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cross
Overview of noun cross
The noun cross has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (2) cross -- (a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece)
2. (1) crisscross, cross, mark -- (a marking that consists of lines that cross each other)
3. (1) Cross -- (a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry)
4. cross, crown of thorns -- (any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns")
5. hybrid, crossbreed, cross -- (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")
6. hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing -- ((genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids)
Overview of verb cross
The verb cross has 8 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (48) traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across -- (travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day")
2. (7) intersect, cross -- (meet at a point)
3. (1) thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk -- (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent")
4. (1) cross -- (fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs")
5. cross, traverse, span, sweep -- (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")
6. cross -- (meet and pass; "the trains crossed")
7. cross -- (trace a line through or across; "cross your `t'")
8. crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed -- (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")
Overview of adj cross
The adj cross has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) cross, transverse, transversal, thwartwise -- (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")
2. (1) crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered -- (perversely irritable)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cross
6 senses of cross
Sense 1
cross
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
crisscross, cross, mark
=> marking
=> design, pattern, figure
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
Cross
=> emblem
=> design, pattern, figure
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
cross, crown of thorns
=> affliction
=> adversity, hardship, hard knocks
=> misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill luck
=> fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion
=> condition
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
hybrid, crossbreed, cross
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
=> coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
=> sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity
=> bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
=> organic process, biological process
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun cross
3 of 6 senses of cross
Sense 3
Cross
=> Calvary cross, cross of Calvary
=> Celtic cross
=> crucifix, rood, rood-tree
=> Greek cross
=> Jerusalem cross
=> Latin cross
=> Lorraine cross, cross of Lorraine
=> Maltese cross
=> papal cross
=> patriarchal cross
=> St. Andrew's cross, saltire
=> tau cross, St. Anthony's cross
Sense 5
hybrid, crossbreed, cross
=> crossbred
=> dihybrid
=> monohybrid
Sense 6
hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
=> dihybrid cross
=> monohybrid cross
=> reciprocal cross, reciprocal
=> testcross, test-cross
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cross
6 senses of cross
Sense 1
cross
=> structure, construction
Sense 2
crisscross, cross, mark
=> marking
Sense 3
Cross
=> emblem
Sense 4
cross, crown of thorns
=> affliction
Sense 5
hybrid, crossbreed, cross
=> organism, being
Sense 6
hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
=> coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
Antonyms of noun cross
Member Holonyms of noun cross
Substance Holonyms of noun cross
Part Holonyms of noun cross
Member Meronyms of noun cross
Substance Meronyms of noun cross
Part Meronyms of noun cross
Meronyms of noun cross
Holonyms of noun cross
Attributes of noun cross
Derived Forms of noun cross
4 of 6 senses of cross
Sense 2
crisscross, cross, mark
RELATED TO>(verb) cross#7
=> cross
Sense 4
cross, crown of thorns
RELATED TO>(verb) cross#3
=> thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
Sense 5
hybrid, crossbreed, cross
RELATED TO>(verb) cross#8
=> crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
Sense 6
hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
RELATED TO>(verb) cross#8
=> crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
Domain of noun cross
1 of 6 senses of cross
Sense 6
hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
TOPIC>(noun) genetics#1, genetic science#1
Domain Terms of noun cross
Familiarity of noun cross
cross used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun cross
6 senses of cross
Sense 1
cross
> structure, construction
=> airdock, hangar, repair shed
=> altar
=> arcade, colonnade
=> arch
=> area
=> balcony
=> balcony
=> bascule
=> boarding
=> body
=> bridge, span
=> building, edifice
=> building complex, complex
=> catchment
=> coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix
=> colonnade
=> column, pillar
=> corner, quoin
=> cross
=> deathtrap
=> defensive structure, defense, defence
=> door
=> entablature
=> erection
=> establishment
=> floor, level, storey, story
=> fountain
=> house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle
=> housing, lodging, living accommodations
=> hull
=> jungle gym
=> lamination
=> landing, landing place
=> lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory
=> masonry
=> memorial, monument
=> mound, hill
=> obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
=> partition, divider
=> platform, weapons platform
=> porch
=> post and lintel
