• noun:   a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry
• noun:   a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
• noun:   any affliction that causes great suffering

  Example: "That is his cross to bear"

• noun:   marking consisting of crossing lines
• noun:   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

  Example: "A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"

• noun:   (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
• verb:   to cover or extend over an area or time period
• verb:   trace a line through or across

  Example: "Cross your `t'"

• verb:   meet and pass

  Example: "The trains crossed"

• verb:   fold so as to resemble a cross

  Example: "She crossed her legs"

• verb:   breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

  Example: "Cross a horse and a donkey"

• verb:   meet at a point
• verb:   travel across or pass over
• verb:   hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
• adjective:   perversely irritable
• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 3225 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #349)

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