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Look up: cross

  1. Cross
    Cross is a town in Buffalo County Wisconsin, USA
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Cross
    Another name for hybrid, but used in much more common terms.
    Found on http://www.emilycompost.com/garden_gloss

  3. Cross
    The movement of an actor across the stage in any direction.
    Found on http://www.dramatic.com.au/glossary/glos

  4. cross
    [n] - any affliction that causes great suffering 2. [n] - a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece 3. [n] - a cross as an emblem of Christianity 4. [v] - to cover a wide area 5. [v] - fold so as to resemble a cross 6. [v] - meet and pass 7. [v] - trace a line through or across
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. Cross
    In blocking, to move from one area of the stage to another.
    Found on http://www.queens-theatre.co.uk/technica

  6. cross
    Figure or object formed by the intersection (usually at right angles) of two or more lines, surfaces, or pieces of material. The use of the cross as an emblem is of great antiquity in many cultures....
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  7. Cross
    The main symbol of the Christian church. Stone crosses were often built as monuments or memorials, particularly in the Anglo-Saxon and medieval periods.
    Found on http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/k

  8. Cross
    an advance or retreat by crossing one leg over the other; also passé avant (forward cross), passé arriere (backwards cross)
    Found on http://www.hpfc.org.uk/glossary.htm

  9. CROSS
    Comité Régional de l'Organisation Sanitaire et Sociale
    Found on http://www.geocities.com/~mlshams/acrony

  10. CROSS
    Commission Régionale d'Organisation du Système Sanitaire
    Found on http://www.geocities.com/~mlshams/acrony

  11. cross
    a cruciform pipe fitting connecting four pipe ends,generally at right angles to one another Category: Mechanical engineering • the general appearance of the --, or --, has been described above. Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  12. Cross
    The transaction was effected as an agency cross or a riskless principle trade between two member firms at the same price and on the same terms.
    Found on http://www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb

  13. Cross
    Cross (krŏs; 115) noun [ Middle English crois , croys , cros ; the former from Old French crois , croiz , F. croix , from Latin crux ; the second is perhaps directly from Prov. cros , crotz . from the same Latin crux ; confer Icelandic kross . Confer Crucial , Crusade , Cruise , Crux< ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/191

  14. Cross
    Cross (krŏs) adjective 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. « The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. » 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting; adverse; contrary; thwarting; perverse. 'A cross fortune.' Jer. Taylor. « The cross and unluck ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/191

  15. Cross
    Cross preposition Athwart; across. [ Archaic or Colloq.] « A fox was taking a walk one night cross a village. L'Estrange. » To go cross lots , to go across the fields; to take a short cut. [ Colloq.]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/191

  16. Cross
    Cross transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Crossed (kr?st; 115); present participle & verbal noun Crossing .] 1. To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to cross the arms. 2. To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the letter t . 3. To pass from o ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/191

  17. Cross
    Cross intransitive verb 1. To lie or be athwart. 2. To move or pass from one side to the other, or from place to place; to make a transit; as, to cross from New York to Liverpool. 3. To be inconsistent. [ Obsolete] « Men's actions do not always cross with reason. Sir P. Sidney. » 4. To interbreed, as races; to mix distinct breed ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/191

  18. cross
    1. Any figure in the shape of a cross formed by two intersecting lines. ... Synonym: crux. ... Synonym: crux of heart. ... 3. A method of hybridization or the hybrid so produced. ... Origin: F. Croix, L. Crux ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  19. Cross
    noun a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  20. cross
    crown of thorns noun any affliction that causes great suffering; `that is his cross to bear`; `he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  21. cross
    traverse verb 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`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  22. Cross
    A ` cross` is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars perpendicular to each other, dividing one or two of the lines in half. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally; if they run diagonally, the design is technically termed a saltire. The cross is one of the most ancient human symbols, and is used by many religions, most notably Christianity. It is frequently a representation of the division of the world into four elements ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross

  23. cross
    (kros) any figure or structure in the shape of a cross. the production of progeny containing genetic information from two or more parents, such as by mating between genetically different individuals. the progeny derived from two or more parents of different genetic backgrounds. ...
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  24. Cross
    • (n.) A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place; as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing Cross in London. • (n.) A mixing of breeds or stock, especially in cattle breeding; or the product of such intermixture; a hybrid of any kind. • (n.) A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  25. cross
    the principal symbol of the Christian religion, recalling the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the redeeming benefits of his Passion and death. The ... [4 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/161


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23 November 2009

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At sixteen minutes past five on 23rd November 1963, a British television institution was born. Doctor Who would go on to become the longest-running science-fiction programme in the world, eventually spawning twenty six seasons of adventures from 1963 to 1989. In total, eight actors have played the part of Gallifrey's most famous Time Lord. From the very first - William Hartnell in 1963 - to the very last - Paul McGann, in the 1996 TV Movie - the Doctor has wandered through time and space in his trusty time machine, an old type-40 TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimensions in Space). Although appearing to be nothing more than a battered blue police box, it is in fact vastly bigger on the inside than on the outside, and always departs with its familiar wheezing, groaning sound. read more

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