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How to sign: extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
"cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon";
Similiar / Same: transverse, transversal, thwartwise
How to sign: perversely irritable
Similiar / Same: crabbed, crabby, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered
How to sign: a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry
Categories: emblem
Within this category: Calvary cross, Celtic cross, crucifix, Greek cross, Jerusalem cross, Latin cross, Lorraine cross, Maltese cross, papal cross, patriarchal cross, St. Andrew's cross, tau cross
How to sign: to cover or extend over an area or time period
"Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries";
Similiar / Same: span, traverse, sweep
How to sign: a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
Categories: construction, structure
How to sign: 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
"a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey";
Similiar / Same: crossbreed, hybrid
Within this category: crossbred, dihybrid, monohybrid
