Any of several forms of cross whose arms are narrow at the center and broad at the extremities.

(law) The interrogation or questioning of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined. / (by extension) Any intense period of questioning, especially if hostile.

(cricket) The bat, when swung in a horizontal arc.

(cricket) Of a shot played with a cross bat.

(botany) Fertilization by the transfer of pollen from an anther of one plant to a stigma of another. / (figuratively) Inspiration, stimulation, or influence between diverse elements.

Alternative spelling of star-crossed

(idiomatic) Ill-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars”.

plural of cross purpose. / (plural-noun) Conflicting, or contrary meanings or ideas, usually arising unintentionally.

(UK politics, of a member of a parliament) To vote against one’s own political party in parliament.

A person who wears clothing which society considers appropriate only for members of the opposite sex.