Cross
Cross adjective - Being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera.
Perpendicular and cross are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perpendicular" instead an adjective "Cross".
Perpendicular
Perpendicular adjective - Rising straight up.
Cross and perpendicular are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cross" instead an adjective "Perpendicular".
Nearby Words: perpendicularity, perpendicularly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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During the NESTS saga of The King of Fighters, Kyo Kusanagi wears a black shirt with 2 pairs of perpendicular white lines forming a cross on his chest.
Source: Creepy Cool Crosses -
Drake Fighters/Warriors use a cross between this and Wolverine Claws - they have a single blade, but it's mounted perpendicular to the wrist like a claw.
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In From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money, a vampire displays an aversion to the perpendicular lines of a vault door's hand wheel and later on a vampire attack is halted by closing the backdoors of an ambulance, which have the standard hospital red cross on them.
Source: Improvised Cross
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Perpendicular and Cross. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross/perpendicular
Cross & Perpendicular. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross/perpendicular>.
Perpendicular or Cross. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cross/perpendicular.
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