X
Any mark that looks like that letter, such as a mark made by a person who cannot read…Any mark that looks like that letter, such as a mark made by a person who cannot read or write in lieu of a signature.
» Let's take an X-ray just in case.
Wir machen vorsichtshalber mal eine Röntgenaufnahme.
Давайте сделаем рентген на всякий случай.
Зробімо рентген на всяк випадок.
Meaning
4 sensesAny mark that looks like that letter, such as a mark made by a person who cannot read or write in lieu of a signature.
The spot behind the goal.
(slang, uncountable)Ecstasy, a particular street drug.
street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
Cross, crossing.
Kennington via Charing X
Examples
142 sentencesLet's take an X-ray just in case.
Зробімо рентген на всяк випадок. — aandrusiak
ruДавайте сделаем рентген на всякий случай. — odexed
deWir machen vorsichtshalber mal eine Röntgenaufnahme. — raggione
We have detected an abnormality on your x-ray.
ruМы обнаружили аномалию на вашей рентгенограмме. — sharptoothed
deWir haben eine Auffälligkeit auf Ihrem Röntgenbild entdeckt. — Wolf
X marks the spot.
The movie is X-rated.
Цей фільм - для дорослих. — ChickenKiev
I'd like you to have a chest X-ray.
Origin
Presumably by abbreviation of the pronunciation of ecstasy. From cross, due to the X syPresumably by abbreviation of the pronunciation of ecstasy.
From cross, due to the X symbol being a cross saltire.
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Forms
plural: XesSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- x ray
- an x ray
- an an x