| cross section |
a planar view exposed by cutting through an object, usu. at right angles to its longitudinal axis. [3 definitions] |
| cross-stitch |
in sewing and embroidery, two stitches that cross to form an X. [3 definitions] |
| cross swords |
to meet in physical combat; fight. [2 definitions] |
| cross talk |
interference, as on a telephone, radio, or other electronic receiver, by other sound or radio signals from another channel. [2 definitions] |
| crosstie |
a transverse timber or rod used to support a longitudinal beam or rail. [2 definitions] |
| crosstown |
running or extending across the longitudinal axis, and main thoroughfares, of a city. [2 definitions] |
| crosstree |
either of a pair of horizontal bars attached to a ship's masthead in order to spread the shrouds. |
| crosswalk |
a lane or path, usu. near the corner of a street, that is marked off as a pedestrian crossing. |
| crossway |
the place where two roads or paths intersect; crossroad. |
| crosswind |
a wind blowing at an angle across the path of an airplane, ship, or the like. |
| crosswise |
so as to cross or lie transversely across. [2 definitions] |
| crossword |
a puzzle in which the player must guess words from numbered clues and enter them in the correspondingly numbered series of vertical or horizontal squares; crossword puzzle. |
| crossword puzzle |
a puzzle in which the player must guess words from numbered clues and enter them in the correspondingly numbered series of vertical or horizontal squares. |
| crotch |
the place where two linear parts, such as human legs, come together. |
| crotchet |
a whim, eccentricity, or odd idea. [2 definitions] |
| crotchety |
given to peculiar whims and notions; capriciously stubborn; cantankerous. |
| croton |
any of various large, tropical plants, shrubs, or trees, often used medicinally. [2 definitions] |
| Croton bug |
a small cockroach. |
| crouch |
to lower the body close to the ground by bending the legs, as an animal about to pounce or a human preparing to run in a race. [4 definitions] |
| croup1 |
an abnormal respiratory condition, most common in children, the symptoms of which include coughing and difficulty in breathing. |
| croup2 |
the rump of an animal, esp. a horse. |