Meaning of cross | Babel Free

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1. The cross on which Jesus died and, in metonymical uses, such as to refer to Christ's suffering in general.
2. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a stone cross on a road.
3. A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
4. The cross on which Jesus died and, in metonymical uses, such as to refer to Christ's suffering in general
5. A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other
6. A number of places with the name "Cross":
7. A place in the United Kingdom:
8. A settlement on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB5062).
9. Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
10. A place in the United Kingdom: A settlement on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland . A hamlet in St Dominick parish, east Cornwall, England A hamlet in Georgeham parish, North Devon district, Devon, England . A hamlet in Goodleigh parish, North Devon district, Devon . A hamlet in Ellesmere Rural parish and Ellesmere Urban parish, north of Ellesmere, Shropshire, England . A village in Compton Bishop parish, Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district
11. Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross
12. A hamlet in St Dominick parish, east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX4067)
13. A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).
14. A settlement on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland
15. A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion)
16. A hamlet in Georgeham parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4539).
17. Alternative letter-case form of Cross (“the Crucifix, the cross on which Christ was crucified”).
    alt-of
18. A hamlet in St Dominick parish, east Cornwall, England
19. Alternative letter-case form of Cross (“the Crucifix, the cross on which Christ was crucified”)
20. A hamlet in Goodleigh parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6034).
21. A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross; sign of the cross.
22. A hamlet in Georgeham parish, North Devon district, Devon, England
23. A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross; sign of the cross
24. A hamlet in Ellesmere Rural parish and Ellesmere Urban parish, north of Ellesmere, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3936).
25. Any representation of the crucifix, as in religious architecture, burial markers, jewelry, etc.
26. A village in Compton Bishop parish, Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST4154).
27. A difficult situation that must be endured.
    figuratively
28. A place in Ireland:
29. A village and townland in County Clare, Ireland, Irish spelling An Chrois.
30. The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other
31. A village in County Mayo, Ireland, Irish spelling An Chrois.
32. An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
33. A place in the United States:
34. An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States.
35. A hybrid of any kind.
    broadly
36. An unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States.
37. A hook thrown over the opponent's punch.
38. A pass in which the ball is kicked from a side of the pitch to a position close to the opponent’s goal.
39. A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States.
40. A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).
41. A barangay of Glan, Sarangani, Philippines.
42. A monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross)
43. A coin stamped with the figure of a cross, or that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general.
    obsolete
44. Church lands.
    Ireland, obsolete
45. A line across or through another line.
46. An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
47. A pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle.
48. Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross.
49. The thirty-sixth Lenormand card.
50. A betrayal; dishonest practices, especially deliberately losing a sporting contest.
    archaic
51. Crossfire.
    slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one.”

“Criminals were commonly executed on a wooden cross.”

“True Cross”

“From the dim landscape roll the clouds away— / The Christians have regained their heritage; / Before the Cross has waned the Crescent's ray, / And many a monastery decks the stage, / And lofty church, and low-brow'd hermitage.”

“She made the cross after swearing.”

“She was wearing a cross on her necklace.”

“It's a cross I must bear.”

“Heaven prepares good men with crosses.”

“It's not fair to deny me / Of the cross I bear that you gave to me / You, you, you oughta know”

“A quick cross of the road.”

“Toning down the ancient Viking into a sort of a cross between Paul Jones and Jeremy Diddler”

“And Stamford Bridge erupted with joy as Florent Malouda slotted in a cross from Drogba, who had stayed just onside.”

“I should bear no cross if I did bear you; for I think you have no money in your purse.”

“the church-lands lying within the same, which were called the Cross”

“Max Cross cut a fine figure as the Colonel, Percy Penny was a somewhat unducal Duke, while Edgar McHale gave a particularly good rendering of the Major.”

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