crossing vs union

union vs crossing

crossing and union both are nouns.

crossing is not an adjective while union is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crossing	Yes	No	No	No
union	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, union is a hypernym of crossing; that is, union is a word with a broader meaning than crossing:

crossing: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
union: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

Other hypernyms of crossing include conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union.

crossing (noun)	union (noun)
a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)	the act of making or becoming a single unit
traveling across	the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids	a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)
a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other	the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
a junction where one street or road crosses another	an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect	a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded	a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
	healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
	the state of being joined or united or linked
	the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

crossing (adjective)	union (adjective)
	of trade unions

Difference between crossing and union

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