Cross
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters
Definition of Cross
Noun
- A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
"Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one."
- Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
- A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).
"Criminals were commonly executed on a wooden cross."
- Alternative letter-case form of Cross (“the Crucifix, the cross on which Christ was crucified”).
"True Cross"
- A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross; sign of the cross.
"She made the cross after swearing."
Adjective
- Transverse; lying across the main direction.
"At the end of each row were cross benches which linked the rows."
- Opposite, opposed to.
"His actions were perversely cross to his own happiness."
- Opposing, adverse; being contrary to what one would hope or wish for.
- Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed; tinged with anger.
"They exchanged a few cross words."
- Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged.
"cross interrogatories"
Preposition
Verb
- To make or form a cross. To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.
"She frowned and crossed her arms."
- To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.
"She frowned and crossed her arms."
- To lay or draw something across, such as a line.
"to cross the letter t"
- To mark with an X.
"Cross the box which applies to you."
- To write lines of text at right angles to and over the top of one another in order to save paper.( Crossed letter on WikipediaWikipedia )