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• Cross (novel) — Cross is James Patterson s twelfth book featuring his most famous character, Alex Cross. Contents 1 Plot summary 1.1 Part 1 1.2 Part 2 1.3 Part 3 …   Wikipedia

• Cross Country (novel) — Cross Country   …   Wikipedia

• cross — [adj] very angry; in a bad mood annoyed, cantankerous, captious, caviling, choleric, churlish, crabby*, cranky, crotchety*, crusty, disagreeable, faultfinding, fractious, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, ill humored, ill tempered, impatient, irascible,… …   New thesaurus

• sail — [v] travel through water, air; glide boat, captain, cast anchor, cast off, cross, cruise, dart, drift, embark, flit, float, fly, get under way*, leave, make headway, motor, move, navigate, pilot, put to sea*, reach, run, scud, set sail, shoot,… …   New thesaurus

• cross|jack — «KRS JAK, KROS ; Nautical KR jihk, KROJ ihk», noun. a square sail on the lower yard of a mizzenmast …   Useful english dictionary

• Sail — A sail is any type of surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind mdash;in essence a vertically oriented wing. Sails are used in sailing.History of sailsThe ships built at around 10,000 BC were just crude log rafts or dug out… …   Wikipedia

• cross — Synonyms and related words: Agnus Dei, Calvary cross, Cape Colored, Christogram, Eurasian, Greek cross, Holy Grail, Host, Jerusalem cross, John Hancock, Latin cross, Malacca cane, Maltese cross, Russian cross, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, T, X, abjure …   Moby Thesaurus

• sail — [[t]se͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ sails, sailing, sailed 1) N COUNT Sails are large pieces of material attached to the mast of a ship. The wind blows against the sails and pushes the ship along. The white sails billow with the breezes they catch. 2) VERB You… …   English dictionary

• Sail (Lake District) — Infobox Mountain Name = Sail Photo = Sail, Lake District.jpg Caption = Elevation = 773 m (2,535 ft) Location = Cumbria, ENG Range = Lake District, North Western Fells Prominence = c. 32 m Parent peak = Crag Hill Coordinates = Topographic OS… …   Wikipedia

• sail — Synonyms and related words: aeroplane, airlift, airplane, balloon, balloon sail, batten, be airborne, be effortless, be painless, boat, boltrope, breeze, canoe, canvas, carry sail, circumnavigate, clew, cloth, coast, course, cringle, cross,… …   Moby Thesaurus