with her legs crossed

.cross-'platform adj. (of a computer program or an electronic device if % %            & 4 A $ Ifg) that can be

used with different types of computers or programs

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,cross-1 pollin ate verb [VN] (biology 4) to move pollen from a flower or plant onto another flower or plant so that it produces seeds      A (

► .cross-polli n ation noun [U]

.cross-pro'motion noun [C, u] (business fgf) a set of advertisements or other activities that are designed to help a company sell two different products, or to help two companies sell their products or services together

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.cross 'purposes noun [pi.] if two people are at cross purposes, they do not understand each other because they are talking about or aiming at different things, without realizing it ( A MAEjR

S'J (ft )        +0 Sft?: I think we’re talking at

cross purposes; that’s not what I meant at all.

.cross-1 question verb [VN] to question sb thoroughly and often in a way that seems aggressive #|r] ; ii|p]

, cross-re'fer verb (-rr-) ~ (sth) to sth to refer to another text or part of a text, especially to give more informa­tion about sth #        £

Jl#bs : [VN] The entry for ‘polygraph’ is cross-referred to the entry for ‘lie detector’, is]^ polygraph T'/iAta lie detector       [also V]

.cross 'reference noun ~ (to sth) a note that tells a reader to look in another part of a book or file for further information ( jtlf|---fft ) cross-roads /'krnsraodz; NAmE 'kroisroodz/ noun {pi cross-roads) a place where two roads meet and cross each other     P: At the next crossroads, turn right.

O {figurative) He has reached a career crossroads (= he must decide which way to go next in his career), ffe ft A ik £ JS SI J —^ P „ — see also intersection, junction fTTTTTl at a/the 'crossroads at an important point in sb’s life or devel­opment ( a

'cross section noun 1 [C, U] what you see when you cut through the middle of sth so that you can see the different layers it is made of; a drawing of this view m&m (   •( & )-; Wrffi ( ® ) : a diagram

representing a cross section of the human eye A^JHAHflft pij ffi a 0 the human eye in cross section A 01 ft AU ffi HI 2 [C, usually sing.] a group of people or things that are typical of a larger group US ft — A (     ) : a

representative cross section of society —ft Aft ft

.cross-'selling noun [U] {business j§j) the activity of selling a different extra product to a customer who is already buying a product from a company 3c X ffl tF

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'cross stitch noun [C, u] a stitch in embroidery formed by two stitches crossing each other; sewing in which this stitch is used ( $!*^ft)

W,     'A — picture c> knitting

' cross street noun {NAmE) a street that crosses another street £Xft#j;

cross-talk /‘krostoik; NAmE 'krois-/ noun [u] {technical A iff) a situation in which a communications system is' picking up the wrong signals ( iliRiyjEft ) Mffc cross-town /.kros'taun; NAmE ,kro:s-/ adj. (NAmE) going from one side of a town or city to the other % A A IS ft: a crosstown bus %jtSifiEft&^W^ 'cross-trainer noun 1 a piece of exercise equipment that you use standing up, with parts that you push up and down with your feet and parts that you hold onto and push with your arms g ^ ffeM M %lr 2 a type of sports shoe that can be worn for more than one kind of sport gtJftBisztjU

'cross-training noun [u] the activity of training in sports other than your main sport in order to make yourself fitter and able to do your main sport better

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cross-walk /'kroswoik; NAmE 'kro:s-/ noun {NAmE) = PEDESTRIAN crossing

cross-wind /'kroswind; NAmE 'krois-/ noun a wind that is blowing across the direction that you are moving in

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cross-wise /'krnswaiz; NAmE 'krois-/ adv. 1 across, especially from one corner to the opposite one ft M ife; Cut the

fabric crosswise. fEUISJ&fpTf MMffo 2 in the form of a cross      XXttl

cross-word /'krDsw3id; NAmE 'kro:sw3ird/ (also 'cross­word puzzle) noun a game in which you have to fit words across and downwards into spaces with numbers in a square diagram. You find the words by solving clues. ^    ^ ijt; fR        *£: to do a/the cross­word       0 I’ve finished the crossword apart

from 3 across and 10 down,  3        10 If

T o'. — picture o puzzle

cro-tales /'krautlz; NAmE 'krootlz; 'krootailz/ noun [pi.] a musical instrument consisting of a pair or set of small cymbals (= round metal plates), each of which plays a different note     Aft; A^fS.

crotch /krntj; NAmE kraitj/ (also crutch) noun 1 the part of the body where the legs join at the top, including the area around the genitals ( A# (ft ) If rP; 2 the part of a pair of trousers/pants,

etc. that covers the crotch : There’s a hole in the crotch.

crot-chet /'krotfit; NAmE 'kraitj-/ {BrE) {NAmE 'quarter note) noun {music A) a note that lasts half as long as a minim/half note        — picture o music

crot-chety /'krotjoti; NAmE 'kraitj-/ adj. {informal) bad-tempered; easily made angry if ft; B 0 ft;

5ft % A H 6ft; He was tired and crotchety. fife % 7, 5ft A

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crotch-less /'krotjlos; NAmE 'kraitj-/ adj. (of underwear I*) A) having a hole at the crotch JFj^ft; A^lft crouch /krautj/ verb, noun

wverb [V, usually +adv./prep.] to put your body close to the ground by bending your legs under you |lf;     \

]8|{£ BCEI squat: He crouched down beside her.

0 Doyle crouched behind a hedge. — picture o kneel ► crouched adj. ■. She sat crouched in a corner. $$ A ^ A M M Mo    'crouch over sb/sth to bend over sb/sth so

that you are very close to them or it f # i I; He crouched over the papers on his desk.         flHtkMi: Eft

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mnoun [sing.] a crouching position Kf ft lc ; She dropped to a crouch. MjlfrMMTTJfco croup /kruip/ noun [U] a disease of children that makes them cough a lot and have difficulty breathing 9$ Pfl

(jLm&m,       nwm)

croup ier /'kruipiei; NAmE also -piar/ noun a person whose job is to be in charge of a gambling table and collect and pay out money, give out cards, etc. ( ft A

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