…a mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces (+ or ×)…
…(of a tyre) having fabric layers with their threads running diagonally, crosswise to each other…
…the International Movement of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent, an international humanitarian organization bringing relief to victims of war or natural disaster. The Red Cross was set up in 1864 at the instigation of the Swiss philanthropist Henri Dunant (1828–1910) according to the Geneva Convention, and its headquarters are at Geneva…
…(in the House of Lords and some other legislatures) a bench occupied by members who are independent of any political party…
…produce (an animal or plant) by mating or hybridizing two different species, breeds, or varieties…
…verify (figures or information) by using an alternative source or method…
…a claim brought by one defendant against another in the same proceeding…
…(of a stroke in tennis and other racket sports) hit diagonally across the court…
…having one or both eyes turned inwards towards the nose, either from focusing on something very close, through temporary loss of control of focus, or as a permanent condition (convergent strabismus)…
…(in sound or film editing) make a picture or sound appear or be heard gradually as another disappears or becomes silent…
…a guard on a sword or dagger consisting of a short transverse bar…
…a pair of fine wires crossing at right angles at the focus of an optical instrument or gunsight, for use in positioning, aiming, or measuring…
…(in drawing or graphics) shade (an area) with intersecting sets of parallel lines…
…a bar or block between the piston rod and connecting rod in a steam engine…
…a note or cross reference in a book or list which refers the reader to other material…
…a light positioned to illuminate the parts of a photographic subject which the main lighting leaves in shade…
…a chemical bond between different chains of atoms in a polymer or other complex molecule…
…a hammer having a peen that lies crossways to the length of the shaft…
…(of a screwdriver) having a cross-shaped point for turning cross-head screws…
…an exchange rate between two currencies computed by reference to a third currency, usually the US dollar…
…refer to another text or part of a text, typically in order to elaborate on a point…
…a sequence of play in bridge or whist in which partners alternately trump each other’s leads…
…a sliding part on a lathe or planing machine which is supported by the saddle and carries the tool in a direction at right angles to the bed of the machine…
…learn another skill, especially one related to one’s current job…
…a burning wooden cross carried as a symbol by the Ku Klux Klan…
…an arrangement of four planets in which each is in opposition to one other planet and square to the other two, forming a cross…
…the highest German military decoration for bravery, instituted in 1813…
…a plain cross in which the vertical part below the horizontal is longer than the other three parts…
…a decoration bestowed by the US Navy upon individuals who have shown exceptional heroism, especially in enemy combat…
…an equal-armed cross with a rose at its centre, the emblem of the Rosicrucians…
…layering within a stratum and at an angle to the main bedding plane…
…involving movement or activity across a border between two countries…
