• a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
• a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
• a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
• any affliction that causes great suffering
• (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
• (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
adjective satellite
• extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
• annoyed and irritable
verb
• travel across or pass over
• meet at a point
• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
• fold so as to resemble a cross
• to cover or extend over an area or time period
• meet and pass
• trace a line through or across
• breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
• a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
• a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel
• a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal
• the locative boundary of a certain linguistic feature, such as the pronunciation of a vowel, the meaning of a word, or use of some syntactic feature.
• 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
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