cross vs eristic

cross

adj
  • Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed. 

  • Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged. 

  • Of the sea, having two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting. 

  • Transverse; lying across the main direction. 

verb
  • Of both batsmen, to pass each other when running between the wickets in order to score runs. 

  • To go from one side of (something) to the other. 

  • To travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that of another. 

  • To make the sign of the cross over oneself. 

  • To conduct a cross examination; to question a hostile witness. 

  • To write lines of text at right angles to and over the top of one another in order to save paper.ᵂ 

  • To cross-fertilize or crossbreed. 

  • To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of. 

  • To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time. 

  • To stamp or mark (a cheque) in such a way as to prevent it being cashed, thus requiring it to be deposited into a bank account. 

  • To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect. 

  • To mark with an X. 

  • To score a try. 

  • To lay or draw something across, such as a line. 

  • To make the sign of the cross over (something or someone). 

  • To pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side. 

prep
  • cross product of the previous vector and the following vector. 

noun
  • A difficult situation that must be endured. 

  • A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross). 

  • A hybrid of any kind. 

  • A monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross) 

  • An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course. 

  • A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other. 

  • Usually with the: the cross on which Christ was crucified. 

  • The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other 

  • A modified representation of the crucifixion stake, worn as jewellery or displayed as a symbol of religious devotion. 

  • A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion). 

  • The thirty-sixth Lenormand card. 

  • A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross. 

  • Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross. 

  • A pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle. 

  • Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross. 

  • A hook thrown over the opponent's punch. 

  • A pass in which the ball is kicked from a side of the pitch to a position close to the opponent’s goal. 

  • crossfire. 

  • An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization. 

  • A line drawn across or through another line. 

eristic

adj
  • Provoking strife, controversy or discord. 

noun
  • One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious. 

  • A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest. 

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