noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one." figure math sign religion essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross. Examples : "The stained-glass window in the church depicted a large cross of Lorraine. " figure art religion culture essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion). Examples : "Criminals were commonly executed on a wooden cross." religion history structure theology suffering essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (usually with the) The cross on which Christ was crucified. Examples : "The church displayed a large wooden cross, a reminder of Jesus' sacrifice. " religion theology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross. Examples : "She made the cross after swearing." religion ritual essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A modified representation of the crucifixion stake, worn as jewellery or displayed as a symbol of religious devotion. Examples : "She was wearing a cross on her necklace." religion culture theology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (figurative, from Christ's bearing of the cross) A difficult situation that must be endured. Examples : "Facing the criticism from her peers was a heavy cross to bear. " suffering situation religion essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other Examples : "A quick cross of the road." action way essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization. Examples : "The farmer's prize-winning rose cross resulted from carefully controlled cross-pollination of two different varieties. " organism biology plant animal agriculture essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) A hybrid of any kind. Examples : "The new student was a cross between a shy bookworm and a boisterous athlete. " biology organism essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hook thrown over the opponent's punch. Examples : "The boxer landed a perfect cross, hooking his opponent's jab. " sport action weapon essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pass in which the ball travels from by one touchline across the pitch. Examples : "The midfielder made a good cross to the striker, who headed the ball into the net. " sport essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross). Examples : "The school is located at the cross, where the two main roads meet. " place direction geography area essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross) Examples : "The school's cross stands tall at the entrance to the campus. " architecture history religion place sign essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The shop owner accepted the cross as payment for the groceries. " value finance history essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Church lands. Examples : "The school's new sports field is built on a portion of the local cross. " property religion essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A line drawn across or through another line. Examples : "The teacher drew a cross on the graph to show the midpoint. " mark math figure essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course. Examples : "The surveyor used a cross to mark the perpendicular lines for the new fence. " technical device essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle. Examples : "The plumber used a cross fitting to connect the four pipes coming from the water heater. " technical utility structure building item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (Rubik's Cube) Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross. Examples : "The cross of yellow edge pieces on the Rubik's Cube was almost complete; just one more needed to be moved into place. " game technical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The thirty-sixth Lenormand card. Examples : "My tarot reading showed the "cross" card, suggesting a time of challenges. " astrology supernatural religion essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Crossfire. Examples : "The soldiers were caught in a crossfire between the two opposing groups. " military war essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make or form a cross. Examples : "The carpenter crossed two pieces of wood to create a strong support beam. " action mark essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move relatively. Examples : "The children cross the playground to get to the swings. " direction action position essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (social) To oppose. Examples : "My parents cross my brother often because he doesn't do his chores. " politics government action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cross-fertilize or crossbreed. Examples : "They managed to cross a sheep with a goat." agriculture biology plant organism essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The store manager crossed the check to prevent it from being cashed at the counter, so it had to be deposited into the store's account. " business finance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Transverse; lying across the main direction. Examples : "At the end of each row were cross benches which linked the rows." direction position appearance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Opposite, opposed to. Examples : "His actions were perversely cross to his own happiness." attitude character position essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Opposing, adverse; being contrary to what one would hope or wish for. Examples : "His teacher's criticism was cross to his expectations; he had hoped for praise. " attitude character negative essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed. Examples : "My brother was cross with me because I forgot his birthday. " attitude character emotion essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged. Examples : "cross interrogatories" direction essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition Download 🔗Share Across Examples : "She walked cross the mountains." direction position place essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition Download 🔗Share Cross product of the previous vector and the following vector. Examples : "The Lorentz force is q times v cross B." math physics essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading