noun

cross

kros

noun

A shape formed by two intersecting lines, or an upright post with a crossbar, especially as a religious symbol.

"She wore a small gold cross on a chain."

verb

To go from one side of something to the other.

"Look both ways before you cross the street."

"The hikers crossed the river at a shallow point."

adj

Annoyed or bad-tempered.

"She was cross with him for arriving late again."

How to Use Cross

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishMost often means to go across something, or the X-shaped or crucifix symbol; as an adjective it means mildly angry.

Common pairings

cross the road cross swords get cross with someone a wooden cross

Word Forms

crosser comparative, crossed past tense, cross plural, crossed plural, crosses singular, cross singular, crossed singular, crossest singular, crossedst singular, crosseth singular, crossest superlative

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Etymology

From Old English cros, borrowed via Old Norse from Old Irish, ultimately from Latin crux — the same root behind "crucial" and "crux."

Rhymes for cross

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