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cross

cross

28 2.2
Feeling slightly angry or annoyed
  • adjective
  • /krɔs/
: enfadado
  • She felt cross after waiting for an hour without any explanation.
  • so cross

Examples

Synonyms

grumpy
vscross
80 1.7

Easily annoyed and in a bad mood

refers to a current irritable mood more than stable character
crabby
vscross
  • Informal
25 5.4

Feeling easily annoyed and in a bad mood

is the same idea but stresses the present bad mood not personality
grouchy
vscross
20 3.9

Easily annoyed and often in a bad mood

is about being presently annoyed rather than a long term temperament
bad-tempered
vscross
5 3.5

Quick to get angry or annoyed

describes a temporary annoyed mood rather than a habitual tendency
ill-tempered
vscross
4 5.7

Easily annoyed and quick to get angry

highlights a present irritated mood not a lasting angry nature
crabbed
vscross
  • Archaic
1 8.6

Annoyed and easily upset so you speak in a short angry way

is used for a current irritated mood rather than a lasting trait

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Feeling pleased and content

99 1.0

Happy in a way you show with a smile or friendly actions

Idioms

11 7.2

A hard burden someone must live with

to cross swords
  • Informal
6 6.8

Argue strongly with someone, often in public

3 8.5

To take a decisive action that you cannot change later

To pay careful attention to small details when finishing a task

To promise honestly that you are telling the truth

to cross the aisle
  • Literature
2 6.5

To work with members of the other party, often by voting with them

1 6.7

Act with different goals so people cannot work well together

1 6.3

To go past a limit people set and cause serious problems

to cross the Styx
  • Literature
1 9.9

To die or come close to death, often said in poems

To meet someone unexpectedly, often by chance

To deal with a problem only when it happens, not before

To have less money than needed to buy basic food and pay bills

To give someone money to get a favor, often as a bribe

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

double cross
  • Informal
60 6.6

To betray someone after pretending to help them

58 7.6

The opposing lawyer questions a witness in court to test their story

26 2.8

A race across fields, woods, and hills instead of on a track

cross section
  • Specialized
20 4.1

A group chosen to represent a larger population

12 7.3

A person who wears clothes usually worn by the other gender to express themselves

cross section
  • Specialized
11 3.7

A surface or shape made by cutting through an object across its longest part

8 2.6

A street that crosses a main road at a corner

Wearing clothes usually worn by the opposite sex

A short Christian gesture moving the hand to trace a cross to show faith

To ski long distances across open countryside rather than down hills

Navy Cross
  • Formal
5 6.0

A medal given to people in the US Navy for very brave actions in battle

cross-section
  • Specialized
5 5.3

Showing the inside shape you see when you cut something across, like a tree trunk

A note in a book that tells you where to find related information

A situation where people misunderstand each other and act in opposite ways

A small group of stars that makes a cross shape in the southern sky

cross hair
  • Specialized
4 5.5

Fine crossing lines in a sight or microscope used to aim

4 4.2

A way of sewing small X shapes into cloth to make pictures

A United States military medal given for heroism or great achievement in flying

A series of 14 prayers and pictures remembering Jesus' walk to the cross

A high military medal given to United States Army soldiers for very brave actions in battle

Sharing ideas between different groups to create new things

cross-pollination
  • Specialized
1 3.4

Pollen moving from one flower to another to make seeds

1 6.6

A British medal that people in the military receive for great bravery in battle

A small sweet roll with dried fruit and a cross on top eaten at Easter

1 3.7

A small sweet roll with spices, raisins, and a cross of icing on top

1 3.9

Going at an angle across the court from one side to the other

cross section
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A measure of how likely two particles are to interact in physics

Knowledge and respect for cultural differences that helps people live or work together

1 5.6

The sharing of ideas between different groups that creates useful new ideas

Going on a horse across fields and rough land while jumping natural obstacles

An image in a church showing a part of Jesus's final journey to the place where he died

1 4.1

A shot played at an angle across the court from one side to the other

1 3.6

A group of people from different parts of a company who work together on one project

cross-link
  • Texting
1 4.0

A link between two web pages or documents that helps users move between them

1 7.0

A cross with a round ring where the bars meet that appears in Christian art

A cross on three steps that represents the hill where Jesus died on a cross

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 6.8

A note in a book that points to related information in another part

cross-eye
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A condition where one or both eyes turn in toward the nose

An X-shaped design made by two equal diagonal bars used as a flag or sign

Northern Cross
  • Specialized
1 6.4

A group of five bright stars shaped like a cross in the constellation Cygnus

Mixing ideas from different people or fields to make new solutions

A cross with four equal arms shaped like broad arrowheads that meet at the center

A sport where riders guide horses over natural ground and solid obstacles to test riding skill and endurance

A cross with two bars, the lower bar longer than the upper, used as a symbol of Lorraine

A small bush with yellow or apricot flowers that have four petals formed like a cross

cross-linguistic
  • Specialized
1 8.2

Relating to more than one language, often comparing grammar or sounds

1 9.3

A Christian symbol shaped like the letter T often seen in art

1 4.8

Work that uses methods and ideas from two or more subjects to study a problem

cross product
  • 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

reciprocal cross
  • Specialized
1 9.3

Breed two organisms both ways, switching parents' genes to see if a trait depends on parent sex

A way of sorting things into groups using two or more features at the same time

cross-fertilization
  • 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

A cross with four equal arms each ending in a small cross used as a Christian symbol

1 9.8

A stone cross in a town market square where people meet and hear announcements

cross-classification
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A way of grouping items by two or more features at the same time

cross-ply
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A tire with diagonal cloth layers that make the tread flexible and the sides stiff

cross wire
  • Specialized
1 7.7

Thin crossed lines in devices like a telescope or microscope that help you aim

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 garden plant with clusters of bright red flowers

cross vine
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A woody climbing plant with bright orange-red flowers and stems that show a cross shape when cut

A route of rivers and canals across Florida that lets boats travel between the Atlantic and the Gulf

cross bit
  • Specialized
8.9

A drill tool with cutting edges in the shape of a cross for drilling hard rock

cross-linkage
  • Specialized
7.5

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

Mixing ideas from different fields to create new or better results

A person who shows strong religious respect for the Christian cross

cross-sentential
  • Specialized
9.6

Connecting words or ideas across more than one sentence

How Annoyed

furious
206 3.0
angry
∞ 1.0
cross
28 2.2
irritated
56 3.1
miffed
15 7.1

Surface Forms

cross positive
crosser comparative
crossest superlative

Etymology

Cross (adj, annoyed) is a long‑used sense that means 'bad‑tempered'; a helpful way to remember it is to picture someone crossing their arms and frowning. That's why if someone is 'cross' they are in a bad mood.