crossing (verb)

  • 31double-cross — verb he was double crossing his family behind their backs Syn: betray, cheat, defraud, trick, hoodwink, mislead, deceive, swindle, be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, play false; informal sell down the river …

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  • 32American Sign Language grammar — The grammar of American Sign Language (ASL) is the best studied of any sign language, though research is still in its infancy, dating back only to William Stokoe in the 1960s. Stokoe was the first linguist to approach any sign language as a full… …

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  • 33cross — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Old Norse or Old Irish; Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin cruc , crux Date: before 12th century 1. a. a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used… …

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  • 34List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English …

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  • 35incross — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: in (IV) + cross (n.) 1. : an individual produced by crossing inbred lines of the same breed or strain compare incrossbred 2. : an instance or act of crossing inbred lines of the same breed or strain …

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  • 36MOSES — (Heb. מֹשֶׁה; LXX, Mōusēs; Vulg. Moyses), leader, prophet, and lawgiver (set in modern chronology in the first half of the 13th century B.C.E.). Commissioned to take the Israelites out of Egypt, Moses led them from his 80th year to his death at… …

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  • 37point — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 thing said as part of a discussion ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, interesting, valid ▪ important ▪ minor ▪ …

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  • 38crisscross — I noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other • Syn: ↑cross, ↑mark • Derivationally related forms: ↑mark (for: ↑mark), ↑cross ( …

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  • 39cross — I [[t]krɒ̱s, AM krɔ͟ːs[/t]] VERB AND NOUN USES ♦♦ crosses, crossing, crossed (Please look at category 16 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an… …

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  • 40biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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