cross traverse

  • 41traverse — (v.) early 14c., pass across, over, or through, from O.Fr. traverser to cross, thwart (11c.), from V.L. *traversare, from L. transversare to cross, throw across, from L. transversus turn across (see TRANSVERSE (Cf. transverse)). The noun meaning… …

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  • 42Traverse — Trav erse, a. [OF. travers, L. transversus, p. p. of transvertere to turn or direct across. See {Transverse}, and cf. {Travers}.] Lying across; being in a direction across something else; as, paths cut with traverse trenches. [1913 Webster] Oak …

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  • 43Traverse drill — Traverse Trav erse, a. [OF. travers, L. transversus, p. p. of transvertere to turn or direct across. See {Transverse}, and cf. {Travers}.] Lying across; being in a direction across something else; as, paths cut with traverse trenches. [1913… …

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  • 44Cross — Cross, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crossed} (kr[o^]st; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crossing}.] 1. To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to cross the arms. [1913 Webster] 2. To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the letter t …

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  • 45cross — [adj] very angry; in a bad mood annoyed, cantankerous, captious, caviling, choleric, churlish, crabby*, cranky, crotchety*, crusty, disagreeable, faultfinding, fractious, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, ill humored, ill tempered, impatient, irascible,… …

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  • 46cross in opposition — index traverse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 47cross in traveling — index traverse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 48cross — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rood, crucifix; crosspiece, cross mark, X, ex; gibbet; bur den, trial, trouble, adversity, affliction; hybrid, mixture, crossbreed; half caste, half breed; (cap.) Christianity, the Church, Gospel. v.… …

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  • 49traverse — traversable, adj. traversal, n. traverser, n. /trav euhrs, treuh verrs /, v., traversed, traversing, n., adj. v.t. 1. to pass or move over, along, or through. 2. to go to and fro over or along. 3. to extend across or over: A bridge traverses the… …

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  • 50traverse — [c]/trəˈvɜs / (say truh vers), /ˈtrævɜs / (say travers) verb (traversed, traversing) –verb (t) 1. to pass across, over, or through. 2. to go to and fro over or along, as a place. 3. to extend across. 4. to cause to move laterally. 5. to pass in… …