=> prefab
=> projection
=> public works
=> set-back, setoff, offset
=> shelter
=> shoebox
=> signboard, sign
=> stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
=> superstructure
=> supporting structure
=> tower
=> transept
=> trestlework
=> vaulting
=> ways, shipway, slipway
=> wellhead
=> wind tunnel
=> honeycomb
=> balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance
Sense 2
crisscross, cross, mark
> marking
=> blaze
=> crisscross, cross, mark
=> eyespot, ocellus
=> shading
=> spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
=> stripe, streak
Sense 3
Cross
> emblem
=> colophon
=> colors, colours
=> crest
=> Cross
=> device
=> flag
=> heraldry
=> skull and crossbones
=> totem
=> totem pole
Sense 4
cross, crown of thorns
> affliction
=> cross, crown of thorns
Sense 5
hybrid, crossbreed, cross
> organism, being
=> benthos
=> heterotroph
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
=> plant, flora, plant life
=> conspecific
=> carrier
=> denizen
=> amphidiploid
=> diploid
=> haploid
=> heteroploid
=> polyploid
=> animalcule, animalculum
=> microorganism, micro-organism
=> aerobe
=> anaerobe
=> hybrid, crossbreed, cross
=> polymorph
=> relative, congener, congenator, congeneric
=> plankton
=> nekton
=> parasite
=> host
=> commensal
=> myrmecophile
=> eukaryote, eucaryote
=> prokaryote, procaryote
=> zooid
=> clone, clon
=> atavist, throwback
=> individual
=> mascot
=> mutant, mutation, variation, sport
=> postdiluvian
=> sitter
=> stander
=> utterer, vocalizer, vocaliser
=> nonvascular organism
=> relict
=> saprophyte, saprophytic organism
=> saprobe
=> katharobe
Sense 6
hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
> coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
=> assortative mating
=> disassortative mating
=> hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
=> inbreeding
=> servicing, service
Meronyms of noun cross
6 senses of cross
Sense 1
cross
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 2
crisscross, cross, mark
=> marking
=> design, pattern, figure
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 3
Cross
=> emblem
=> design, pattern, figure
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 5
hybrid, crossbreed, cross
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
Holonyms of noun cross
Grep of noun cross
calvary cross
celtic cross
crisscross
cross
cross-classification
cross-country jumping
cross-country riding
cross-country skiing
cross-division
cross-dresser
cross-examination
cross-examiner
cross-eye
cross-fertilisation
cross-fertilization
cross-florida waterway
cross-index
cross-leaved heath
cross-link
cross-linkage
cross-pollination
cross-purpose
cross-question
cross-questioner
cross-reference
cross-stitch
cross bit
cross bun
cross country
cross dressing
cross hair
cross infection
cross of calvary
cross of lorraine
cross product
cross section
cross street
cross thwart
cross vine
cross wire
crossbar
crossbeam
crossbench
crossbencher
crossbill
crossbones
crossbow
crossbred
crossbreed
crossbreeding
crosscheck
crosscurrent
crosscut
crosscut handsaw
crosscut saw
crosse
crossed eye
crossfire
crosshairs
crosshatch
crosshead
crossheading
crossing
crossing guard
crossing over
crossjack
crossness
crossopterygian
crossopterygii
crossover
crossover voter
crosspatch
crosspiece
crossroad
crossroads
crosstalk
crosstie
crosswalk
crossway
crosswind
crossword
crossword puzzle
dihybrid cross
distinguished flying cross
distinguished service cross
double cross
greek cross
half cross stitch
hot cross bun
jerusalem cross
latin cross
lorraine cross
low st andrew's cross
maltese cross
market cross
monohybrid cross
navy cross
northern cross
papal cross
patriarchal cross
reciprocal cross
red cross
sign of the cross
southern cross
st. andrew's cross
st. anthony's cross
st andrews's cross
station of the cross
stations of the cross
tau cross
test-cross
testcross
victoria cross
Antonyms of verb cross
1 of 8 senses of cross
Sense 4
cross
Antonym of uncross (Sense 1)
=>uncross
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cross
8 senses of cross
Sense 1
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 2
intersect, cross
=> meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
Sense 3
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
Also See> double cross#1
Sense 4
cross
=> fold, fold up, turn up
=> change surface
=> change
Sense 5
cross, traverse, span, sweep
=> cover, continue, extend
=> be
Sense 6
cross
=> intersect, cross
=> meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
Sense 7
cross
=> write
=> trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
=> mark
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 8
crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
=> breed
=> produce, make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb cross
4 of 8 senses of cross
Sense 1
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
=> tramp
=> stride
=> walk
=> crisscross
=> ford
=> bridge
=> jaywalk
=> drive, take
=> course
=> hop
Sense 2
intersect, cross
=> cross
Sense 3
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> disappoint, let down
=> dash
=> short-circuit
=> ruin
Sense 6
cross
=> decussate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cross
8 senses of cross
Sense 1
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
=> pass, go through, go across
Sense 2
intersect, cross
=> meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
Sense 3
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
Also See> double cross#1
Sense 4
cross
=> fold, fold up, turn up
Sense 5
cross, traverse, span, sweep
=> cover, continue, extend
Sense 6
cross
=> intersect, cross
Sense 7
cross
=> write
Sense 8
crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
