cross
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
Types & categories
- structure hypernym
Sense 2 verb
travel across or pass over
The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
Types & categories
- marking hypernym
Related & opposite
- crisscross derivation
- score derivation
- nock derivation
- crisscross derivation
- cross derivation
- crisscross derivation
Sense 4 verb
meet at a point
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- intersection derivation
- crossroad derivation
- crossing derivation
- decussate derivation
Sense 5 adjective
annoyed and irritable
Related & opposite
- crabbiness derivation
- crankiness derivation
- crossness derivation
- crabby person derivation
- crank derivation
- ill-natured similar to
Sense 6 verb
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
Types & categories
- foreclose hypernym
- disappoint hyponym
- dash hyponym
- short-circuit hyponym
- ruin hyponym
Related & opposite
- double cross also see
- thwarting derivation
- frustration derivation
- frustration derivation
- obstructor derivation
- crown of thorns derivation
- thwarting derivation
Sense 7 noun
any affliction that causes great suffering
that is his cross to bear
Types & categories
- affliction hypernym
Related & opposite
- thwart derivation
Sense 8 verb
fold so as to resemble a cross
she crossed her legs
Types & categories
- fold hypernym
Related & opposite
- uncross antonym
Sense 9 noun
(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
a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey
Types & categories
- organism hypernym
- dihybrid hyponym
- monohybrid hyponym
Related & opposite
- crossbreed derivation
- hybrid derivation
- genetics domain topic
Sense 10 verb
to cover or extend over an area or time period
Rivers traverse the valley floor
Types & categories
- cover hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 11 noun
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Types & categories
- pairing hypernym
- dihybrid cross hyponym
- monohybrid cross hyponym
- reciprocal cross hyponym
- testcross hyponym
Related & opposite
- crossbreed derivation
- genetics domain topic
Sense 12 verb
meet and pass
the trains crossed
Types & categories
Sense 13 verb
trace a line through or across
cross your `t'
Types & categories
- write hypernym
Related & opposite
- crisscross derivation
Sense 14 verb
breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
cross a horse and a donkey
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- miscegenation derivation
- crossbreeding derivation
- crossbreed derivation
- hybrid derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | structure |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | traversal |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | crossing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | crossing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | crosswalk |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | track |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | traverser |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | pass |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tramp |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stride |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | walk |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | crisscross |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ford |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bridge |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | jaywalk |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | drive |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | course |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hop |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | crisscross |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | score |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | nock |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | crisscross |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cross |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | crisscross |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | marking |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | intersection |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | crossroad |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | crossing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | decussate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | encounter |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cross |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | crabbiness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | crankiness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | crossness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | crabby person |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | crank |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | ill-natured |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | double cross |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | thwarting |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | frustration |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | frustration |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | obstructor |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | crown of thorns |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | thwarting |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | foreclose |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | disappoint |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | dash |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | short-circuit |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | ruin |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | thwart |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | affliction |
| 8 | antonym | Related & opposite | uncross |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | fold |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | crossbreed |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | hybrid |
| 9 | domain topic | Related & opposite | genetics |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | organism |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | dihybrid |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | monohybrid |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | span |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | sweep |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | cover |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | crossbreed |
| 11 | domain topic | Related & opposite | genetics |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | pairing |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | dihybrid cross |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | monohybrid cross |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | reciprocal cross |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | testcross |
| 12 | hypernym | Types & categories | intersect |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | decussate |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | crisscross |
| 13 | hypernym | Types & categories | write |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | miscegenation |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | crossbreeding |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | crossbreed |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | hybrid |
| 14 | hypernym | Types & categories | breed |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | backcross |