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cross vs crossing

crossing vs cross

cross and crossing both are nouns.

cross is an adjective but crossing is not an adjective.

cross is a verb but crossing is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cross Yes Yes Yes No
crossing Yes No No No
As nouns, cross and crossing are synonyms defined as:
  • cross and crossing: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Other synonyms of cross include crossbreeding, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding.
cross (noun) crossing (noun)
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
(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 traveling across
a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
any affliction that causes great suffering a junction where one street or road crosses another
a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
cross (adjective) crossing (adjective)
extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
annoyed and irritable
cross (verb) crossing (verb)
breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
trace a line through or across
travel across or pass over
meet and pass
meet at a point
fold so as to resemble a cross
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
to cover or extend over an area or time period
Difference between cross and crossing

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