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51caprimulgiform — ▪ order of birds Introduction also called nightjars any of about 120 species of soft plumaged birds (bird), the major groups of which are called nightjars (nightjar), nighthawks (nighthawk), potoos (potoo), frogmouths (frogmouth), and owlet… …
52Transverse — A horizontal plane passing through the standing body parallel to the ground. For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry Anatomic Orientation Terms. * * * Crosswise; lying across the long… …
53Mirror (Transformers) — Mirror is the combined form of the Mini Cons Rook and Crosswise, the partners of the enigmatic Sideways. Little is known about this tiny combiner s personality or abilities, as he is generally seen only as a passenger for the treacherous bulk s… …
54across — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. crosswise, athwart. prep. on, over, athwart. See crossing. II (Roget s IV) modif. and prep. Syn. crosswise, crossed, athwart, to the opposite side of, over, over against, opposite, directly opposite …
55transverse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. crossing, cross, athwart, oblique. See obliquity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. crosswise, bent, intersecting; see oblique 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. crosswise, athwart, crossed, cross,… …
56traverse — [c]/trəˈvɜs / (say truh vers), /ˈtrævɜs / (say travers) verb (traversed, traversing) –verb (t) 1. to pass across, over, or through. 2. to go to and fro over or along, as a place. 3. to extend across. 4. to cause to move laterally. 5. to pass in… …
57cross — n., v., & adj. n. 1 an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 2 a (the Cross) in Christianity, the cross on which Christ was crucified. b a representation of this as an emblem of Christianity. c = sign of the… …
58Cross — n., v., & adj. n. 1 an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 2 a (the Cross) in Christianity, the cross on which Christ was crucified. b a representation of this as an emblem of Christianity. c = sign of the… …
59cross|wise — «KRS WYZ, KROS », adverb. 1. so as to cross; across: »The tree fell crosswise over the stream. SYNONYM(S): athwart. 2. in the form of a cross: »The streets come together crosswise at the intersection. 3. Figurative. opposite to what is required;… …
60Crosscut — Cross cut , n. 1. A short cut across; a path shorter than by the high road. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another. [1913 Webster] {Crosscut saw}. (a) A… …
