cross
- adjective
- /krɔs/
- The engineer installed a cross beam to support the structure.
We now have to have these cross cutting needs.
- We now have to have these cross cutting needs.
- And yeah, it's it's kind of a nice cross cultural, cross religious thing.
- So that's like a cross-platform solution for this.
- And in woven fabrics called the warp and the cross grain is the perpendicular.
- Our bikinis are carefully cut pieces with cross back straps and lean bottoms.
- Also, if we move, I've never obviously I've never done like a cross country move.
- So what about these big cross cutting issues that might affect big data?
- Then we can put this beam in like the others and then put this cross beam in here.
- We will be even more hardcore about cross costs across across the board.
- And then there is what we call the term is called cross collateralization.
- We are cross mountain skiing, not cross country skiing.
- They're very common in ancient cultures all across the board cross, you know, cross civilizationally.
Examples
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A cross brace enhances the stability of the framework.
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The cross street was busy.
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The staircase is located in the cross hall, running across the main axis of the house.
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Is this the cross section of the road?
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The engineer designed a cross structure that provided excellent support for the building.
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The cross lines created an effective grid pattern for the urban layout.
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The architect included a cross design for the roof that added both style and stability.
Synonyms
Lying across something, usually at right angles to its main direction
A line that cuts across two or more other lines
Lying across something at right angles
Across something from one side to the other at a right angle
One part lies across another
Idioms
- Literature
To work with members of the other party, often by voting with them
- Informal
To pay careful attention to small details when finishing a task
- Informal
Act with different goals so people cannot work well together
To pay someone for a service, especially to have them tell your future
- Informal
To deal with a problem only when it happens, not before
Compounds
An international group that gives food, shelter, and medical help in wars and disasters
- Formal
The opposing lawyer questions a witness in court to test their story
A person who wears clothes usually worn by the other gender to express themselves
- Formal
A high military medal given to United States Army soldiers for very brave actions in battle
- Specialized
A surface or shape made by cutting through an object across its longest part
A series of 14 prayers and pictures remembering Jesus' walk to the cross
A British medal that people in the military receive for great bravery in battle
- Jargon
A group of people from different parts of a company who work together on one project
- Formal
A United States military medal given for heroism or great achievement in flying
- Specialized
A group of five bright stars shaped like a cross in the constellation Cygnus
- Specialized
A drill tool with cutting edges in the shape of a cross for drilling hard rock
An infection a patient gets in a hospital from another person or things there
A cross with two bars, the lower bar longer than the upper, used as a symbol of Lorraine
- Specialized
A woody climbing plant with bright orange-red flowers and stems that show a cross shape when cut
- Specialized
Thin crossed lines in devices like a telescope or microscope that help you aim
- Specialized
A vector at right angles to two other vectors in three-dimensional space found by multiplying them
A sport where riders guide horses over natural ground and solid obstacles to test riding skill and endurance
Going on a horse across fields and rough land while jumping natural obstacles
Knowledge and respect for cultural differences that helps people live or work together
- Specialized
A way of grouping items by two or more features at the same time
- Specialized
Work that uses methods and ideas from two or more subjects to study a problem
- Specialized
The joining of an egg and sperm from different individuals of the same species
A route of rivers and canals across Florida that lets boats travel between the Atlantic and the Gulf
- Formal
The sharing of ideas between different groups that creates useful new ideas
- 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
- Specialized
Relating to more than one language, often comparing grammar or sounds
- Specialized
A tire with diagonal cloth layers that make the tread flexible and the sides stiff
- Specialized
Showing the inside shape you see when you cut something across, like a tree trunk
- Specialized
A cross between two parents that differ in two traits to see how those traits are passed on
A cross with a long upright arm and short horizontal arms used as a Christian symbol
A cross with two horizontal bars, the upper shorter, that people use as a symbol of Lorraine and resistance
- Specialized
A breeding test of two parents to see how one trait passes to their children
A cross with four arms that are the same length used in Christian art and church buildings
- Specialized
A single slanted needle movement that makes part of a cross shape in embroidery
A cross with four equal arms each ending in a small cross used as a Christian symbol
- Specialized
Breed two organisms both ways, switching parents' genes to see if a trait depends on parent sex
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Etymology
Cross (adj, lying across) means running or lying across something, like a crossbeam that goes from one side to the other. So a 'cross' brace is placed across to give support.