cross
/krɔs/
adjective
- Angry or annoyed.
- Why are you so cross with me today?
- The teacher was cross because the students were noisy.
- She gave him a cross look and walked away.
- Situated or placed across something; transverse.
- The cross beam supports the roof.
- The cross street is one block ahead.
- We took a cross route through the fields.
Antonyms
adverb
- In a way that involves moving from one side to the other; across.
- He threw the ball cross the field.
- They traveled cross country by train.
- The dog ran cross the yard to fetch the ball.
verb
- To go from one side to the other, as of a street, river, or room.
- Look both ways before you cross the street.
- She crossed the room to greet her friend.
- We had to cross the river by boat.
- To place or lay one thing over another, especially in the shape of an X.
- She crossed the wires by mistake, causing a short circuit.
- He crossed his arms and frowned.
- Please cross your legs at the ankle, not the knee.
- To meet and pass, as of two paths or lines.
- The two highways cross just north of the city.
- Our paths crossed again years later in Paris.
- Their letters crossed in the mail.
- To draw a line through something, usually to cancel or delete it.
- He crossed his name off the list.
- Please cross the incorrect information with a single line.
- Cross out the wrong answer and write the correct one.
- To breed two different species or varieties of plants or animals.
- They crossed a lion and a tiger to create a liger.
- The gardener crossed two rose varieties to produce a new color.
- Farmers often cross different types of corn to get better crops.
- To oppose or go against someone's wishes or plans.
- He crossed the boss by arriving late every day.
- Don't cross your parents if you want their support.
- She knew it was risky to cross the local authorities.
Antonyms
noun
- A shape or mark consisting of two lines that intersect, often at right angles.
- The cross is a common symbol in many cultures.
- The teacher put a red cross next to the wrong answer.
- She drew a small cross on the map to mark the spot.
- A structure consisting of a vertical post with a horizontal bar, used in ancient times for execution and now a symbol of Christianity.
- The cross is the central symbol of the Christian faith.
- The church has a large wooden cross above the altar.
- He wore a small gold cross around his neck.
- A mixture or hybrid of two different things.
- The mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey.
- Her style is a cross between classic and modern.
- This car is a cross between a sedan and an SUV.
- A difficulty or burden that someone has to bear.
- Caring for her sick mother was a heavy cross to bear.
- He considered his disability a cross he had to carry.
- We all have our own crosses in life.