cross
cross is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
What does cross mean?
Meet at a point.
Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties.
“cross a horse and a donkey”
“Mendel tried crossbreeding”
Fold so as to resemble a cross.
“she crossed her legs”
Meet and pass.
“the trains crossed”
Trace a line through or across.
“cross your `t'”
To cover or extend over an area or time period.
Travel across or pass over.
Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.
(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”
A representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry.
A wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece.
Any affliction that causes great suffering.
“that is his cross to bear”
A marking that consists of lines that cross each other.
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids.
Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis.
“cross members should be all steel”
Annoyed and irritable.