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cross noun

  /kɹɑs/ , /kɹɒs/ , /kɹɔs/
  • A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).
  • A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).
 kors, kryds
  • 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.
  • (heraldry) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
 kryds, kors
  • (Christianity) A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross; sign of the cross.
 korset, kors
  • (figurative, from Christ's bearing of the cross) A difficult situation that must be endured.
 kors

cross verb

  /kɹɑs/ , /kɹɒs/ , /kɹɔs/
  • To make or form a cross.
  • (football) To pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side.
  • (biology) To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.
 krydse
  • (reflexive, to cross oneself) To make the sign of the cross over oneself.
 gøre, korse, korsets tegn

crossing noun

  /ˈkɹɑsɪŋ/ , /ˈkɹɒsɪŋ/ , /ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/ , /ˈkɹɔːsɪŋ/
  • An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
 vejkryds
  • A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.
 fodgængerfelt
  • (architecture) The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it.
 krydstogt

cross- prefix

  • Shaped like a cross or X; crossing lines.
 tvær-
Way of the Cross
korsvej
cross spider
korsedderkop
Red Cross
Røde Kors
Southern Cross
Sydkorset
Saint Andrew's cross
andreaskors
cross the line
gå over grænsen, gå over stregen
sign of the cross
korsets tegn
cross-pollination
allogami, krydsbestøvning
cross-border
grænseoverskridende
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