- Types Of Speech
- You can use cross as a noun, verb or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Cross
- A 1 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters c, o, r, and s, 4 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter o. Cross starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters c, cr, cro, cros, and the ending characters are s, ss, oss, ross, . Cross is also a double consonant (ss) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Cross is set as a grade one word that starts with c, ends with s, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 5 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is cross a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Cross in Pig Latin is said as "osscray or osscrway".
- Unigram
- c | r | o | s | s
- Bigram
- cr | ro | os | ss
- Trigram
- cro | ros | oss
- Quadrigram
- cros | ross
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- 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" - a cross as an emblem of Christianity;
used in heraldry - a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
- marking consisting of crossing lines
- any affliction that causes great suffering;
"that is his cross to bear";
"he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"
- Verb Examples
- breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties;
"cross a horse and a donkey";
"Mendel tried crossbreeding";
"these species do not interbreed" - trace a line through or across;
"cross your `t'" - travel across or pass over;
"The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" - meet and pass;
"the trains crossed" - fold so as to resemble a cross;
"she crossed her legs" - meet at a point
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge";
"foil your opponent" - to cover or extend over an area or time period;
"Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres";
"The novel spans three centuries"
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- perversely irritable
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdominal External Oblique Muscle | |
| Abhorrent | offensive to the mind "an abhorrent deed" "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee" "morally repugnant customs" "repulsive behavior" "the most repulsive character in recent novels" |
| Abjure | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion" "She abjured her beliefs" |
| Accent | a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
| Accomplishment | the action of accomplishing something |
| Achievement | the action of accomplishing something |
| Across | placed crosswise "spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers" "crossed forks" "seated with arms across" |
| Across The Grain | |
| Adam | street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine |
| Adversary | someone who offers opposition |
View all cognitive synonyms for Cross
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cross | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
View English words with the unique letters used in cross. Words With The Letters Cors
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cross | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
| Crossbreed | 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" |
| Hybridise | breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties "cross a horse and a donkey" "Mendel tried crossbreeding" "these species do not interbreed" |
| Hybridize | breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties "cross a horse and a donkey" "Mendel tried crossbreeding" "these species do not interbreed" |
| Interbreed | breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties "cross a horse and a donkey" "Mendel tried crossbreeding" "these species do not interbreed" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conjugation | the act of making or becoming a single unit "the union of opposing factions" "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" |
| Coupling | the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes "the casual couplings of adolescents" "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" |
| Mating | the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes "the casual couplings of adolescents" "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" |
| Pairing | the act of grouping things or people in pairs |
| Union | the act of making or becoming a single unit "the union of opposing factions" "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dihybrid Cross | |
| Monohybrid Cross | |
| Reciprocal | hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype |
| Reciprocal Cross | |
| Test Cross | |
| Testcross | a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Cross | Yes | Yes |
| Title | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Negative Feelings | Describe cross | A word list of negative feeling words and the best English words to describe negative emotions. Emotional negative words... read more |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross (5 letters) | 7 | 8 | cross | ||
| Succor (6 letters) | 10 +3 | 13 +5 | crocus | ||
| Succour (7 letters) | 11 +4 | 15 +7 | succour | ||
| Corvus (6 letters) | 11 +4 | 14 +6 | corvus | ||
| Castor (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 9 +1 | actors | ||
| Roccus (6 letters) | 10 +3 | 13 +5 | crocus | ||
| Ocyurus (7 letters) | 12 +5 | 14 +6 | ocyurus | ||
| Cursor (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 10 +2 | cursor | ||
| Surcoat (7 letters) | 9 +2 | 11 +3 | surcoat | ||
| Oscar (5 letters) | 7 | 8 | oscar | ||
| Scour (5 letters) | 7 | 9 +1 | orcus | ||
| Orcus (5 letters) | 7 | 9 +1 | orcus | ||
| Co Star (7 letters) | |||||
| Caruso (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 10 +2 | acorus | ||
| Castro (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 9 +1 | actors | ||
| Crosby (6 letters) | 13 +6 | 14 +6 | crosby | ||
| Acorus (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 10 +2 | acorus | ||
| Succory (7 letters) | 14 +7 | 16 +8 | succory | ||
| Crocus (6 letters) | 10 +3 | 13 +5 | crocus | ||
| Boxcars (7 letters) | 18 +11 | 20 +12 | boxcars | ||
| Scours (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 10 +2 | corssu | ||
| Raucous (7 letters) | 9 +2 | 12 +4 | raucous | ||
| Cursory (7 letters) | 12 +5 | 13 +5 | cursory | ||
| Across (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 9 +1 | across | ||
| Actors (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 9 +1 | actors |
Cross Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With C
- Ends With S
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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