English Explanatory Dictionary

cross-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Shaped like a cross or X; crossing lines.
  2. Perpendicular in angle; transverse.
  3. Moving from one side to the other; across.
  4. Moving from one track or state to another.
  5. On the opposite side of.
  6. Moving or acting against, opposing, contrary.
  7. Located in between. Often, but not necessarily, forming an H-shaped structure.
  8. More than one, often in indicating applicability to several domains that are usually separate.
  9. Involving two or more at the same time; coincident.
  10. Comparing two sources of information, often to verify their contents.
  11. To combine two entities to create a hybrid.
  12. Mutual exchange or influence, where both entities are affected in the same way. Mutuality.

Word forms

cross-

Etymology

From Middle English cros-, crosse- (“relating to a cross, forming a cross, in the shape of a cross or x”), from the noun (see cross) and also from across.

Synonyms

stauro- xipho- ortho- dia- inter- contra- para- ana- counter- multi- pluri- synchro- co- zygo- ambi- x- trans- allo- alter-

Derived words

crossbarring crossbody crossbracing crossbuck crosscoupled cross-hatch crosshatch cross-step cross-stitch crossvein crossband cross-banded crossbanded crossbar crossbedded crossbedding cross-bench cross-bencher cross-check crosscurrent crosscut crossloading cross-member crossmember crosspiece crossrail crossrange cross-reading crosswind crossbelt crossbridge cross-buttock cross-channel cross-city cross-country crosscourt crossfield crosskick cross-tail crosstown crossbreak cross-counter crossinjection crosspost cross-promote cross-promotion crossatron cross-battery crossbred crossbreed cross-breed cross-fertilise cross-fertilization cross-fertilize crosslinear cross-pollinate cross-pollination cross-browser crossclass cross-compatible

Translations

Azerbaijani: köndələn Danish: tvær- Faroese: tvør- Icelandic: þver- Irish: tras- Norwegian Bokmål: tverr- Norwegian Nynorsk: tverr- Scottish Gaelic: tair-
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