Crosses

//ˈkɹɔsɪz//

Synonyms for "crosses" (1015 found)

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hybrid intersect thwart affliction angry cantankerous captious churlish crabbed crisscross crossbreed crucifix crusty fractious gibbet grouchy holy cross interbred irascible irritable

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pass over peevish pettish petulant rood snappish spleeny splenetic surly testy touchy transversal transverse traverse trouble waspish x abjure achievement acrimonious across across the grain adversary adversative adverse adverse circumstances adversity against the grain against the tide against the wind aggravation agnus dei alerion alien alpenstock angered animal charge ankh annoyance annoyed annulet antagonistic antagonize anti antipathetic antithetic antithetical arch argent ark armorial bearings armory arms asperger asperges aspergillum assert the contrary at cross purposes at cross-purposes at daggers at daggers drawn at issue at loggerheads at odds at variance at war at war with athwart athwartships autograph avellan cross ax azure bad tempered badge badge of office badges baffle balk bambino bandeau bar bar sinister barrow bastard baton be antipathetic be at cross-purposes be contrary to be inimical beadroll beads bearings bearish beat against beguile belie bend bend sinister bestride betray bilious bilk billet bitchy bitter cup bitter draft bitter draught bitter pill blast blazon blazonry blend bless blight block boat bordure boundary stone brass brassard brave broad arrow browned off browned-off bummer burden burden of care burthen bust button bypass cadency mark cairn calamity call into question calvary calvary cross cancel candle cane cankered cankerworm of care canoe canton cap and gown cape colored care cargo carping carry sail cast down cattalo caviling cenotaph censer chain chain of office chair challenge chaplet charge checkmate chevron chi chi-rho chiasmal chiasmic chiastic chief

Verb(4 words)

crossbreed baffle bilk burn up

Noun(5 words)

hybrid crucifix anguish bind bucket of syrup

Adjective(3 words)

angry annoyed antipodal

Adjective(1 words)

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choleric christcross christogram ciborium cipher circumnavigate circumvent citrange clash clashing class ring coast coat of arms cockade cockatrice collar collide column combination competitive

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con conflict conflict with conflicting confound confront confute contest contra contradict contradictory contrapose contrarily contrariwise contrary contravene contrawise controvert coronet counter counteract counterattack countermand countermark counterpose countersign countersignature counterstamp countervail counterwork cranky crescent crest cromlech crook crosier cross ancre cross botonee cross bourdonee cross breeding cross fertilize cross fitche cross fleury cross formee cross fourchee cross grained cross grignolee cross moline cross of cleves cross of lorraine cross patee cross recercelee cross-crosslet cross-grained cross-shaped cross-staff crossbar crossbones crossbred crosscut crossed crossing crosslet crosslike crossway crossways crosswise crotchety crown crown of thorns cruciate crucible cruciferous cruciform cruet cruise crutch crutch-stick crux crux ansata crux capitata crux decussata crux gammata crux immissa crux ordinaria cumbrance cup curse cussed cut across cyclolith cynical dagger dash deadweight death chair death chamber decoration decussate decussated defeat defeat expectation defy delete deny destroy device difference differencing differing difficulties difficulty disaccordant disadvantage disaffirm disagreeable disagreeing disallow disappoint disavow disclaim discomfit disconcert discordant discountenance discrepant disgruntled dish disharmonious disillusion disown disproportionate disprove dispute disrupt dissatisfy dissentient dissident dissonant distress divergent dolmen dot double-cross downer dress drop eagle electric chair elude embarrassment emblem emblems encumbrance endorsement enemy ensign ensigns erase ermine ermines erminites erminois escutcheon eucharistial eurasian ex excitable execution exing eyeball to eyeball eyeball-to-eyeball falcon fasces faultfinding feisty fess fess point field figurehead file flanch fleur-de-lis flummox foil footstone ford fork cross forswear freight fret fretful frustrate fur furious fusil gainsay gall gall and wormwood gallows gallows-tree gammadion garland gas chamber get get ahead of give benediction go across go against go by go by ship go counter to go on shipboard go to sea grating grave gravestone greek cross grievance griffe griffin gruff grumpy guillotine gules gyron half blood half breed half-bred half-breed half-caste halter hammer and sickle hamper hand handicap handstaff hard knocks hard life hard lot hardcase hardship harsh hatchment headstone helmet hemp hempen collar heraldic device heraldry high yellow

Adjective(4 words)

contrariant contrarily fit to be tied furibund

Verb(14 words)

cover cross-fertilize cut across cut through dot down enrage foil frustrate get across get over get someone's goat go grame grill

Adjective(5 words)

crabbed crabby fussy grouchy grumpy

Noun(10 words)

crisscross cross to bear crossbreed crossbreeding crossing crown of thorns difficult situation dilemma dire straits fix

