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Crosiernouna staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral officeverified
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 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 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.VulnerabilityRegulated
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-CertificatenounA certificate used to establish a trust relationship between two Certification Authorities.Credential
Cross-Classificationnounclassification according to more than one attribute at the same timeverified
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.CapabilityRegulated
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.ControlRegulatedCUI
Cross-Examinationnoun(law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examinationverified
Cross-Examinernounsomeone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier)verified
Cross-Fertilisationnouninterchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficialverified
Cross-Fertilizationnouninterchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficialverified
Cross-Indexnouna reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same workverified
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.ProcessInternal
Cross-Pollinationnounfertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of anotherverified
Cross-Questionernounsomeone who questions a witness carefully, especially about testimony given earlierverified
Cross-Referencenouna reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same workverified
Crossbenchnounany of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the Oppositionverified
Crossbenchernouna member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Oppositionverified
Crossbonesnountwo crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or deathverified
Crossbownouna bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)verified
Crossbreedingnoun(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybridsverified
Crosscurrentnouna stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another currentverified
Crossingnouna path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the otherverified
Crossing OvernounMWEthe interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosisverified
Crossovernounthe appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audienceverified
Crossover CablenounMWEA crossover cable reverses the pairs of cables at the other end and can be used to connect devices directly together.Physical
Crossover VoternounMWEa voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another partyverified
Crosswalknouna path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the otherverified
Crosswordnouna puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzleverified
Crossword PuzzlenounMWEa puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzleverified
Crotalnounany of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are madeverified
Crotalarianounany of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattleverified
Croton OilnounMWEviscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic actionverified
Crottalnounany of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are madeverified
Crottlenounany of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are madeverified
Crow CornnounMWEany of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colicverified