross'

adjective

annoyed and irritable

Synonyms: fussy

noun

in genetics, the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

Example: "I like to cross orchids in my spare time."

Synonyms: crossing

noun

(genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock

Synonyms: crossbreed

noun

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

noun

a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

Synonyms: mark

noun

any affliction that causes great suffering

Example: "That is our cross to bear."

Synonyms: crown of thorns

verb

to breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

Example: "cross a horse and a donkey"

Synonyms: crossbreed

verb

to trace a line through or across

Example: "cross your `t'"

verb

to travel across or pass over

Synonyms: traverse

verb

to meet and pass

Example: "the trains crossed"

verb

to fold so as to resemble a cross

Example: "I crossed my legs."

verb

to meet at a point

Synonyms: intersect

verb

to hinder or prevent the efforts, plans, or desires of

Synonyms: spoil

adjective

extending or lying across

Synonyms: transverse transversal thwartwise