Across vs. Cross
Acrosspreposition
To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
Acrosspreposition
On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
Acrosspreposition
across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
Acrosspreposition
From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
Acrosspreposition
At or near the far end of (a space).
Acrosspreposition
Spanning.
Acrosspreposition
Throughout.
Acrosspreposition
So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.
Acrosspreposition
In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.
Acrossadverb
From one side to the other.
Acrossadverb
On the other side.
Acrossadverb
In a particular direction.
Acrossadverb
(crosswords) Horizontally.
Acrossnoun
A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.
Acrosspreposition
From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river.
Acrossadverb
From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across.
Acrossadverb
Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.
Acrossadjective
placed crosswise;
Acrossadverb
to the opposite side;
Acrossadverb
in such a manner as to be understood and accepted;
Acrossadverb
transversely;
Crossnoun
A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
Crossnoun
(heraldry) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
Crossnoun
A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).
Crossnoun
(usually with the) The cross on which Christ was crucified.
Crossnoun
(Christianity) A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross.
Crossnoun
(Christianity) A modified representation of the crucifixion stake, worn as jewellery or displayed as a symbol of religious devotion.
Crossnoun
(figurative, from Christ's bearing of the cross) A difficult situation that must be endured.
Crossnoun
The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other
Crossnoun
(biology) An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
Crossnoun
(by extension) A hybrid of any kind.
Crossnoun
(boxing) A hook thrown over the opponent's punch.
Crossnoun
(football) A pass in which the ball travels from by one touchline across the pitch.
Crossnoun
A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).
Crossnoun
A monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross)
Crossnoun
(obsolete) A coin stamped with the figure of a cross, or that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general.
Crossnoun
Church lands.
Crossnoun
A line drawn across or through another line.
Crossnoun
(surveying) An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
Crossnoun
A pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle.
Crossnoun
(Rubik's Cube) Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross.
Crossnoun
(cartomancy) The thirty-sixth Lenormand card.
Crossadjective
Transverse; lying across the main direction.
Crossadjective
(archaic) Opposite, opposed to.
Crossadjective
Opposing, adverse; being contrary to what one would hope or wish for.
Crossadjective
Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed.
Crossadjective
Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged.
Crosspreposition
(archaic) across
Crosspreposition
cross product of the previous vector and the following vector.
Crossverb
To make or form a cross.
Crossverb
To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.
Crossverb
To lay or draw something across, such as a line.
Crossverb
To mark with an X.
Crossverb
To write lines at right angles.W
Crossverb
To make the sign of the cross over oneself.
Crossverb
To move relatively.
Crossverb
(transitive) To go from one side of (something) to the other.
Crossverb
(intransitive) To travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that of another.
Crossverb
(transitive) To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time.
Crossverb
(sports) Relative movement by a player or of players.
Crossverb
(social) To oppose.
Crossverb
(transitive) To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.
Crossverb
To interfere and cut off; to debar.
Crossverb
(legal) To conduct a cross examination; to question a hostile witness.
Crossverb
(biology) To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.
Crossverb
To stamp or mark a cheque in such a way as to prevent it being cashed, thus requiring it to be deposited into a bank account.
Crossnoun
A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below the upper end of the upright, or as an X. It was anciently used in the execution of criminals.
Crossnoun
The sign or mark of the cross, made with the finger, or in ink, etc., or actually represented in some material; the symbol of Christ's death; the ensign and chosen symbol of Christianity, of a Christian people, and of Christendom.
Crossnoun
Affiction regarded as a test of patience or virtue; trial; disappointment; opposition; misfortune.
Crossnoun
A piece of money stamped with the figure of a cross, also, that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general.
Crossnoun
An appendage or ornament or anything in the form of a cross; a badge or ornamental device of the general shape of a cross; hence, such an ornament, even when varying considerably from that form; thus, the Cross of the British Order of St. George and St. Michael consists of a central medallion with seven arms radiating from it.
Crossnoun
A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place; as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing Cross in London.
Crossnoun
A common heraldic bearing, of which there are many varieties. See the Illustration, above.
Crossnoun
The crosslike mark or symbol used instead of a signature by those unable to write.
