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crossing
cross·ing / ˈkrôsing/ • n. 1. a place where two roads, two railroad lines, or a road and a railroad line cross. ∎ the action of moving across or over something. ∎ a journey across water in a ship. ∎ a place at which one may safely cross something, esp. a street. ∎ a place at which one can cross a border between countries. ∎ Archit. the intersection of a church nave and the transepts. 2. crossbreeding. |
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"crossing." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "crossing." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-crossing.html "crossing." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-crossing.html |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "crossing." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "crossing." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-crossing.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "crossing." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-crossing.html |
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crossing
•waxing
•passing, surpassing
•Lancing, Lansing
•blessing, distressing, dressing, Lessing, pressing, unprepossessing
•hairdressing
•bracing, casing, facing, lacing, placing, self-effacing, spacing, tracing
•steeplechasing • interfacing
•unceasing • Gissing • unconvincing
•unpromising
•enticing, icing
•self-sacrificing • crossing
•kick-boxing
•rejoicing, voicing
•conveyancing • embarrassing
•videoconferencing
•dashing, flashing, lashing, thrashing
•square-bashing • tongue-lashing
•lynching, unflinching
•garnishing • furnishing • ravishing
•Cushing
•Flushing, gushing, unblushing
•inrushing • onrushing
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"crossing." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "crossing." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-crossing.html "crossing." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-crossing.html |
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