=> breed
'Cause To' of verb cross
Derived Forms of verb cross
5 of 8 senses of cross
Sense 1
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
RELATED TO>(noun) crossing#5
=> crossing, crosswalk, crossover
RELATED TO>(noun) crossing#1
=> crossing
RELATED TO>(noun) crossing#7
=> crossing
Sense 2
intersect, cross
RELATED TO>(noun) crossing#3
=> crossing
RELATED TO>(noun) crossing#4
=> intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
Sense 3
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
RELATED TO>(noun) cross#4
=> cross, crown of thorns
Sense 7
cross
RELATED TO>(noun) cross#2
=> crisscross, cross, mark
Sense 8
crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
RELATED TO>(noun) cross#5
=> hybrid, crossbreed, cross
RELATED TO>(noun) crossing#6
=> hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
RELATED TO>(noun) cross#6
=> hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
Domain of verb cross
Domain Terms of verb cross
Familiarity of verb cross
cross used as a verb is common (polysemy count =8)
Sample Sentences of verb cross
8 senses of cross
Sense 1
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
EX: These men cross the river
Sense 2
intersect, cross
EX: Our properties cross at this point
EX: His fields cross mine at this point
Sense 3
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
EX: Sam cannot cross Sue
Sense 4
cross
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
cross, traverse, span, sweep
*> Something ----s something
Sense 6
cross
*> Something ----s
Sense 7
cross
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 8
crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb cross
8 senses of cross
Sense 1
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
> pass, go through, go across
=> break through, crack
=> squeak by, squeak through
=> transit
=> traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
=> infiltrate, pass through
=> run
=> transit, pass through, move through, pass across, pass over
=> cut
=> crash
=> muscle
=> transgress, trespass, overstep
=> negotiate
=> lock
=> make, work
=> cycle
=> fumble, blunder
Sense 2
intersect, cross
> meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
=> intersect, cross
Sense 3
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
=> save, make unnecessary
=> debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
=> obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
=> thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> stop, halt, block, kibosh
Sense 4
cross
> fold, fold up, turn up
=> pleat, plicate
=> furrow, wrinkle, crease
=> wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
=> corrugate
=> ruffle, pleat
=> tuck
=> crimp, pinch
=> cross
=> collapse
Sense 5
cross, traverse, span, sweep
> cover, continue, extend
=> cross, traverse, span, sweep
=> sweep
=> overlap
=> spread, overspread
=> ridge
=> dot, stud, constellate
Sense 6
cross
> intersect, cross
=> cross
Sense 7
cross
> write
=> stenograph
=> calligraph
=> cross
=> superscribe
=> superscribe
=> capitalize, capitalise
=> letter
=> print
=> scribble, scrawl
=> copy
=> print, impress
Sense 8
crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
> breed
=> mongrelize, mongrelise
=> crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb cross
Sense 1
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
=> pass, go through, go across
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Sense 2
intersect, cross
=> meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
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Sense 3
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
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Sense 4
cross
=> fold, fold up, turn up
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Sense 5
cross, traverse, span, sweep
=> cover, continue, extend
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Sense 6
cross
=> intersect, cross
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Sense 7
cross
=> write
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Sense 8
crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
=> breed
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Grep of verb cross
backcross
come across
crisscross
cross
cross-check
cross-dress
cross-fertilise
cross-fertilize
cross-file
cross-index
cross-link
cross-pollinate
cross-refer
cross examine
cross off
cross oneself
cross out
cross question
crossbreed
crosscut
crosshatch
crossruff
cut across
double cross
get across
go across
look across
pass across
put across
put one across
run across
uncross
Antonyms of adj cross
2 senses of cross
Sense 1
cross(prenominal), transverse, transversal, thwartwise
INDIRECT (VIA crosswise) -> lengthwise, lengthways
Sense 2
crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered
INDIRECT (VIA ill-natured) -> good-natured
Similarity of adj cross
2 senses of cross
Sense 1
cross(prenominal), transverse, transversal, thwartwise
=> crosswise (vs. lengthwise)
Sense 2
crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered
=> ill-natured (vs. good-natured)
Pertainyms of adj cross
Attributes of adj cross
Domain of adj cross
Domain Terms of adj cross
Familiarity of adj cross
cross used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj cross
crisscross
cross
cross-banded
cross-country
cross-cultural
cross-eyed
cross-grained
cross-linguistic
cross-modal
cross-ply
cross-pollinating
cross-section
cross-sectional
cross-sentential
cross-shaped
cross-town
crossbred
crossed
crosshatched
crosstown
crosswise
Grep of adv cross
across
crisscross
cross-country
cross-legged
cross-linguistically
crossly
crosstown
crossways
crosswise
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