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We found 11 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word cross-purposes:
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General (10 matching dictionaries)

1. cross-purposes: Merriam-Webster.com [home, info]
2. cross-purposes, cross-purposes: Collins English Dictionary [home, info]
3. cross-purposes: Vocabulary.com [home, info]
4. cross-purposes: Wordnik [home, info]
5. cross-purposes: Wiktionary [home, info]
6. cross-purposes: Dictionary.com [home, info]
7. cross-purposes: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
8. cross-purposes: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
9. cross-purposes: Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms [home, info]
10. cross-purposes: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]

Business (1 matching dictionary)

11. cross-purposes: Legal dictionary [home, info]

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Quick definitions from WordNet (cross-purpose) ▸ noun:  a contrary aim ("At cross-purposes") ▸ Also see cross-purpose ▸ Words similar to cross-purposes ▸ Usage examples for cross-purposes ▸ Popular adjectives describing cross-purposes ▸ Words that often appear near cross-purposes ▸ Rhymes of cross-purposes ▸ Invented words related to cross-purposes