Definitions
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- adj. Not crossed
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of uncross.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Not crossed; not canceled.
- Not limited as regards cashability or negotiability by crossing: as, an uncrossed check. See crossed check, under check, n.
- Not thwarted; not opposed.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adj. not crossed
- adj. (of a check) not crossed
Etymologies
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Examples
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"uncrossed" when they are closed, and that the player who started the game crossed his feet if the scissors were crossed and, if not, his feet were uncrossed.
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"They would scream as she crossed and uncrossed her legs."
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Notice the long "s" which looks like an uncrossed "f" and the ligatures on the bottom line of this alphabet.
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He uncrossed his arms and walked toward the road, vanishing into the darkness.
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If we posit descent along uncrossed lines, it forms a nested hierarchy based on clades, that is, each ancestor grouped with all of its descendents.
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If life evolves by descent with trait modification along uncrossed lines, then we can predict that traits should likewise group into a nested hierarchy.
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Cyrus uncrossed his arms and pointed a gloved finger at him.
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He uncrossed his legs and stretched them out under the table.
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Later uncrossed arms and legs may be a sign of acceptance of your position or terms.
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It's very easy to show that a nested hierarchy occurs when we have uncrossed lines of descent.
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