cross
/kɹɔs/ noun A2- A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other. · Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one.
- Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
- A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion). · Criminals were commonly executed on a wooden cross.
- A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross; sign of the cross. · She made the cross after swearing.
- Any representation of the crucifix, as in religious architecture, burial markers, jewelry, etc. · She was wearing a cross on her necklace.
- A difficult situation that must be endured. · It's a cross I must bear.
- The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other · A quick cross of the road.
- An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
Plural crosses
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“This little girl,” said the Scarecrow to the soldier, “wishes to cross the desert.
Besides, her castle stands on the edge of the desert, so she may know a way to cross it.”
We shall be glad to serve you in any way in our power, but we cannot cross the desert.
Elizabeth thought this was going pretty far; and she listened with increasing astonishment as the housekeeper added, “I have never had a cross word from him in my life, and I have known him ever since he was four years old.”
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