Word Information

Crossing

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
  • Words with Friends

Definitions for Crossing

noun
traveling across
noun
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
Synonyms
noun
a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
noun
a junction where one street or road crosses another
Synonyms
noun
a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
Synonyms
noun
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Synonyms
noun
a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
verb
travel across or pass over
Synonyms
traverse track cover cross pass over get over get across cut through cut across
Examples
  1. The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
verb
meet at a point
Synonyms
verb
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Synonyms
Examples
  1. What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
  2. foil your opponent
verb
fold so as to resemble a cross
Synonyms
Examples
  1. she crossed her legs
verb
to cover or extend over an area or time period
Synonyms
Examples
  1. Rivers traverse the valley floor
  2. The parking lot spans 3 acres
  3. The novel spans three centuries
verb
meet and pass
Synonyms
Examples
  1. the trains crossed
verb
trace a line through or across
Synonyms
Examples
  1. cross your `t'
verb
breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
Synonyms
Examples
  1. cross a horse and a donkey
  2. Mendel tried crossbreeding
  3. these species do not interbreed

Scrabble (11 points)

Words with Friends (14 points)

Unscramble "Crossing"