Synonyms: 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
Similar words: conjugation, coupling, union, sexual union, mating, pairing
Definition: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
Usage: the casual couplings of adolescents; the mating of some species occurs only in the spring
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: organism, being
Definition: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Synonyms: Cross
Definition: a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
Similar words: emblem
Definition: special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
Synonyms: cross
Definition: a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
Similar words: structure, construction
Definition: a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
Usage: the structure consisted of a series of arches; she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons
Synonyms: mark, crisscross, cross
Definition: a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
Similar words: marking
Definition: a pattern of marks
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: affliction
Definition: a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
Synonyms: 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
Synonyms: cross
Definition: trace a line through or across
Usage: cross your `t'
Similar words: write
Definition: mark or trace on a surface
Usage: The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper; Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: go across, go through, pass
Definition: go across or through
Usage: We passed the point where the police car had parked; A terrible thought went through his mind
Synonyms: cross
Definition: meet and pass
Usage: the trains crossed
Synonyms: cross
Definition: fold so as to resemble a cross
Usage: she crossed her legs
Similar words: turn up, fold, fold up
Definition: bend or lay so that one part covers the other
Usage: fold up the newspaper; turn up your collar
Definition: meet at a point
Similar words: meet, run across, run into, see, come across, encounter
Definition: come together
Usage: I'll probably see you at the meeting; How nice to see you again!
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent
Definition: keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Usage: My sense of tact forbids an honest answer; Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: extend, cover, continue
Definition: span an interval of distance, space or time
Usage: The war extended over five years; The period covered the turn of the century; My land extends over the hills on the horizon; This farm covers some 200 acres; The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles
Synonyms: ill-tempered, grumpy, grouchy, crabbed, crabby, cross, bad-tempered, fussy
Definition: annoyed and irritable
Similar words: ill-natured
Definition: having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: crosswise
Definition: lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
Usage: a crosswise street; the crosswise dimension