crosierA staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a cross at the end, carried by an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.
crossatronA high-power pulsed modulator device, a cold cathode gas-filled tube that combines useful features of thyratrons, vacuum tubes, and power semiconductor switches.
crossbackTwo pieces on the back of an item (for attaching or bracing it) which form an "X".
crossbenchThe political parties and/or members of a legislature that do not form part of the governing party or coalition, nor the official opposition (the largest party or coalition not in government).
crossbencherA member of a legislature who belongs to a political party or coalition that is not in government or official opposition (the largest party or coalition not in government), or is independent; a member of the crossbench.
crossbenchesThe seats in either house of the British parliament, or a similar assembly, used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the main opposition party.
crossbillAny of various finches of the genus Loxia, whose bill crosses over at the tips; they are specialist feeders on conifer cones.
crossbiteAn occlusal irregularity where a tooth (or teeth) has a more buccal or lingual position than its corresponding antagonist tooth in the upper or lower arcade.
crossbiterOne who crossbites; a deceiver; a cheat.
crossbodya move in which a wrestler jumps onto his opponent and lands horizontally across the opponent's torso, forcing them to the mat.
crossboltA bolt of the kind fired from a crossbow.
crossfaceA move that pushes the opponent's face away with the shoulder.
crossfadeA fade in which the volume of one audio track is lowered as that of another is raised.
crossfadedUnder the influence of multiple psychoactive substances at the same time; most typically marijuana and alcohol.
crossfaderA device consisting of two volume controls which control separate records, allowing the DJ to change the source of the sound between the records.
crossguardA metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the handle of a sword or other bladed weapon that stops an opponent's similar weapon from sliding along the blade and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword.
crosshairAlternate form of crosshairs; a reticle in the shape of a pair of crossed hairs (thin perpendicular lines) in the sight of a firearm.
crosshatchingA method of showing shading by means of multiple small lines that intersect.
crosshaulThe transportation of goods away from a locality while similar goods are simultaneously transported into the same locality, often resulting in inefficiencies.
CrosshavenA coastal village in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 7961).
crossheadA metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod in an engine.
crossheadingA narrow opening for ventilation driven through coal or rock, separating the two passages.
CrosshillA village in Fife council area, Scotland, north of Lochgelly (OS grid ref NT1796).
crossholdingA situation in which a publicly-traded corporation owns stock in another publicly-traded company.
CrosshouseA village west of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3938).
crosshybridizationhybridization between nucleic acids that have different sequences, and are typically derived from orthologous or paralogous genes
crosshybridizeTo cause or to undergo crosshybridization.