n
Alternative form of adshel [(advertising) A kind of large poster for display at a bus shelter.]
adj
(mathematics, of a knot) Having a planar diagram whose crossings alternate between "over" and "under" as one travels along the knot.
n
(archaic, geometry) An arc; a part of a curve.
adj
In the shape of an arch.
adj
Pointed to by an arrow (in a diagram)
n
Crosswise, linear indentations of fingernails.
v
(transitive) To mark with the sign of the cross.
n
A structure made of two adjoined rotundas.
adj
Alternative form of blue-lined [Marked by blue lines.]
n
Short for boarder cross.
n
A pattern or ornament forming a border.
n
The corner where two boundary lines meet.
n
(engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.
n
(automotive) The mounting hardware used to hold one part to another, typically consisting of stamped metal pieces that make up the actual bracket, and any other bolts, nuts, rubber etc. needed to complete the mounting of the part.
v
(idiomatic) To serve as or create a connection between two disconnected or disparate things.
n
(figuratively) A gap that isolates or separates two things.
v
To curve upwards in the middle.
adj
Marked with cross lines; crossbarred.
n
A pattern of alternating colours as on a chessboard.
adv
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
n
Alternative form of chiasma [(anatomy) A crossing of two nerves, ligaments etc.]
n
Alternative form of Christcross-row [(obsolete) The alphabet.]
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(obsolete) The alphabet.
n
(transport, countable) A measure of the ratio of road miles to air miles between two locations.
n
A wedge used in typesetting.
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The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point.
n
(theater) The crossing of the stage by two actors going in opposite directions.
n
Alternative spelling of crisscross [(countable) A pattern of crossed lines.]
adv
(childish, US, regional, idiomatic) (of sitting): cross-legged
n
(countable) A pattern of crossed lines.
n
Alternative form of Christcross-row [(obsolete) The alphabet.]
n
(obsolete) 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.
v
To make the sign of the cross.
n
(plural-noun) Conflicting, or contrary meanings or ideas, usually arising unintentionally.
v
(cinematography) To film from the opposite side of an imaginary axis on set in order to view the actors from the opposite direction.
v
Alternative form of dot the i's and cross the t's [(idiomatic) To take care of every detail, even minor ones; to be meticulous or thorough; to finish off something close to complete.]
v
(obsolete) To write across a page, then turn to paper 90 degrees and overwrite, done in order to lessen the cost of sending a letter when postage costs were based on weight.
adj
Alternative spelling of crossbanded
n
Alternative form of crossbiter [(obsolete) One who crossbites; a deceiver; a cheat.]
n
A word clued by a stanza in a double acrostic or triple acrostic; its initial and final letters are used to form the uprights.
n
Alternative spelling of cross over
n
(music) Musical device with a syncopated effect, usually when groups of three quavers cut across the beat.
adj
(of vehicle tyres) Having a carcass constructed from layers of cords placed diagonally across one other; contrasted with radial construction.
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(idiomatic) A contrary or conflicting purpose or understanding, especially an unintentional or misconceived one.
n
The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.
v
Alternative form of crossruff [(bridge) To execute a play of this kind.]
n
Alternative spelling of cross section [A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.]
n
Alternative form of cross wires [Synonym of reticle]
v
(transitive) To arrange the layers of plywood so as to make their grains cross at right angles.
v
(transitive) To mark with a pattern of transverse bars.
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A pattern of lines crossing each other.
n
Alternative form of cross-birth [(medicine) A birth in which the fetus is positioned with neither the head nor the feet lying in the direction of the birth canal.]
adj
(uncommon) Alternative spelling of cross-sectional [Of, pertaining to, or being a cross section.]
n
A geometric puzzle involving calculating the width of an alley based on the height at which two ladders cross when propped diagonally across it.
v
To mark or fill with a crosshatch pattern.
v
Pronunciation spelling of crossing.
adj
Bearing one or more crosslets.
n
(countable, figuratively) One of differing points of view.
n
A line that crosses other lines.
n
A row that crosses others.
v
(bridge) To execute a play of this kind.
n
(rare) Alternative spelling of cross-section
n
(rare) Alternative form of cross-staff [(ecclesiastical, obsolete) A archbishop's cross.]
n
A wedge that is driven crosswise.
n
Pronunciation spelling of cross. [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.]
adj
(archaic) Cruciform or cruciate; cross-shaped.
adj
In the form of a cross; cross-shaped; cruciform.
n
(genetics) A cross shape in DNA; a Holliday junction.
n
A diagonal cross, resembling the letter X.
n
A single beam or pole without a cross bar for executions.
adj
Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X.
n
A crossing or intersection of lines etc. so as to form an X-shape.
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a line, often invisible, which marks the boundary between two areas.
n
A line made up of dots or dashes, often used to indicate where you are supposed to sign a contract.
n
(archaic, rare) Anything wedge-shaped.
n
Alternative form of fog line [The boundary of a body of air, contacting the earth's surface, that has fallen below the dew point and usually contains fog.]
n
Alternative spelling of greyline [the narrow band of dusk and dawn that separates the areas in daylight from those in darkness throughout the world]
v
To mark or cover with lines; to crisscross.
n
Work in the form of a grid.
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(television) A display fault in which the picture is disrupted by evenly-spaced vertical bands.
v
(transitive) To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
n
(mathematics) A space comprising one or more disjoint knots.
n
(engineering) A line drawn marking a angle of 45 degrees, especially in the use of aligning the depth lines between the top and side views of a third angle projection technical drawing.
n
an optical effect formed when one family of curves is superposed on another, the lines of the overlapping figures crossing at an ange less than about 45°; the moiré lines are then the locus of the points of intersection
n
Alternative form of neatline [(cartography) The innermost line near the edge of a printed map which separates it from the margin.]
n
(construction) The line on plan to which a structure is to be built, usually ignoring any small irregularities of the building material.
adj
Marked with an overbar.
n
Alternative form of perpend [A brick or stone that has its longest dimension perpendicular to the face of a wall, especially one that extends through the wall's entire thickness.]
adv
In the manner of a post, or vertical support.
n
A mirror inside a vehicle that allows the driver to see the traffic behind.
n
(architecture) A round building, usually small, often with a dome.
n
(historical, television) A television set with a round cathode ray tube.
v
(intransitive, obsolete except in Scots) To make the sign of the cross.
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(geometry) A skew surface.
n
A cross-section (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane).
n
(cartography) Any of the edges of a map, as shown in a map index, used to define each sheet's extent.
n
Alternative form of shrub line [The equivalent of a tree line for shrubs]
n
(US, colloquial) A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
n
The part of an antenna response pattern which is not contained in the main beam
n
an arch constructed at an angle other than a right angle
n
Alternative spelling of Saint Anthony's cross [A T-shaped cross.]
adv
In the manner of a set of stairs; rising in discrete steps.
adj
Alternative spelling of star-crossed [(idiomatic) Ill-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars”.]
n
Alternative form of sweep line [(mathematics) A line that sweeps over a plane or surface and interacts with points therein]
adj
(of a chart etc) Divided into swimlanes
adv
Positioned in a way that suggests the shape of a table.
adv
In the manner of tiles.
n
Alternative spelling of timberline [The height or limit beyond which trees do not grow in mountainous or Arctic regions.]
n
A scroll pattern used in borders and architectural mouldings, resembling waves in water or a series of parchment scrolls viewed on end.
n
A period of time when something is available or possible; A limited opportunity.
n
Alternative form of window frame [The wooden, aluminium or PVC etc. framework around a window]
adv
In the manner of a window.
n
(computer graphics) wireframe
n
(Canada, US) Cross, crossing.
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