Definitions for crosses

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crosses cross

Spelling: [kraws, kros]

IPA: /krɔs, krɒs/

Crosses is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 91 anagrams from letters in crosses (ceorsss).

Definitions for crosses

noun

1. a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
2. any object, figure, or mark resembling a cross, as two intersecting lines.
3. a mark resembling a cross, usually an X, made instead of a signature by a person unable to write.
4. the Cross, the cross upon which Jesus died.
5. a figure of the Cross as a Christian emblem, badge, etc.
6. the Cross as the symbol of Christianity.
7. a small cross with a human figure attached to it, as a representation of Jesus crucified; crucifix.
8. a sign made with the right hand by tracing the figure of a cross in the air or by touching the foreheard, chest, and shoulders, as an act of devotion.
9. a structure or monument in the form of a cross, set up for prayer, as a memorial, etc.
10. any of various conventional representations or modifications of the Christian emblem used symbolically or for ornament, as in heraldry or art:
11. the crucifixion of Jesus as the culmination of His redemptive mission.
12. any suffering endured for Jesus' sake.
13. the teaching of redemption gained by Jesus' death.
14. the Christian religion, or those who accept it; Christianity; Christendom.
15. an opposition; thwarting; frustration.
16. any misfortune; trouble.
17. a crossing of animals or plants; a mixing of breeds.
18. an animal, plant, breed, etc., produced by crossing; crossbreed.
19. a person or thing that is intermediate in character between two others.
20. Boxing. a punch thrown across and over the lead of an opponent.
21. Older Slang. a contest the result of which is dishonestly arranged beforehand: .
22. a crossing.
23. a place of crossing.
24. Plumbing. a four-way joint or connection.
25. Theater. an actor's movement from one area of a stage to another.
26. Also called cross-trade. Stock Exchange. an arrangement for the simultaneous sale and purchase of a block of stock handled by a single broker.
27. Machinery. spider (def 6b).
28. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. Southern Cross.
29. Wilbur Lucius, 1862–1948, U.S. educator: governor of Connecticut 1931–39.

Idioms

1. bear one's cross, to accept trials or troubles patiently.
2. cross one's heart. heart (def 24).
3. cross one's mind. mind (def 37).
4. cross one's path. path (def 7).
5. cross someone's palm (with silver), to give money to, especially in payment for a service:
6. cross the line. line1 (def 68).
7. on the cross, Older Slang. in a dishonest manner; illegally:
8. take the cross, to make the vows of a crusader.

adjective

1. angry and annoyed; ill-humored; snappish: Synonyms: petulant, fractious, irascible, waspish, crabbed, churlish, sulky, cantankerous, cranky, ill-tempered, impatient, irritable, fretful, touchy, testy. Antonyms: good-natured, good-humored; agreeable.
2. lying or passing crosswise or across each other; athwart; transverse:
3. involving a reciprocal action, interchange, or the like:
4. contrary; opposite:
5. adverse; unfavorable.
6. crossbred; hybrid.

Verb phrases

1. cross over, Biology. (of a chromosome segment) to undergo crossing over. to switch allegiance, as from one political party to another. to change successfully from one field of endeavor, genre, etc., to another: to die; pass away. Also, cross over to the other side.
2. cross up, to change arrangements made with; deceive: to confuse:

verb (used with object)

1. to move, pass, or extend from one side to the other side of (a street, river, etc.). Synonyms: traverse, span, bridge.
2. to put or draw (a line, lines, etc.) across.
3. to cancel by marking with a cross or with a line or lines (often followed by off or out).
4. to mark with a cross.
5. to lie or pass across; intersect.
6. to meet and pass.
7. to transport across something.
8. to assist or guide (a person) across a street or intersection:
9. to place in the form of a cross or crosswise.
10. Biology. to cause (members of different genera, species, breeds, varieties, or the like) to interbreed.
11. to oppose openly; thwart; frustrate. Synonyms: baffle, foil; contradict. Antonyms: aid, assist, help.
12. Slang. to betray; double-cross.
13. to make the sign of a cross upon or over, as in devotion:
14. Nautical. to set (a yard) in proper position on a mast.
15. Obsolete. to confront in a hostile manner.

verb (used without object)

1. to lie or be athwart; intersect.
2. to move, pass, or extend from one side or place to another:
3. to meet and pass.
4. to interbreed.
5. Theater. to move from one side of the stage to the other, especially by passing downstage of another actor.

Origin of crosses

before 1000; Middle English, late Old English cros Old Norse kross Old Irish cros (British Celtic) Latin crux; see crux

Examples for crosses

At least they ought not to have been permitted to cross the Saltketcher.

The Via Dolorosa ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is marked by nine stations of the cross.

There was now but "one wide river to cross," and the cars rolled on to the bridge.

The legions which she sends forth are armed, not with the sword, but with the cross.

Then there was another stream to cross, which was also passed in safety.

The reason: activist government and unionized government often work at cross purposes.

If they were meaningful, we might have realized it before—surely one of these kids wore a cross, or a yarmulke, or a hijab?

What do you get when you cross an oil company with gay rights?

But they refused to cross the street to help because, they told bystanders, the rules required them instead to call 911.

I'm not used to be cross, and my own crossness is much harder to bear than theirs.