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crossing
Overview of noun crossing
The noun crossing has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) crossing -- (traveling across)
2. ford, crossing -- (a shallow area in a stream that can be forded)
3. crossing -- (a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect)
4. intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour -- (a junction where one street or road crosses another)
5. crossing, crosswalk, crossover -- (a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other)
6. hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing -- ((genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids)
7. crossing -- (a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean))
Overview of verb cross
The verb cross has 8 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (48) traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across -- (travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day")
2. (7) intersect, cross -- (meet at a point)
3. (1) thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk -- (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent")
4. (1) cross -- (fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs")
5. cross, traverse, span, sweep -- (to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries")
6. cross -- (meet and pass; "the trains crossed")
7. cross -- (trace a line through or across; "cross your `t'")
8. crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed -- (breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crossing
7 senses of crossing
Sense 1
crossing
=> travel, traveling, travelling
=> motion, movement, move
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
ford, crossing
=> body of water, water
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
crossing
=> point
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
=> junction
=> topographic point, place, spot
=> point
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
crossing, crosswalk, crossover
=> path
=> way
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
=> coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
=> sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity
=> bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
=> organic process, biological process
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 7
crossing
=> voyage
=> journey, journeying
=> travel, traveling, travelling
=> motion, movement, move
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun crossing
4 of 7 senses of crossing
Sense 1
crossing
=> ford, fording
=> traversal, traverse
Sense 4
intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
=> corner, street corner, turning point
=> level crossing, grade crossing
Sense 5
crossing, crosswalk, crossover
=> grade separation
=> pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing
Sense 6
hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
=> dihybrid cross
=> monohybrid cross
=> reciprocal cross, reciprocal
=> testcross, test-cross
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crossing
7 senses of crossing
Sense 1
crossing
=> travel, traveling, travelling
Sense 2
ford, crossing
=> body of water, water
Sense 3
crossing
=> point
Sense 4
intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
=> junction
Sense 5
crossing, crosswalk, crossover
=> path
Sense 6
hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
=> coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
Sense 7
crossing
=> voyage
Antonyms of noun crossing
Member Holonyms of noun crossing
Substance Holonyms of noun crossing
Part Holonyms of noun crossing
2 of 7 senses of crossing
Sense 2
ford, crossing
PART OF: stream, watercourse
Sense 4
intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
PART OF: road, route
Member Meronyms of noun crossing
Substance Meronyms of noun crossing
Part Meronyms of noun crossing
Meronyms of noun crossing
Holonyms of noun crossing
2 of 7 senses of crossing
Sense 2
ford, crossing
PART OF: stream, watercourse
Sense 4
intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
PART OF: road, route
Attributes of noun crossing
Derived Forms of noun crossing
6 of 7 senses of crossing
Sense 1
crossing
RELATED TO>(verb) cross#1
=> traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
Sense 3
crossing
RELATED TO>(verb) cross#2
=> intersect, cross
Sense 4
intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
RELATED TO>(verb) cross#2
=> intersect, cross
Sense 5
crossing, crosswalk, crossover
RELATED TO>(verb) cross#1
=> traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
Sense 6
hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
RELATED TO>(verb) cross#8
=> crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
Sense 7
crossing
RELATED TO>(verb) cross#1
=> traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
Domain of noun crossing
1 of 7 senses of crossing
Sense 6
hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
TOPIC>(noun) genetics#1, genetic science#1
Domain Terms of noun crossing
Familiarity of noun crossing
crossing used as a noun is common (polysemy count =7)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun crossing
7 senses of crossing
Sense 1
crossing
> travel, traveling, travelling
=> walk
=> circumnavigation
=> peregrination
=> traversal, traverse
=> wandering, roving, vagabondage
=> wayfaring
=> crossing
=> driving
=> riding, horseback riding
=> air travel, aviation, air
=> journey, journeying
=> stage, leg
=> staging
=> on the road, on tour
=> junketing
=> water travel, seafaring
=> commutation, commuting
Sense 2
ford, crossing
> body of water, water
=> backwater
=> bay, embayment
=> channel
=> drink
=> estuary
=> flowage
=> ford, crossing
=> gulf
=> high sea, international waters
=> inlet, recess
=> lake
=> main, briny
=> mid-water
=> ocean
=> offing
=> polynya
=> pool, puddle
=> sea
=> seven seas
=> shoal, shallow
=> sound
=> stream, watercourse
=> territorial waters
=> waterfall, falls
=> waterway
Sense 3
crossing
> point
=> punctum
=> blind spot, optic disc, optic disk
=> navel, umbilicus, bellybutton, omphalos, omphalus
=> McBurney's point
=> node
=> antinode
=> beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
=> celestial point
=> center, centre, midpoint
=> trichion, crinion
=> chokepoint
=> corner
=> crossing
=> focus
=> geographic point, geographical point
=> ground zero
=> hot spot, hotspot
=> midair
=> abutment
=> position, place
=> position
=> pressure point
=> military position, position
=> corner
=> topographic point, place, spot
=> vanishing point
=> focus, focal point
=> hilum
=> focus, focal point, nidus
Sense 4
intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
> junction
=> interchange
=> intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
=> railway junction
=> T-junction
=> traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout
Sense 5
crossing, crosswalk, crossover
> path
=> bridle path, bridle road
=> crossing, crosswalk, crossover
=> lane
=> pathway, footpath
=> towpath, towing path
=> walk, walkway, paseo
Sense 6
hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
> coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
=> assortative mating
=> disassortative mating
=> hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
=> inbreeding
=> servicing, service
Sense 7
