Definition of cross

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of cross is as below...

Cross (n.) 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..

Lern More About Cross

Rynd :: Rynd (n.) A piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone by which the stone is supported on the spindle.
Crossette :: Crossette (n.) The shoulder of a joggled keystone.
Bignonia :: Bignonia (n.) A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers. B. capreolata is the cross vine of the Southern United States. The trumpet creeper was formerly considered to be of this genus..
Ferry :: Ferry (v. t.) A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls..
Hecatompedon :: Hecatompedon (n.) A name given to the old Parthenon at Athens, because measuring 100 Greek feet, probably in the width across the stylobate..
Squint :: Squint (v. i.) To have the axes of the eyes not coincident; -- to be cross-eyed.
Intercrossing :: Intercrossing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Intercros.
Crutch :: Crutch (n.) A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking..
Grade :: Grade (n.) The result of crossing a native stock with some better breed. If the crossbreed have more than three fourths of the better blood, it is called high grade..
Cancellated :: Cancellated (a.) Crossbarred; marked with cross lines.
Warp :: Warp (v.) The threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof..
Cruciferous :: Cruciferous (a.) Bearing a cross.
Cephaloptera :: Cephaloptera (n.) One of the generic names of the gigantic ray (Manta birostris), known as devilfish and sea devil. It is common on the coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and farther south. Some of them grow to enormous size, becoming twenty feet of more across the body, and weighing more than a ton..
Batardeau :: Batardeau (n.) A wall built across the ditch of a fortification, with a sluice gate to regulate the height of water in the ditch on both sides of the wall..
Thwart :: Thwart (v. t.) To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air..
Croissante :: Croissante (a.) Terminated with crescent; -- said of a cross the ends of which are so terminated.
Crucifixion :: Crucifixion (n.) The state of one who is nailed or fastened to a cross; death upon a cross.
Sour :: Sour (superl.) Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish; morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply..
Triparted :: Triparted (a.) Parted into three piece; having three parts or pieces; -- said of the field or of a bearing; as, a cross triparted..
Cross-examine :: Cross-examine (v. t.) To examine or question, as a witness who has been called and examined by the opposite party..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us