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CROSSES

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The answer CROSSES is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.

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Definition

CROSSE as a noun:

1. a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse

CROSS as a verb:

1. (traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across) = travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
2. (intersect, cross) = meet at a point
3. (thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk) = hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
4. fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs"
5. (cross, traverse, span, sweep) = to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"
6. meet and pass; "the trains crossed"
7. trace a line through or across; "cross your `t'"
8. (crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed) = breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"