Definitions For Cross
noun
- (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- (genetics) 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 representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
- A wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
- A marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- Any affliction that causes great suffering
- A long piece of wood with a shorter piece across it near the top that people were once fastened to and left to die on as a form of punishment
- The cross on which Jesus Christ died
- An object or image in the shape of a cross that is used as a symbol of Christianity
verb
- Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
- Trace a line through or across
- Travel across or pass over
- Meet and pass
- Fold so as to resemble a cross
- Meet at a point
- Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- To cover or extend over an area or time period
- To go from one side of (something) to the other : to go across (something)
- To go or pass across each other
- To place one arm, leg, etc., over the other
adjective
- Annoyed and irritable
- Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
Is Crosses a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
10
The word Cross is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Cross in a Sentence
- A necklace with a gold cross
- The teacher marked the absent students on her list with crosses.
- Those who could not write signed their names with a cross.
- We crossed the state border hours ago.
- The dog crossed the street.
- The highway crosses the entire state.
- I didn't mean to make you cross.
- I was cross with her for being so careless.
Synonyms for Cross
Antonyms for Crosses
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