Compound
(n.) In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc. |
Compound
(v. t.) To form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts |
Compound
(v. t.) To put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts, in order to form a whole |
Compound
(v. t.) To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part |
Compound
(v. t.) To compose |
Compound
(v. t.) To settle amicably |
Compound
(v. i.) To effect a composition |
Compound
(v. t.) Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts |
Compound
(n.) That which is compounded or formed by the union or mixture of elements ingredients, or parts |
Compound
(n.) A union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight, so combined as to form a distinct substance |
Corbel-table
(n.) A horizontal row of corbels, with the panels or filling between them |
Cross
(n.) A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below the upper end of the upright, or as an X. It was anciently used in the execution of criminals. |
Cross
(n.) The sign or mark of the cross, made with the finger, or in ink, etc., or actually represented in some material |
Cross
(n.) Affiction regarded as a test of patience or virtue |
Cross
(n.) A piece of money stamped with the figure of a cross, also, that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped |
Cross
(n.) An appendage or ornament or anything in the form of a cross |
Cross
(n.) A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place |
Cross
(n.) A common heraldic bearing, of which there are many varieties. See the Illustration, above. |
Cross
(n.) The crosslike mark or symbol used instead of a signature by those unable to write. |
Cross
(n.) Church lands. |
Cross
(n.) A line drawn across or through another line. |
Cross
(n.) A mixing of breeds or stock, especially in cattle breeding |
Cross
(n.) An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course. |
Cross
(n.) A pipe-fitting with four branches the axes of which usually form's right angle. |
Cross
(a.) Not parallel |
Cross
(a.) Not accordant with what is wished or expected |
Cross
(a.) Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor |
Cross
(a.) Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation |
Cross
(prep.) Athwart |
Cross
(v. t.) To put across or athwart |
Cross
(v. t.) To lay or draw something, as a line, across |
Cross
(v. t.) To pass from one side to the other of |
Cross
(v. t.) To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time. |
Cross
(v. t.) To run counter to |
Cross
(v. t.) To interfere and cut off |
Cross
(v. t.) To make the sign of the cross upon |
Cross
(v. t.) To cancel by marking crosses on or over, or drawing a line across |
Cross
(v. t.) To cause to interbreed |
Cross
(v. i.) To lie or be athwart. |
Cross
(v. i.) To move or pass from one side to the other, or from place to place |
Cross
(v. i.) To be inconsistent. |
Cross
(v. i.) To interbreed, as races |
Cross-armed
(a.) With arms crossed. |
Cross-banded
(a.) A term used when a narrow ribbon of veneer is inserted into the surface of any piece of furniture, wainscoting, etc., so that the grain of it is contrary to the general surface. |
Cross-bearer
(n.) A subdeacon who bears a cross before an archbishop or primate on solemn occasions. |
Cross-birth
(n.) Any preternatural labor, in which the body of the child lies across the pelvis of the mother, so that the shoulder, arm, or trunk is the part first presented at the mouth of the uterus. |
Cross-bun
(n.) A bun or cake marked with a cross, and intended to be eaten on Good Friday. |
Cross-crosslet
(n.) A cross having the three upper ends crossed, so as to from three small crosses. |
Cross-days
(n. pl.) The three days preceding the Feast of the Ascension. |
Cross-examination
(n.) The interrogating or questioning of a witness by the party against whom he has been called and examined. See Examination. |
cross-fertilization
cross-fertilisation | interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial, the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts |
| cross-pollination | stimulating influence among diverse elements, the cross-pollination of the arts |
| table game | a game that is played on a table |
table tennis
Ping-Pong | a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball |
double cross
doublerossing | an act of betrayal, he gave us the old double cross, I could no longer tolerate his impudent doublerossing |
hybridization
hybridisation
crossbreeding
crossing cross
interbreeding
hybridizing | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
| dihybrid cross | hybridization using two traits with two alleles each |
| monohybrid cross | hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas) |
reciprocal cross
reciprocal | hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype |
transvestism
transvestitism
cross dressing | the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex |
Stations
Stations of the Cross | (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary |
hybrid
crossbreed
cross | (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock, especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species, a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey |
altar communion table
Lord's table | the table in Christian churches where communion is given |
| anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
| breakfast table | a table where breakfast is eaten |
Calvary cross
cross of Calvary | a Latin cross set on three steps |
| card table | a small light table with folding legs, can be folded for storage |
| card table | a table for playing cards (as in a casino) |
| Celtic cross | a Latin cross with a ring surrounding the intersection |
coffee table
cocktail table | low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served |
| coffee-table book | an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table |
| compound | an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient) |
| compound lens | a lens system consisting of two or more lenses on the same axis |
| compound lever | a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum |
| compound microscope | light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece |
conference table
council table
council board | the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting |
console table
console | a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall |
| Cross | a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified, used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry |
| cross | a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece |
| cross bit | a rock drill having cruciform cutting edges, used in mining |
cross hair
cross wire | either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration, he had the target in his cross hairs |
| cross-stitch | embroidery done with pairs of stitches that cross each other |
| cross-stitch | two stitches forming a cross or X |
| cross street | a street intersecting a main street (usually at right angles) and continuing on both sides of it |
| diningoom table | diningoom furniture consisting of a table on which meals can be served |
dining table
board | a table at which meals are served, he helped her clear the dining table, a feast was spread upon the board |
| dinner table | the dining table where dinner is served and eaten |
drafting table
drawing table | a worktable with adjustable top |
dressing table
dresser vanity
toilet table | low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup |
| drop-leaf table | a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface |
| explosive compound | a compound that is explosive |
| gaming table | a table used for gambling, may be equipped with a gameboard and slots for chips |
| gateleg table | a drop-leaf table with the drop-leaves supported by hinged legs |
| Greek cross | a cross with each of the four arms the same length |
| half cross stitch | a single cross stitch at a diagonal |
| high table | a dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform, seats are reserved for distinguished persons |
| Jerusalem cross | a cross with equal arms, each terminating in a small crossbar |
| kitchen table | a table in the kitchen |
| Latin cross | a cross with the lowest arm being longer than the others |
Lorraine cross
cross of Lorraine | a cross with two crossbars, one above and one below the midpoint of the vertical, the lower longer than the upper |