crossness

noun

1. an upright post with a bar across it near the top, to which the ancient Romans fastened convicted persons to die
2. a representation or figure of a cross, used as a badge, decoration, etc.; also, such a badge, decoration, etc.: the Distinguished Service Cross
3. a monument in the form of a cross, or with a cross on it, marking a crossroad, boundary, grave, etc.
4. a staff with a cross at the top, carried before an archbishop as a sign of his authority
5. 1. a representation of a cross, in any of various recognized forms, as a symbol of the crucifixion of Jesus, hence of the Christian religion
   2. a crucifix
6. 1. the act of crossing, as from one side of a stage to the other
   2. the act of crossing oneself
7. any trouble or affliction that one has to bear; also, anything that thwarts or frustrates
8. any design, mark, or object made by two lines or surfaces that intersect one another
9. such a mark () made as a signature, as by a person who cannot write
10. 1. a crossing, or mixing, of varieties or breeds; hybridization
    2. the result of such mixing; hybrid
11. something that combines the qualities of two different things or types
12. Slang a dishonest action, fixed contest or match, etc.
13. Boxing a blow delivered over and across the opponent's lead
14. Northern Cross
15. Southern Cross

transitive verb

1. to make the sign of the cross over or upon
2. to place across or crosswise: cross your fingers
3. to lie or cut across; intersect: where two streets cross one another
4. to draw or put a line or lines across: cross your t's
5. to pass over; go from one side to the other of; go across: to cross the ocean
6. to carry or lead across
7. to extend or reach across: the bridge crosses a river
8. to meet and pass (each other)
9. to bring into contact, causing electrical interference: the wires were crossed
10. to go counter to; thwart; oppose
11. to interbreed (animals or plants); breed (an individual of one type) with one of another; hybridize; cross-fertilize

intransitive verb

1. to lie across; intersect
2. to go or extend from one side to the other: often with over
3. to pass each other while moving in opposite directions
4. to interbreed; hybridize; cross-fertilize

adjective

1. lying or passing across or through; transverse; crossing or crossed: cross street, cross ventilation
2. going counter; contrary; opposed: at cross purposes
3. irritated or irritable; ill-tempered
4. involving reciprocal actions, etc.
5. of mixed variety or breed; hybrid; crossbred
6. Archaic causing harm; unfavorable

adverb