Crossness example sentences

crossness

definition

  - noun form of cross

cross

noun

cross (noun) · crosses (plural noun) · the Cross (plural noun) · Cross (noun) · a cross between (noun)

  - a mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces (+ or ×):

  - a cross (×) used to show that something is incorrect or unsatisfactory.

  - a cross-shaped decoration awarded for personal valor or indicating rank in some orders of knighthood:

  - the constellation Southern Cross. Also called crux

  - an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion.

  - the cross on which Jesus was crucified:

  - a cross, or a representation of it, as an emblem of Christianity:

  - short for sign of the cross (see sign)

  - a staff surmounted by a cross carried in religious processions.

  - something unavoidable that has to be endured:

  - an animal or plant resulting from crossbreeding; a hybrid:

  - a mixture or compromise of two things:

  - a pass of the ball across the field toward the center close to one's opponents' goal:

  - a blow delivered across and over the opponent's lead:

  - go or extend across or to the other side of (a path, road, stretch of water, or area):

  - go across or climb over (an obstacle or boundary):

  - (especially of an artist or an artistic style or work) begin to appeal to a different audience, especially a wider one:

  - pass in an opposite or different direction; intersect:

  - cause (two things) to intersect:

  - place (something) crosswise:

  - (of a letter) be sent before receipt of another from the person being written to:

  - draw a line or lines across; mark with a cross:

  - mark or annotate (a check), typically by drawing a pair of parallel lines across it, to indicate that it must be paid into a named bank account:

  - delete a name or item on a list as being no longer required or involved:

  - delete an incorrect or inapplicable word or phrase by drawing a line through it:

  - (of a person) make the sign of the cross in front of one's chest as a sign of Christian reverence or to invoke divine protection:

  - pass (the ball) across the field toward the center when attacking:

  - cause (an animal of one species, breed, or variety) to interbreed with one of another species, breed, or variety:

  - cross-fertilize (a plant):

  - oppose or stand in the way of (someone):

  - annoyed:

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