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cross-question
[ kraws-kwes-chuhn, kros- ]
/ ˈkrɔsˈkwɛs tʃən, ˈkrɒs- /
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noun
a question asked by way of cross-examination.
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Origin of cross-question
First recorded in 1685–95
Words nearby cross-question
cross-posting,
cross press,
cross product,
cross protection,
cross-purpose,
cross-question,
crossrail,
cross ratio,
cross-react,
cross-reacting agglutinin,
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Words related to cross-question
examine,
grill,
investigate,
query,
quiz,
catechize,
inquire,
pump,
question,
roast,
check,
debrief,
go over with a fine-tooth comb,
interrogate,
scrutinize,
sweat,
cross-examine,
go over,
put through the wringer,
sweat out How to use cross-question in a sentence
He also bragged about earning a PhD, a point Smerconish did not question.
She narrowed her eyes, bit her lip as if to chew over the question, and whisked some stray blond hairs away from her face.
Her post-crown fame, though, only further begs the question: Why has there not been another Jewish Miss America since 1945?
We were barely into the appetizer when he asked a fairly basic question—where did my family live?
The Via Dolorosa ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is marked by nine stations of the cross.
There was no doubt thought of his own loss in this question: yet there was, one may hope, a germ of solicitude for the mother too.
In cross-section the burrows varied from round (three inches in diameter) to oval (three inches high and four inches wide).
In fact, except for Ramona's help, it would have been a question whether even Alessandro could have made Baba work in harness.
It's an idle question, I know; wise men and musty philosophers say that regrets are foolish.
Accordingly, the question "How far does the note issue under the new system seem likely to prove an elastic one?"
British Dictionary definitions for cross-question
noun
a question asked in cross-examination
Derived forms of cross-question
cross-questioning, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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