Definition of cross

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• cross is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• cross is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• cross is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of cross

• meet at a point (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. intersect
• to cover or extend over an area or time period (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. span
  2. sweep
  3. traverse
• extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis (adjective)

  Examples

  1. cross members should be all steel

  Synonyms

  1. thwartwise
  2. transversal
  3. transverse
• travel across or pass over (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. cover
  2. cut across
  3. cut through
  4. get across
  5. get over
  6. pass over
  7. track
  8. traverse
• annoyed and irritable (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. bad-tempered
  2. crabbed
  3. crabby
  4. fussy
  5. grouchy
  6. grumpy
  7. ill-tempered
• any affliction that causes great suffering (noun)

  Examples

  1. that is his cross to bear

  Synonyms

  1. crown of thorns
• a marking that consists of lines that cross each other (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. crisscross
  2. mark
• (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. crossbreeding
  2. crossing
  3. hybridisation
  4. hybridization
  5. hybridizing
  6. interbreeding
• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. baffle
  2. bilk
  3. foil
  4. frustrate
  5. queer
  6. scotch
  7. spoil
  8. thwart
• (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 (noun)

  Examples

  1. a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey

  Synonyms

  1. crossbreed
  2. hybrid
• breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties (verb)

  Examples

  1. cross a horse and a donkey
  2. Mendel tried crossbreeding

  Synonyms

  1. crossbreed
  2. hybridise
  3. hybridize
  4. interbreed
• a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry (noun)
• a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece (noun)
• fold so as to resemble a cross (verb)

  Examples

  1. she crossed her legs
• meet and pass (verb)

  Examples

  1. the trains crossed
• trace a line through or across (verb)

  Examples

  1. cross your `t'

See definition of cross in Merriam Webster