CROSSING

/ˈkɹɑsɪŋ/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 14

Definition

  1. noun traveling across.
  2. noun a shallow area in a stream that can be forded. — synonyms: ford
  3. noun a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect.
  4. noun a junction where one street or road crosses another. — synonyms: intersection, crossroad, crossway, carrefour
  5. noun a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other. — synonyms: crosswalk, crossover
  6. noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids. — synonyms: hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
  7. noun a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean).

Examples

  • “They managed to cross a sheep with a goat.”

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