crosses
UK/ˈkɹɒsɪz//ˈkɹɔsɪz/
crosses is the plural of cross.
crosses is the plural of crosse.
crosses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cross.
Meaning of cross
Noun
cross (plural crosses)
- A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
- Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one.
- Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
- A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).
- Criminals were commonly executed on a wooden cross.
- Synonyms:
- crucifix
- A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross; sign of the cross.
- She made the cross after swearing.
- Synonyms:
- sign of the cross
- Any representation of the crucifix, as in religious architecture, burial markers, jewelry, etc.
- She was wearing a cross on her necklace.
- Synonyms:
- crucifix
- A difficult situation that must be endured.
- It's a cross I must bear.
Meaning of crosse
Noun
crosse (plural crosses)
Phrases with crosses
- crosses up
- crosses off
- crosses out
- sun crosses
- tau crosses
- back crosses
- crosses over
- Four Crosses
- high crosses
- holy crosses
- iron crosses
- test crosses
86 more phrasesFewer phrases
- crosses flory
- crosses paths
- crosses wires
- fiery crosses
- Grand Crosses
- Greek crosses
- Latin crosses
- papal crosses
- right crosses
- short crosses
- solar crosses
- Three Crosses
- white crosses
- Andean crosses
- ansate crosses
- Celtic crosses
- crosses moline
- crosses pattée
- crosses potent
- crosses swords
- crutch crosses
- Geneva crosses
- George Crosses
- market crosses
- moline crosses
- Nordic crosses
- plague crosses
- Silver Crosses
- Calvary crosses
- crosses bottony
- crosses molines
- crosses of gold
- crosses pattées
- crosses potence
- crosses to bear
- Korolev Crosses
- Maltese crosses
- scissor crosses
- thunder crosses
- wayside crosses
- crosses crosslet
- crosses of Malta
- crosses the line
- crosses the Styx
- Egyptian crosses
- Einstein crosses
- Lorraine crosses
- Victoria Crosses
- Christian crosses
- crosses the aisle
- crosses the floor
- crosses the river
- crosses the Tiber
- crosses the wires
- Ethiopian crosses
- Jerusalem crosses
- Maltesian crosses
- preaching crosses
- crosses one's arms
- crosses one's legs
- crosses the Thames
- zeroes and crosses
- Carolingian crosses
- crosses of Lorraine
- crosses one's heart
- crosses someone's T
- crosses the Rubicon
- crosses the streams
- equilateral crosses
- naughts and crosses
- noughts and crosses
- patriarchal crosses
- Scandinavian crosses
- St. Andrew's Crosses
- crosses one's fingers
- St. Anthony's crosses
- archiepiscopal crosses
- crosses someone's mind
- crosses someone's palm
- crosses someone's path
- Saint Andrew's crosses
- Saint Anthony's crosses
- crosses the t's and dots the i's
- dots the i's and crosses the t's
- crosses my heart and hopes to die
- crosses that bridge when one comes to it
Questions about crosses
- What is crosses the plural of?
- Crosses is the plural of cross.
- How do you pronounce crosses?
- Crosses is pronounced /ˈkɹɔsɪz/ (US).
Words near crosses in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: crosses (page history and authors); cross (page history and authors); crosse (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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