Meaning & use
cross
To go from one side of something to the other.
See it in a sentence
Be careful when you cross the street at that busy intersection.
The hikers crossed the river using a narrow wooden bridge.
A note on using this word
As an adjective, cross means angry or annoyed, chiefly in British English, as in she was cross with him.
Words with a similar meaning
traversepass over
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Annoyed or angry, especially in a mild or short-tempered way.
Mom got a bit cross when we tracked mud across the clean kitchen floor.
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