cross: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with C · ends with S
Meaning of cross
noun
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.
Example: 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).
Example: Criminals were commonly executed on a wooden cross.
- alt-of
Alternative letter-case form of Cross (“the Crucifix, the cross on which Christ was crucified”).
Base or related entry: cross.
Listed forms: crosses.
Source: Wiktionary — cross.
adj
Transverse; lying across the main direction.
Example: At the end of each row were cross benches which linked the rows.
- UK
(of someone) Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed; (of words) tinged with anger.
Example: They exchanged a few cross words.
Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged.
Of the sea, having two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.
Listed forms: crosser, crossest.
Source: Wiktionary — cross.
prep
The cross product of the previous vector and the following vector.
Example: The Lorentz force is q times v cross B.
- archaic
Across.
Example: She walked cross the mountains.
Source: Wiktionary — cross.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for cross.
adjective
extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
- transverse
- transversal
- thwartwise
adjective
annoyed and irritable
noun
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
noun
any affliction that causes great suffering
- crown of thorns
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is cross in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of cross
C(3) + R(1) + O(1) + S(1) + S(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of cross
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from cross
12 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in cross. Showing up to 24, longest first.