Dictionary Results for cross| 1. cross - noun · a wooden
structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
Hypernym(s): structure, construction 2. cross - noun · a marking
that consists of lines that cross each other Synonym(s):
crisscross, mark 3. cross - noun · a representation of the
structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of
Christianity or in heraldry 4. cross - noun · any affliction
that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he
bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns" 5. cross - noun ·
(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; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
Synonym(s): hybrid, crossbreed Hypernym(s): organism, being 6.
cross - noun · (genetics) the act of mixing different species or
varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Synonym(s): hybridization, hybridisation, cr