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noun(cross)
a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution
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noun(cross)
the cross on which Jesus was crucified
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noun(cross)
crucifixion
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verb(cross)
to lie or be situated across
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verb(cross)
intersect
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verb(cross)
to make the sign of the cross upon or over
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adjective(cross)
lying across or athwart
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adjective(cross)
moving across
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adjective(cross)
running counter : opposite
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preposition(cross)
across
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adverb(cross)
not parallel : crisscross, crosswise
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biographical name(cross)
Wilbur Lucius 1862—1948 American educator and politician
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geographical name(cross)
river 300 miles (483 kilometers) long in western Cameroon and southeastern Nigeria flowing west and south into the Gulf of Guinea
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noun(cross)
a Latin cross usually mounted on three steps
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noun(cross)
a cross having essentially the form of a Latin cross with a ring about the intersection of the crossbar and upright shaft
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noun(cross)
a legal action in which the defendant in an existing action files a suit against the plaintiff on the same subject matter : countersuit

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