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Crossing
- verb - (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- a junction where one street or road crosses another
- a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
- a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
- a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
- a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
- 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"
- fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs"
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
- meet and pass; "the trains crossed"
- meet at a point
- to cover or exte
Crossman
- unknown - Labour Member of Parliament for
Coventry East from 1945 to 1974.
Editor of The Statesman and author of Diaries of a Cabinet Minister.
Crossrow
- - The alphabet; -- called also Christcross-row.
Crosstie
- noun - one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
Crossway
- noun - a junction where one street or road crosses another
Crostini
- unknown - Small pieces of toast with a savoury topping
Crusaded
- verb - exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
- go on a crusade; fight a holy war
Crusader
- noun - a disputant who advocates reform
- a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"
Crusades
- noun - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
- any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
- go on a crusade; fight a holy war