traverse traverse /trəˈvɝːs/

noun

1. Travel across  ( traversal , traverse )
   travel across
   
2. Taking a zigzag path on skis  ( traversal , traverse )
   taking a zigzag path on skis
   
3. A horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it  ( transom , traverse )
   a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
   
   
4. A horizontal beam that extends across something  ( crossbeam , crosspiece , trave , traverse )
   a horizontal beam that extends across something
   
   

verb

1. () Travel across or pass over  ( get across , track , cut through , cover , cross , cut across , get over , pass over , traverse )
   travel across or pass over
    The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
   The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
   
2. () Deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit  ( deny , traverse )
   deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
   
3. () To cover or extend over an area or time period  ( cross , traverse , sweep , span )
   to cover or extend over an area or time period
    Rivers traverse the valley floor
   Rivers traverse the valley floor
    The parking lot spans 3 acres
   The parking lot spans 3 acres
    The novel spans three centuries
   The novel spans three centuries
   

 resurrection plant resurrection plant /ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃən plænt/

noun

1. Small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist  ( Anastatica hierochuntica , resurrection plant , rose of Jericho )
   small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist
   
   
2. Densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions  ( resurrection plant , rose of Jericho , Selaginella lepidophylla )
   densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions
   

 botulin botulin /ˈbɒtjʊlɪn/

noun

1. Potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon  ( botulin , botulinus toxin , botulismotoxin )
   potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon
   
   

 inhuman treatment inhuman treatment /ɪnˈhjuːmən ˈtriːtmənt/

noun

1. A cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering  ( inhuman treatment , cruelty )
   a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
     Animal cruelty should never be tolerated.
   Animal cruelty should never be tolerated.