cross-purpose cross product • cross question · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · cross-purpose · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a contrary aim. Example: "At cross-purposes." · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · - hyphen-minus U+002D c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 u latin small letter u U+0075