Phrase Hound found 766 phrases and 457 compound words that contain cross. The most common are listed below. Open cross in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 766
- cross sectionA section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.
- cross countryA running sport popular in US high schools, colleges, etc., where participants race over varying terrain (e.g. golf courses, roads, etc.) in approximately 5- to 10-kilometre races.
- Red CrossAn international humanitarian organization that cares for the wounded, sick, and homeless.
- cross the lineTo overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.
- cross-stitchA double stitch that forms a cross.
- cross-referenceA reference or direction in one place in a book or other source of information to information at another place in the same work.
- sign of the crossA gesture of the hand moving over the front of one's body, or over an object, in the shape of a cross made as part of ritual or to invoke divine protection.
- cross overAlternative form of crossover: A place where one thing crosses over another.
- cross-borderTaking place across a border.
- take the crossTo accept a sign or badge depicting the Christian cross as part of an oath or vow, especially to take part in a crusade.
- Way of the CrossA series of pictures or statues depicting the Stations of the Cross, as laid out around a church, along a road etc.
- cross-platformAcross platforms.
- cross outTo strike out (something); to draw a line through (something).
- True CrossThe cross on which Christ was crucified, particularly considered as a relic.
- cross the floorTo vote against one’s own political party in parliament.
- cross sectionsplural of cross section: A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.
- cross-sectionalOf, pertaining to, or being a cross section.
- cross-channelThat travels across a channel of water; relating to somewhere on the opposite side of the channel
- double-crossTo betray or go back on; to deceive someone after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were being aided.
- cross-country skiingAn endurance sport and method of getting about involving travelling on skis, uphill as well as downhill.
- cross-linkA covalent bond (or series of bonds) between adjacent chains of a polymer
- cross to bearA problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person that one has to accept and deal with, although one finds it very difficult, or it causes trouble or worry over a long period of time.
- cross-riverThat spans or crosses over or under a river.
- New CrossA place in England:
- holy crossA cross as a Christian symbol of the crucifixion of Christ
Compound words 457
- crosswordA word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.
- motocrossA form of off-road motorbike racing.
- crossbowA mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.
- crossbarAny transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor.
- crosstalkUndesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.
- crossfadeA fade in which the volume of one audio track is lowered as that of another is raised.
- crosshairReticle.
- crosswisecrossing; lying across
- supercrossA sport in which high-performance off-road motorcycles are raced on an artificially made dirt track consisting of steep jumps and obstacles.
- crossroadA crossroads (place where one road crosses another).