to cross
- verb
- /krɔs/
- Specialized
- Ramming produced Black Emerald by crossing a seeded grape with a seedless type.
- cross two varieties
And Susan asks, why do they cross the lab and the Bernese Mountain Dog?
- And Susan asks, why do they cross the lab and the Bernese Mountain Dog?
- Now with hybrid seeds, those are two genetically different parents who have been crossed using controlled pollination.
- So Calem Jack Jack Use asks what is the best way to cross bean plants?
Examples
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The herb must be crossed and blessed when it is gathered.
Fiction book (2002) -
And then cross that with the--
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So we are now going to cross these parents to one another.
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Breeders will be able to cross them with palatable varieties.
Academic text (2006) -
Even self-pollinated crops, such as rice, will cross with wild rices.
Academic text (2001) -
Frontier was developed by crossing the lacebark elm, Ulmus parvifolia, with a European species.
Academic text (1996) -
To create a new flower variety, we plan to cross the red rose with the yellow tulip.
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Farmers often cross different breeds of cattle to improve milk production.
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Scientists are working on a project to cross two species of fish to enhance growth rates.
Synonyms
To make animals have babies, often by choosing their parents
To cross two different plants or animals to make a new kind
To make an animal or plant by mating two different kinds
To mate with another animal or plant of a different type
Move pollen from one flower to another so the plants can make seeds
To mix pollen from two different plants to make new kinds
To breed an animal or plant with one from a different genetic line to increase genetic diversity
Antonyms
- Specialized
To mate closely related animals or plants, reducing their variety and causing health problems
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
Phrasal Verbs
Bring ideas from different areas together to make new products or solutions
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
How Different
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cross (verb, breed) means to mix two plant or animal varieties by bringing them together, like joining two lines to make a new line. So when farmers 'cross' two types, they create a new hybrid offspring.