crossing
> voyage
=> crossing
=> spaceflight, space travel, spacefaring
Meronyms of noun crossing
7 senses of crossing
Sense 2
ford, crossing
=> body of water, water
HAS SUBSTANCE: water, H2O
HAS SUBSTANCE: hydrogen, H, atomic number 1
HAS SUBSTANCE: oxygen, O, atomic number 8
Sense 5
crossing, crosswalk, crossover
=> path
=> way
HAS PART: wayside, roadside
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 7
crossing
=> voyage
=> journey, journeying
HAS PART: stage, leg
Holonyms of noun crossing
2 of 7 senses of crossing
Sense 2
ford, crossing
PART OF: stream, watercourse
Sense 4
intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
PART OF: road, route
Grep of noun crossing
crossing
crossing guard
crossing over
double-crossing
grade crossing
level crossing
overcrossing
pedestrian crossing
pelican crossing
school crossing
zebra crossing
Antonyms of verb cross
1 of 8 senses of cross
Sense 4
cross
Antonym of uncross (Sense 1)
=>uncross
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cross
8 senses of cross
Sense 1
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 2
intersect, cross
=> meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
Sense 3
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
Also See> double cross#1
Sense 4
cross
=> fold, fold up, turn up
=> change surface
=> change
Sense 5
cross, traverse, span, sweep
=> cover, continue, extend
=> be
Sense 6
cross
=> intersect, cross
=> meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
Sense 7
cross
=> write
=> trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
=> mark
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 8
crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
=> breed
=> produce, make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb cross
4 of 8 senses of cross
Sense 1
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
=> tramp
=> stride
=> walk
=> crisscross
=> ford
=> bridge
=> jaywalk
=> drive, take
=> course
=> hop
Sense 2
intersect, cross
=> cross
Sense 3
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> disappoint, let down
=> dash
=> short-circuit
=> ruin
Sense 6
cross
=> decussate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cross
8 senses of cross
Sense 1
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
=> pass, go through, go across
Sense 2
intersect, cross
=> meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
Sense 3
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
Also See> double cross#1
Sense 4
cross
=> fold, fold up, turn up
Sense 5
cross, traverse, span, sweep
=> cover, continue, extend
Sense 6
cross
=> intersect, cross
Sense 7
cross
=> write
Sense 8
crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
=> breed
'Cause To' of verb cross
Derived Forms of verb cross
5 of 8 senses of cross
Sense 1
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
RELATED TO>(noun) crossing#5
=> crossing, crosswalk, crossover
RELATED TO>(noun) crossing#1
=> crossing
RELATED TO>(noun) crossing#7
=> crossing
Sense 2
intersect, cross
RELATED TO>(noun) crossing#3
=> crossing
RELATED TO>(noun) crossing#4
=> intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
Sense 3
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
RELATED TO>(noun) cross#4
=> cross, crown of thorns
Sense 7
cross
RELATED TO>(noun) cross#2
=> crisscross, cross, mark
Sense 8
crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
RELATED TO>(noun) cross#5
=> hybrid, crossbreed, cross
RELATED TO>(noun) crossing#6
=> hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
RELATED TO>(noun) cross#6
=> hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
Domain of verb cross
Domain Terms of verb cross
Familiarity of verb cross
cross used as a verb is common (polysemy count =8)
Sample Sentences of verb cross
8 senses of cross
Sense 1
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
EX: These men cross the river
Sense 2
intersect, cross
EX: Our properties cross at this point
EX: His fields cross mine at this point
Sense 3
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
EX: Sam cannot cross Sue
Sense 4
cross
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
cross, traverse, span, sweep
*> Something ----s something
Sense 6
cross
*> Something ----s
Sense 7
cross
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 8
crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb cross
8 senses of cross
Sense 1
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
> pass, go through, go across
=> break through, crack
=> squeak by, squeak through
=> transit
=> traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
=> infiltrate, pass through
=> run
=> transit, pass through, move through, pass across, pass over
=> cut
=> crash
=> muscle
=> transgress, trespass, overstep
=> negotiate
=> lock
=> make, work
=> cycle
=> fumble, blunder
Sense 2
intersect, cross
> meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
=> intersect, cross
Sense 3
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
=> save, make unnecessary
=> debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
=> obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
=> thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> stop, halt, block, kibosh
Sense 4
cross
> fold, fold up, turn up
=> pleat, plicate
=> furrow, wrinkle, crease
=> wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
=> corrugate
=> ruffle, pleat
=> tuck
=> crimp, pinch
=> cross
=> collapse
Sense 5
cross, traverse, span, sweep
> cover, continue, extend
=> cross, traverse, span, sweep
=> sweep
=> overlap
=> spread, overspread
=> ridge
=> dot, stud, constellate
Sense 6
cross
> intersect, cross
=> cross
Sense 7
cross
> write
=> stenograph
=> calligraph
=> cross
=> superscribe
=> superscribe
=> capitalize, capitalise
=> letter
=> print
=> scribble, scrawl
=> copy
=> print, impress
Sense 8
crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
> breed
=> mongrelize, mongrelise
=> crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb cross
Sense 1
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
=> pass, go through, go across
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Sense 2
intersect, cross
=> meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
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Sense 3
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
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Sense 4
cross
=> fold, fold up, turn up
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Sense 5
cross, traverse, span, sweep
=> cover, continue, extend
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Sense 6
cross
=> intersect, cross
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Sense 7
cross
=> write
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Sense 8
crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
=> breed
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Grep of verb cross
backcross
come across
crisscross
cross
cross-check
cross-dress
cross-fertilise
cross-fertilize
cross-file
cross-index
cross-link
cross-pollinate
cross-refer
cross examine
cross off
cross oneself
cross out
cross question
crossbreed
crosscut
crosshatch
crossruff
cut across
double cross
get across
go across
look across
pass across
put across
put one across
run across
uncross
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