The difference between Cross and Dot

Cross as a noun:

A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.

Cross as a noun (heraldiccharge):

Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.

Cross as a noun:

A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).

Cross as a noun:

(usually with the) The cross on which Christ was crucified.

Cross as a noun (Christianity):

A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross.

Cross as a noun (Christianity):

A modified representation of the crucifixion stake, worn as jewellery or displayed as a symbol of religious devotion.

Cross as a noun:

(figurative, from Christ's bearing of the cross) A difficult situation that must be endured.

Cross as a noun:

The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other

Cross as a noun (biology):

An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.

Cross as a noun (by extension):

A hybrid of any kind.

Cross as a noun (boxing):

A hook thrown over the opponent's punch.

Cross as a noun (football):

A pass in which the ball travels from by one touchline across the pitch.

Cross as a noun:

A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).

Cross as a noun:

A monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross)

Cross as a noun (obsolete):

A coin stamped with the figure of a cross, or that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general.

Cross as a noun (obsolete, Ireland):

Church lands.

Cross as a noun:

A line drawn across or through another line.

Cross as a noun (surveying):

An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.

Cross as a noun:

A pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle.

Cross as a noun (Rubik's Cube):

 Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross.

Cross as a noun (cartomancy):

The thirty-sixth Lenormand card.

Cross as an adjective:

Transverse; lying across the main direction.

Cross as an adjective (archaic):

Opposite, opposed to.

Cross as an adjective (now, rare):

Opposing, adverse; being contrary to what one would hope or wish for.

Cross as an adjective:

Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed.

Cross as an adjective:

Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged.

Cross as a preposition (archaic):

across

Cross as a preposition:

cross product of the previous vector and the following vector.

Cross as a verb (reflexive, to cross oneself):

To make or form a cross. To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect. To lay or draw something across, such as a line. To mark with an X. To write lines at right angles. To make the sign of the cross over oneself.

Cross as a verb (transitive):

To move relatively. To go from one side of (something) to the other. To travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that of another. To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time. Relative movement by a player or of players. # Of both batsmen, to pass each other when running between the wickets in order to score runs. # To pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side. # To score a try. #* {{quote-journal|lang=en|date=February 12, 2011|author=Mark Orlovac|work=BBC |title=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9393726.stm England 59-13 Italy] |passage=England cut loose at the end of the half, Ashton, Mark Cueto and Mike Tindall all crossing before the break.}}

Cross as a verb (social):

To oppose. To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of. To interfere and cut off; to debar. To conduct a cross examination; to question a hostile witness.

Cross as a verb (biology):

To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.

Cross as a verb:

To stamp or mark a cheque in such a way as to prevent it being cashed, thus requiring it to be deposited into a bank account.

Dot as a noun:

A small spot.

Dot as a noun (grammar):

A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.

Dot as a noun:

A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.

Dot as a noun (mathematics):

A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.

Dot as a noun:

One of the two symbols used in Morse code.

Dot as a noun (obsolete):

A lump or clot.

Dot as a noun:

Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.

Dot as a noun (cricket, informal):

A dot ball.

Dot as a noun (MLE):

buckshot, projectile of a dotty

Dot as a verb (transitive):

To cover with small spots (of some liquid).

Dot as a verb (transitive):

To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.

Dot as a verb:

To mark by means of dots or small spots.

Dot as a verb:

To mark or diversify with small detached objects.

Dot as a verb (colloquial):

To punch (a person).

Dot as a preposition:

Dot product of the previous vector and the following vector.

Dot as a noun (US, Louisiana):

A dowry.