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Crossing

//ˈkɹɒsɪŋ// adj, name, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction. not-comparable, rare
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A barangay of Uson, Masbate, Philippines.
  2. 2
    Former name of Ogod: a barangay of Donsol, Sorsogon, Philippines.
  3. 3
    A barangay of San Isidro, Leyte, Philippines.
  4. 4
    Former name of San Pascual: a barangay of Santa Rita, Samar, Philippines.
  5. 5
    A barangay of Libona, Bukidnon, Philippines.
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  1. 6
    A barangay of Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.
Noun
  1. 1
    Cross-breeding. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    traveling across wordnet
  3. 3
    Opposition; thwarting. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean) wordnet
  5. 5
    An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross. countable, uncountable

    "The lynchpin of the work was replacement of the flat crossing at Newark, where the ECML crosses the Nottingham to Lincoln line, with this work taking place across the three days of the bank holiday weekend."

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  1. 6
    (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids wordnet
  2. 7
    A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other wordnet
  4. 9
    The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    a junction where one street or road crosses another wordnet
  6. 11
    A voyage across a body of water. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect wordnet
  8. 13
    The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    a shallow area in a stream that can be forded wordnet
  10. 15
    Movement into a crossed position. countable, uncountable

    "For example, experts in kinesics — body language — recognize that a person sends out hundreds of nonverbal signals — eyebrow twitches, frowns, leg crossings and uncrossings — every second while he or she is speaking and listening."

  11. 16
    A pair of intersecting edges. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    The appropriation of a form of language by somebody who is not a member of the group that speaks it. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    Ellipsis of pedestrian crossing. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of cross form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

By surface analysis, cross + -ing.

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, cross + -ing.

Etymology 3

By surface analysis, cross + -ing.

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