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across
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adv 1: to the opposite side; "the football field was 300 feet
across"
2: transversely; "the marble slabs were cut across" [syn:
across, crosswise, crossways]
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albatross
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n 1: (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was
an albatross around his neck" [syn: albatross,
millstone]
2: large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long
narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight [syn:
albatross, mollymawk]
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boss
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adj 1: exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag
cornfield" [syn: boss, brag]
n 1: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want
to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn:
foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss]
2: a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired
three more men for the new job" [syn: boss, hirer]
3: a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is
his own boss now"
4: a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates
appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"
[syn: party boss, political boss, boss]
5: a circular rounded projection or protuberance [syn: knob,
boss]
v 1: raise in a relief; "embossed stationery" [syn: emboss,
boss, stamp]
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crisscross
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adv 1: crossing one another in opposite directions
adj 1: marked with crossing lines [syn: crisscross,
crisscrossed]
n 1: a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
[syn: crisscross, cross, mark]
v 1: cross in a pattern, often random
2: mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines; "wrinkles
crisscrossed her face"
3: mark with a pattern of crossing lines; "crisscross the sheet
of paper"
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cross
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adj 1: 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" [syn: cross(a), transverse,
transversal, thwartwise]
2: annoyed and irritable [syn: crabbed, crabby, cross,
fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered]
n 1: a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a
transverse piece
2: a marking that consists of lines that cross each other [syn:
crisscross, cross, mark]
3: a representation of the structure on which Jesus was
crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
4: any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his
cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of
thorns" [syn: cross, crown of thorns]
5: (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"
[syn: hybrid, crossbreed, cross]
6: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties
of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids [syn:
hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding,
crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing]
v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100
miles each day" [syn: traverse, track, cover,
cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut
through, cut across]
2: meet at a point [syn: intersect, cross]
3: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What
ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing
September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: thwart,
queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate,
baffle, bilk]
4: fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs" [ant:
uncross]
5: 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" [syn: cross, traverse,
span, sweep]
6: meet and pass; "the trains crossed"
7: trace a line through or across; "cross your `t'"
8: 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" [syn:
crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise,
interbreed]
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lacrosse
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n 1: a game invented by American Indians; now played by two
teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and
throw the ball toward the opponents' goal
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pharos
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n 1: a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to
passing ships [syn: beacon, lighthouse, beacon light,
pharos]
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uncross
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v 1: change from a crossed to an uncrossed position; "She
uncrossed her legs" [ant: cross]
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eros
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n 1: (Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified
with Roman Cupid
2: a desire for sexual intimacy [syn: sexual desire, eros,
concupiscence, physical attraction]
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crosse
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n 1: a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing
lacrosse
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autocross
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motocross
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recross
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saros
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intercross
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polocrosse
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monopteros
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cros
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kinross
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shawcross
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ballesteros
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