Crossnoun
Church lands.
Crossnoun
A line drawn across or through another line.
Crossnoun
A mixing of breeds or stock, especially in cattle breeding; or the product of such intermixture; a hybrid of any kind.
Crossnoun
An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
Crossnoun
A pipe-fitting with four branches the axes of which usually form's right angle.
Crossadjective
Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting.
Crossadjective
Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting; adverse; contrary; thwarting; perverse.
Crossadjective
Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman.
Crossadjective
Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged; as, cross interrogatories; cross marriages, as when a brother and sister marry persons standing in the same relation to each other.
Crosspreposition
Athwart; across.
Crossverb
To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to cross the arms.
Crossverb
To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the letter t.
Crossverb
To pass from one side to the other of; to pass or move over; to traverse; as, to cross a stream.
Crossverb
To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time.
Crossverb
To run counter to; to thwart; to obstruct; to hinder; to clash or interfere with.
Crossverb
To interfere and cut off; to debar.
Crossverb
To make the sign of the cross upon; - followed by the reflexive pronoun; as, he crossed himself.
Crossverb
To cancel by marking crosses on or over, or drawing a line across; to erase; - usually with out, off, or over; as, to cross out a name.
Crossverb
To cause to interbreed; - said of different stocks or races; to mix the breed of.
Crossverb
To lie or be athwart.
Crossverb
To move or pass from one side to the other, or from place to place; to make a transit; as, to cross from New York to Liverpool.
Crossverb
To be inconsistent.
Crossverb
To interbreed, as races; to mix distinct breeds.
Crossnoun
a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
Crossnoun
marking consisting of crossing lines
Crossnoun
a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry
Crossnoun
any affliction that causes great suffering;
Crossnoun
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;
Crossnoun
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Crossverb
travel across or pass over;
Crossverb
meet at a point
Crossverb
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;
Crossverb
fold so as to resemble a cross;
Crossverb
to cover or extend over an area or time period;
Crossverb
meet and pass;
Crossverb
trace a line through or across;
Crossverb
breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties;
Crossadjective
extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis;
Crossadjective
perversely irritable
Crossnoun
a mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces (+ or ×)
Crossnoun
a cross (×) used to show that something is incorrect or unsatisfactory
Crossnoun
a cross-shaped decoration awarded for personal valour or indicating rank in some orders of knighthood
Crossnoun
the constellation Crux.
Crossnoun
an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion.
Crossnoun
the cross on which Christ was crucified
Crossnoun
a cross as an emblem of Christianity
Crossnoun
short for sign of the cross (see sign)
Crossnoun
a staff surmounted by a cross carried in religious processions and on ceremonial occasions before an archbishop.
Crossnoun
something unavoidable that has to be endured
Crossnoun
an animal or plant resulting from cross-breeding; a hybrid
Crossnoun
a mixture or compromise of two things
Crossnoun
a pass of the ball across the field towards the centre close to one's opponents' goal
Crossnoun
a blow given with a crosswise movement of the fist
Crossverb
go or extend across or to the other side of (an area, stretch of water, etc.)
Crossverb
go across or climb over (an obstacle or boundary)
Crossverb
(especially of an artist or an artistic style or work) begin to appeal to a different audience, especially a wider one
Crossverb
pass in an opposite or different direction; intersect
Crossverb
cause to intersect or lie crosswise
Crossverb
(of a letter) be dispatched before receipt of another from the person being written to
Crossverb
draw a line or lines across; mark with a cross
Crossverb
mark or annotate (a cheque), typically by drawing a pair of parallel lines across it, to indicate that it must be paid into a named bank account
Crossverb
delete a name or item on a list as being no longer required or involved
Crossverb
delete an incorrect or inapplicable word or phrase by drawing a line through it
Crossverb
(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
Crossverb
pass (the ball) across the field towards the centre when attacking
Crossverb
cause (an animal of one species, breed, or variety) to breed with one of another species, breed, or variety
Crossverb
cross-fertilize (a plant)
Crossverb
oppose or stand in the way of (someone)
Crossadjective
annoyed
Cross
A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally.
