Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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cross | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
sweep | Yes | No | Yes | No |
cross (noun) | sweep (noun) |
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(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids | (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line |
(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 movement in an arc |
a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece | a long oar used in an open boat |
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other | a wide scope |
any affliction that causes great suffering | winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge |
someone who cleans soot from chimneys |
cross (adjective) | sweep (adjective) |
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extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis | |
annoyed and irritable |
cross (verb) | sweep (verb) |
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breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties | win an overwhelming victory in or on |
trace a line through or across | sweep with a broom or as if with a broom |
travel across or pass over | clean by sweeping |
meet and pass | make a big sweeping gesture or movement |
meet at a point | move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions |
fold so as to resemble a cross | sweep across or over |
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action |
to cover or extend over an area or time period | to cover or extend over an area or time period |
cover the entire range of |