Main entry: interbreeding, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, cross, crossbreeding, crossing
Definition: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Main entry: hybrid, cross, crossbreed
Definition: (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
Usage: a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey
Main entry: Cross
Definition: a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
Main entry: cross
Definition: a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
Main entry: mark, crisscross, cross
Definition: a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
Main entry: cross, crown of thorns
Definition: any affliction that causes great suffering
Usage: that is his cross to bear; he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns
Main entry: cross, crossbreed, interbreed, hybridise, hybridize
Definition: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
Usage: cross a horse and a donkey; Mendel tried crossbreeding; these species do not interbreed
Main entry: cross
Definition: trace a line through or across
Usage: cross your `t'
Main entry: pass over, track, traverse, cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over
Definition: travel across or pass over
Usage: The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
Main entry: cross
Definition: meet and pass
Usage: the trains crossed
Main entry: cross
Definition: fold so as to resemble a cross
Usage: she crossed her legs
Definition: meet at a point
Main entry: spoil, scotch, queer, thwart, bilk, baffle, foil, frustrate, cross
Definition: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Usage: What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge; foil your opponent
Main entry: sweep, traverse, cross, span
Definition: to cover or extend over an area or time period
Usage: Rivers traverse the valley floor, The parking lot spans 3 acres; The novel spans three centuries
Main entry: ill-tempered, grumpy, grouchy, crabbed, crabby, cross, bad-tempered, fussy
Definition: annoyed and irritable
Main entry: cross, transversal, transverse, thwartwise
Definition: extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
Usage: cross members should be all steel; from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully; transversal vibrations; transverse colon