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English to English adjective
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Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis | | Example: cross members should be all steel
from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully
transversal vibrations
transverse colon
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annoyed and irritable | | source: wordnet30 noun
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a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece | | source: wordnet30
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a marking that consists of lines that cross each other | | source: wordnet30
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a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry | | source: wordnet30
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any affliction that causes great suffering | | Example: that is his cross to bear
he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns
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(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 | | Example: a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey
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(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 preposition
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Athwart; across. | | source: webster1913 verb
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travel across or pass over | | Example: The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
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meet at a point | | source: wordnet30
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hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | | Example: What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
foil your opponent
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fold so as to resemble a cross | | Example: she crossed her legs
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to cover or extend over an area or time period | | Example: Rivers traverse the valley floor
The parking lot spans 3 acres
The novel spans three centuries
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meet and pass | | Example: the trains crossed
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trace a line through or across | | Example: cross your `t'
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breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties | | Example: cross a horse and a donkey
Mendel tried crossbreeding
these species do not interbreed
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To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to cross the arms. | | source: webster1913
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To lie or be athwart. | | source: webster1913
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