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(adj) ill-tempered, grumpy, grouchy, crabbed, crabby, bad-tempered, fussy
annoyed and irritable
(adj) transversal, transverse, thwartwise
extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
cross members should be all steel; from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully; transversal vibrations; transverse colon
(noun) interbreeding, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, crossbreeding, crossing
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
(noun) hybrid, crossbreed
(genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey
(noun) Cross
a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
(noun) mark, crisscross
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
(noun) crown of thorns
any affliction that causes great suffering
that is his cross to bear; he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns
(verb) crossbreed, interbreed, hybridise, hybridize
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
(verb) pass over, track, traverse, cover, cut across, cut through, get across, get over
travel across or pass over
The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
(verb) intersect
meet at a point
(verb) spoil, scotch, queer, thwart, bilk, baffle, foil, frustrate
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge; foil your opponent
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