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 common heraldic bearing, of which there are many varieties. See the Illustration, above..

Lern More About Cross

Cross :: Cross (a.) Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting; adverse; contrary; thwarting; perverse.
Hilted :: Hilted (a.) Having a hilt; -- used in composition; as, basket-hilted, cross-hilted..
Arblast :: Arblast (n.) A crossbow. See Arbalest.
Interbreed :: Interbreed (v. t. & i.) To breed by crossing different stocks of animals or plants.
Caponiere :: Caponiere (n.) A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway..
Crutched :: Crutched (a.) Marked with the sign of the cross; crouched.
Crosslet :: Crosslet (n.) A small cross.
Cross-examination :: Cross-examination (n.) The interrogating or questioning of a witness by the party against whom he has been called and examined. See Examination.
Eparterial :: Eparterial (a.) Situated upon or above an artery; -- applied esp. to the branches of the bronchi given off above the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus.
Cross-tie :: Cross-tie (n.) A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place..
Mark :: Mark (n.) A character (usually a cross) made as a substitute for a signature by one who can not write.
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship..
Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the letter t..
Crossroad :: Crossroad (n.) A road that crosses another; an obscure road intersecting or avoiding the main road.
Overrake :: Overrake (v. t.) To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea..
Overpass :: Overpass (v. t.) To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river; to overpass limits..
Cross :: Cross (v. i.) 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..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome, is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining press. See Fly wheel (below)..
Scalaria :: Scalaria (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus Scalaria, or family Scalaridae, having elongated spiral turreted shells, with rounded whorls, usually crossed by ribs or varices. The color is generally white or pale. Called also ladder shell, and wentletrap. See Ptenoglossa, and Wentletrap..
Prodd :: Prodd (n.) A crossbow. See Prod, 3..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us