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Adjective
Angry
“She said it with such conviction that her words, her cross tone, her stern expression - they are all burned in my memory.”
Adjective
Being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera
“… raises both purebred and cross lambs.”
Adjective
Annoyed
Adjective
Lying or placed across
Adjective
Verb
Traverse an area
“The lake was crossed by a fine stone bridge.”
Verb
To divide by passing through or across
“… there's a light where that street crosses Main Street.”
Verb
To interbreed or cross-fertilize
“In the past, perennial species have been crossed with sunflower and most of the improvements in sunflower have been the result of crossing with Jerusalem artichoke.”
Verb
To be unfaithful or disloyal to
“No one dared to cross her - if Madeline didn't like you, it got pretty ugly.”
Verb
To enter the mind of
“… the idea did cross me that he might be pulling my leg.”
Verb
To meet and pass
“The two roads cross at this junction.”
Verb
“But to get there you have to cross a treacherous stretch of water called Jack Sound.”
Noun
A mixture of two things
“A genetic map constructed using a cross between the two M. grisea strains used in this study revealed a high degree of synteny between the two genomes.”
Noun
An upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion
“His duties even called on him to be the first person to try out the cross for the Crucifixion scene.”
Noun
Something unavoidable that has to be endured
“This feeling coupled with the feeling of guilt that they are in some way or fashion responsible for their charge's condition is indeed a difficult cross to bear.”
Noun
Noun
Noun
“Turn left at the cross and go straight on for two miles.”
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