Proper Noun(1 words)

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hinny hoarstone holy grail holy water holy-water sprinkler honor point host hostile hot seat huffish huffy hybridization hybridize icon ill natured ill tempered ill-natured immiscible impalement impaling

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impediment impedimenta imposition impugn in confrontation in hostile array in opposition inaccordant incensed incensory incompatible inconvenience indignant inescutcheon infliction inharmonious inimical initials inscription insignia interbreed intercross interfere interfere with intermix intermixture intersected intersecting inverted cross invoke benefits upon irate ireful irritated irritation jangling jarring jerusalem cross john hancock join join issue upon join the opposition label ladino lapel pin latin cross lay hands on let down lethal chamber lie across lie athwart liger lion lituus livery livid load lock horns long cross lozenge lumber mace mad maiden make a passage malacca cane maltese cross mantle mantling mark mark of signature marker marking markings marshaling martlet mascle matzo mausoleum mean medal meet meet head on meet head-on megalith memento memorial memorial arch memorial column memorial statue memorial stone menhir menorah mestee mestiza mestizo metal metis metisse mezuzah mikvah militate against miscegenate misfortune mixblood mixed blood mixed-blood mongrel mongrelize monogram monolith monstrance monument moody morose mortarboard motorboat motto mound mulatto mule mullet mustee navigate necrology negate negative nombril point noncooperative nonplus noose not abide not accept not admit nullify obelisk obituary oblique obliquely obstinate obstruct octofoil octoroon old school tie onus opponent oppose opposed opposing opposite oppositional oppositive oppression oppugn oppugnant or ordeal ordinary orle ornery osculatory ostensorium out of accord out of whack over overstride overthwart pack pack of troubles pale paly papal cross paschal candle pass pass by passionate pastoral staff paterissa pax pean peck of troubles pectoral cross penalty peppery perplex persiflage perverse pheon phylacteries phylactery pillar pin piqued pissed pissed off pissed-off plaque play at cross-purposes plight plumcot ply potent cross prayer shawl prayer wheel predicament pressure prize protest purpure pyramid pyx quadroon quarrelsome quarter quartering quarterstaff querulous quick-tempered quintroon ratty rebut recalcitrant recant refractory refuse to admit refute regalia reject relic relics reliquary remembrance renounce repudiate repugnant resist retract revoke ribbon rigor riled riled up ring rival rope rosary rose rostral column row rub out ruin run run against run counter to russian cross sable sabotage sacramental sacred relics sacring bell sail sail round sail the sea saltire sambo sanctus bell sangraal scaffold school ring scotch scull scutcheon sea of troubles seafare seal secant sell sell out shaft shamrock shield shillelagh shirty shofar shoot ahead shoot ahead of short-tempered shrine sideways sidewise sigil sigillography sign manual signature signet skull and crossbones snarling sore sorrow sour span sphragistics spike spiteful split spoil spread eagle sprinkler staff stake stand in the way stave steam steamboat stela step step over stick stone stonewall straddle stress stress of life strike out stump stupa subordinary subscription sukkah sullen swagger stick swanking stick swastika swim upstream symbol t tabernacle tablet take a voyage take back take issue with tallith tangelo tantalize tartan tau tease tenne testimonial tetchy the chair thistle thorn thurible thwartly thwartways ticked off tie tigon tincture tomb tombstone tope torse transit transversely travel tree trefled cross tressure trial tribulation trophy troubles true cross ugly uncongenial uncooperative unfavorable unfriendly unharmonious unicorn uniform unpropitious up in arms upset urceole vair vale of tears variant verge veronica vert vexation vexed vicissitude vigil light visa vise visitation voided cross vote against votive candle voyage walking stick wand waters of bitterness weight white elephant wipe out with crossed bayonets withstand woe work against worked up wrathful wrathy wreath wroth wrought up wrought-up x-shaped yacht yale zambo zebrass zebrule

Proper Noun(2 words)

holy cross true cross

Noun(20 words)

Verb(25 words)

hybridise hybridize incense inflame interbreed intersect outrage overgo pass over piss off provoke queer raise someone's hackles rile rouse scotch set off span spoil sweep

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thwart track transpass traverse wind up

Adjective(4 words)

ill-tempered thwartwise transversal transverse

Prefix(2 words)

Adjective(8 words)

irritated opposed pathetic pissy reciprocal reverse screwfaced wreakful

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Churches are designated on the map with crosses.

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Caesar leaves Gaul, crosses the Rubicon, and enters Italy.

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When warm, light, air crosses mountains it rises into the upper atmosphere and does not fall back to the ground. In this, and other, ways wind changes with the terrain.

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When my wife crosses her arms and taps her foot I know she's angry.

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