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Cross BunnounMWEmoderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glazeverified
Cross DressingnounMWEthe practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sexverified
cross examineverbMWEto question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing sideverified
Cross HairnounMWEeither of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibrationverified
Cross InfectionnounMWEan infection that is acquired at a hospital or other healthcare facilityverified
Cross of LorrainenounMWEa cross with two crossbars, one above and one below the midpoint of the vertical, the lower longer than the upperverified
cross questionverbMWEto question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing sideverified
Cross SectionnounMWE(physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particlesverified
Cross Site ScriptingnounMWEA vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious code into an otherwise benign website. These scripts acquire the permissions of scripts generated by the target website and can therefore compromise the confidentiality and integrity of data transfers between the website and client. Websites are vulnerable if they display user supplied data from requests or forms without sanitizing the data so that it is not executable.verified
Cross StreetnounMWEa street intersecting a main street and continuing on both sides of it, usually at right anglesverified
Cross WirenounMWEeither of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibrationverified
Cross-Country JumpingnounMWEriding horses across country over obstructions to demonstrate horsemanshipverified
Cross-Country RidingnounMWEriding horses across country over obstructions to demonstrate horsemanshipverified
Cross-Domain CapabilitiesnounMWEThe set of functions that enable the transfer of information between security domains in accordance with the policies of the security domains involved.verified
Cross-Domain SolutionnounMWEA form of controlled interface that provides the ability to manually and/or automatically access and/or transfer information between different security domains.verified
Cross-Market TestsnounMWECross-market tests are also called market-wide tests or "street tests" that are sponsored by the Securities Industry Association, Bond Market Association, and Futures Industry Association. These tests validate the connectivity from alternate sites and include transaction, settlement, and payment processes, to the extent practical.verified
Crossing OvernounMWEthe interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosisverified
Crossover CablenounMWEA crossover cable reverses the pairs of cables at the other end and can be used to connect devices directly together.verified
Crossover VoternounMWEa voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another partyverified
Crossword PuzzlenounMWEa puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzleverified
Croton OilnounMWEviscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic actionverified
Crow CornnounMWEany of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colicverified
Crown FirenounMWEa forest fire that advances with great speed jumping from crown to crown ahead of the ground fireverified
Crown GallnounMWEa bacterial disease of plants (especially pome and stone fruits and grapes and roses) which forms excrescences on the stem near the groundverified
Crown GlassnounMWEa glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a diskverified
Crown ImperialnounMWEEurasian herb with a cluster of leaves and orange-red bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stemverified
Crown of ThornsnounMWEsomewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bractsverified
Crown WartnounMWEa fungous disease of alfalfa which forms white excrescences at the base of the stemverified
Crucible SteelnounMWEsteel made by the mixture of molten wrought iron, charcoal, and other substances in a crucibleverified
Cruel and Unusual PunishmentnounMWEpunishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitutionverified
Cruel PlantnounMWErobust twining shrub having racemes of fragrant white or pink flowers with flat spreading terminal petals that trap nocturnal moths and hold them until dawnverified
cry outverbMWEto utter loudly with a sense of urgency, often because one is in extreme distress candidate
Crybaby TreenounMWEsmall South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clusteredverified
Crypto OfficernounMWEAn operator or process (subject), acting on behalf of the operator, performing cryptographic initialization or management functions.verified
Cryptographic AlarmnounMWECircuit or device that detects failures or aberrations in the logic or operation of crypto-equipment. Crypto-alarm may inhibit transmission or may provide a visible and/or audible alarm.verified
cryptographic algorithmnounMWEA well-defined computational procedure that takes variable inputs, including a cryptographic key, and produces an output.verified