cross
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4.0
- noun
- /krɔs/
- I believe that your son, Jesus Christ died on the cross for me.
- bear the cross
- sign of the cross
- wear a cross
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Watch on YouTubeThat time you burnt that cross, burnt that cross.
- That time you burnt that cross, burnt that cross.
- And I take a piece of the true cross that Christ died on.
- I believe that your son, Jesus Christ died on the cross for me.
- It is there are big giant crosses off the highways.
- And they held up like crosses and said Jesus is Lord.
- But crucifying yourself on like the cross of your own platform.
- I believe that record of wrongs is nailed to the cross, forgiven.
- And as I walked through the cemetery, I saw these crosses and I saw some tombstones.
- And then he showed me the cross is why the cross is for you.
Examples
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It's why, for nearly the entirety of Christendom, the cross has been central.
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It's my cross to bear.
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And I paid for the cross around your neck.
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And I take a piece of the true cross that Christ died on.
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Six paces from it was a large painted cross, with four small ones on the sides.
Academic text (1999) -
In one house, the researchers found a small wooden cross and a metal crucifix.
Academic text (2011) -
He cried out in his agony at the ninth hour on the cross.
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She has a cross pendant, and she's wearing Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds perfume.
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In the center of the church stood a large wooden cross, symbolizing the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
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She carried the weight of the family financial troubles like a heavy cross to bear.
Synonyms
37
6.4
A cross showing Jesus on it used in Christian worship
11
7.2
A hard burden someone must live with
1
7.0
A cross with a round ring where the bars meet that appears in Christian art
1
9.9
A cross on three steps that represents the hill where Jesus died on a cross
1
9.8
A Latin cross set on three steps often on gravestones or altars
1
5.1
A cross with a long upright arm and short horizontal arms used as a Christian symbol
1
5.6
A cross with four arms that are the same length used in Christian art and church buildings
1
8.1
A cross with four equal arms each ending in a small cross used as a Christian symbol
1
9.9
A cross with two horizontal bars, the upper shorter, that people use as a symbol of Lorraine and resistance
1
8.9
A cross with three horizontal bars that stands for the Pope
A cross with two horizontal bars, the top bar shorter than the bottom, used in Eastern churches
Idioms
- Informal
3
5.8
To pay careful attention to small details when finishing a task
- Literature
2
6.5
To work with members of the other party, often by voting with them
- Informal
1
6.7
Act with different goals so people cannot work well together
- Informal
1
5.8
To deal with a problem only when it happens, not before
To pay someone for a service, especially to have them tell your future
Compounds
146
1.6
An international group that gives food, shelter, and medical help in wars and disasters
- Formal
58
7.6
The opposing lawyer questions a witness in court to test their story
12
7.3
A person who wears clothes usually worn by the other gender to express themselves
- Specialized
11
3.7
A surface or shape made by cutting through an object across its longest part
- Specialized
5
5.3
Showing the inside shape you see when you cut something across, like a tree trunk
- Formal
3
7.1
A United States military medal given for heroism or great achievement in flying
3
9.9
A series of 14 prayers and pictures remembering Jesus' walk to the cross
- Formal
3
6.8
A high military medal given to United States Army soldiers for very brave actions in battle
1
6.6
A British medal that people in the military receive for great bravery in battle
Knowledge and respect for cultural differences that helps people live or work together
- Formal
1
5.6
The sharing of ideas between different groups that creates useful new ideas
1
3.9
Going on a horse across fields and rough land while jumping natural obstacles
1
9.5
An image in a church showing a part of Jesus's final journey to the place where he died
- Jargon
1
3.6
A group of people from different parts of a company who work together on one project
- Texting
1
4.0
A link between two web pages or documents that helps users move between them
1
5.1
A cross with a long upright arm and short horizontal arms used as a Christian symbol
- Specialized
1
6.4
A group of five bright stars shaped like a cross in the constellation Cygnus
1
8.2
A cross with four equal arms shaped like broad arrowheads that meet at the center
1
7.0
A sport where riders guide horses over natural ground and solid obstacles to test riding skill and endurance
1
8.6
A cross with two bars, the lower bar longer than the upper, used as a symbol of Lorraine
1
9.9
A small bush with yellow or apricot flowers that have four petals formed like a cross
- Specialized
1
8.2
Relating to more than one language, often comparing grammar or sounds
- Specialized
1
4.8
Work that uses methods and ideas from two or more subjects to study a problem
- Specialized
1
6.8
A vector at right angles to two other vectors in three-dimensional space found by multiplying them
1
5.6
A cross with four arms that are the same length used in Christian art and church buildings
- Specialized
1
9.3
Breed two organisms both ways, switching parents' genes to see if a trait depends on parent sex
1
9.1
A way of sorting things into groups using two or more features at the same time
- Specialized
1
5.6
The joining of an egg and sperm from different individuals of the same species
1
5.4
An infection a patient gets in a hospital from another person or things there
1
8.1
A cross with four equal arms each ending in a small cross used as a Christian symbol
- UK
1
9.8
A stone cross in a town market square where people meet and hear announcements
- Specialized
1
7.5
A way of grouping items by two or more features at the same time
- Specialized
1
8.4
A tire with diagonal cloth layers that make the tread flexible and the sides stiff
- Specialized
1
7.7
Thin crossed lines in devices like a telescope or microscope that help you aim
1
9.9
A cross with two horizontal bars, the upper shorter, that people use as a symbol of Lorraine and resistance
- Specialized
1
8.6
A woody climbing plant with bright orange-red flowers and stems that show a cross shape when cut
1
6.5
A route of rivers and canals across Florida that lets boats travel between the Atlantic and the Gulf
- Specialized
A drill tool with cutting edges in the shape of a cross for drilling hard rock
- Specialized
A bond between two nearby chains of atoms that makes a molecule stronger
A small European shrub with pink bell-shaped flowers and leaves in groups of four
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Etymology
Cross (noun, symbol) comes from the Latin crux, which meant 'cross' or 'stake', the shape where two pieces meet. So the word names the upright and crosspiece that became the Christian symbol.