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Noun
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(n)
crossing (crossing%1:04:01::)
(traveling across)
S:
(n)
ford (ford%1:17:00::)
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crossing (crossing%1:17:00::)
(a shallow area in a stream that can be forded)
S:
(n)
crossing (crossing%1:15:00::)
(a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect)
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(n)
intersection (intersection%1:06:00::)
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crossroad (crossroad%1:06:00::)
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crossway (crossway%1:06:00::)
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crossing (crossing%1:06:01::)
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carrefour (carrefour%1:06:00::)
(a junction where one street or road crosses another)
S:
(n)
crossing (crossing%1:06:00::)
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crosswalk (crosswalk%1:06:00::)
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crossover (crossover%1:06:00::)
(a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other)
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(n)
hybridization (hybridization%1:04:00::)
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hybridisation (hybridisation%1:04:00::)
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crossbreeding (crossbreeding%1:04:00::)
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crossing (crossing%1:04:02::)
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cross (cross%1:04:00::)
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interbreeding (interbreeding%1:04:00::)
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hybridizing (hybridizing%1:04:00::)
((genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids)
S:
(n)
crossing (crossing%1:04:00::)
(a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean))
Verb
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(v)
traverse (traverse%2:38:00::)
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track (track%2:38:01::)
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cover (cover%2:38:00::)
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cross (cross%2:38:00::)
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pass over (pass_over%2:38:01::)
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get over (get_over%2:38:00::)
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get across (get_across%2:38:00::)
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cut through (cut_through%2:38:00::)
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cut across (cut_across%2:38:00::)
(travel across or pass over)
"The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
S:
(v)
intersect (intersect%2:38:00::)
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cross (cross%2:38:03::)
(meet at a point)
S:
(v)
thwart (thwart%2:41:00::)
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queer (queer%2:41:00::)
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spoil (spoil%2:41:00::)
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scotch (scotch%2:41:00::)
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foil (foil%2:41:00::)
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cross (cross%2:41:00::)
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frustrate (frustrate%2:41:00::)
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baffle (baffle%2:41:00::)
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bilk (bilk%2:41:01::)
(hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of)
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
S:
(v)
cross (cross%2:38:04::)
(fold so as to resemble a cross)
"she crossed her legs"
S:
(v)
cross (cross%2:42:00::)
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traverse (traverse%2:42:00::)
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span (span%2:42:00::)
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sweep (sweep%2:42:03::)
(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"
S:
(v)
cross (cross%2:38:01::)
(meet and pass)
"the trains crossed"
S:
(v)
cross (cross%2:36:09::)
(trace a line through or across)
"cross your `t'"
S:
(v)
crossbreed (crossbreed%2:35:00::)
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cross (cross%2:35:00::)
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hybridize (hybridize%2:35:00::)
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hybridise (hybridise%2:35:00::)
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interbreed (interbreed%2:35:00::)
(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"