Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of crossroad.
- n. A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads.
- n. by extension A centrally located position
- n. by analogy A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change direction, course, or goal.
- n. nonstandard A fork in the road.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
- n. a point where a choice must be made
- n. a community of people smaller than a village
Examples
“But I will say about the Buckingham corpse that a crossroads is a pretty strange place to ditch a body.”
“He says that the extent of talks hold much promise in bringing peace to what he calls the crossroads of Europe.”
CNN Transcript - Special Event: Secretary of State Powell Addresses Press - April 3, 2001
“So I went back to the main crossroads of Cavendish, paid $4, and walked the short distance to the farm where Montgomery was raised, and where she wrote Anne.”
“What is the choice that they really face at this midterm crossroads?”
“BRYANT: Now, with both fan and celebrity reaction to the verdict, we turn again to SHOWBIZ TONIGHT ` s David Haffenreffer who is live in New York Times Square, which is often called the crossroads of the world.”
“There are certain crossroads throughout the season that make or break your year.”
“I remember receiving a message that a certain crossroads had been blown up and the message neglected to state that it was only a training message.”
A Battalion Commander's Experience in the First Year of the War
“The Prime Minister said the economy was at a "crossroads" - both internationally and in the UK - and promised that the Government would be "swift and unwavering" in its actions to protect the recovery.”
“As the stress mounts and Carol finds herself less and less sure about what she’s doing or why, a crossroads is reached and a decision is made – a decision that will change the course of Ms. Marvel’s life – and possibly the Marvel Universe!”
Marvel Solicitations for January 2008 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
“Our company has a global reach," Stanaszek says from her tiny office at the main crossroads in Koniakow’s sister village Istebna, a smattering of wooden houses lining the road that snakes along the mountain’s crest.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘crossroads’.
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Headlines & Newsmakers
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
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UK Usage - Find US Equivalent
All these terms have a (different) American English equivalent. Wonder if you can identify them?
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FUN - World of Warcraft terminology
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Thresholds
we are all just passing through.
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•Open List: Plural-Looking Singular N...
This came up on auroch, which is a misspelling of aurochs.
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maygra
apropos, advantageous, perception, discombobulated, adumbrate, apogee, perihelion, mortmain, solitudinous, mediastinus, asumbrative, traveler and 498 more...
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kat's words
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Cross My Heart
words and phrases containing cross
crosswise, crisscross, crosscut, across, crossword, crossbreed, cross-pollinate, double cross, crossroads, cross off, crosstown, sign of the cross and 93 more...
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mariposa417's Words
cerulean, jewel, malfeasance, precipice, crossroads, beautiful, adore, sublime, superfluous, poppy, monarch, lashes and 101 more...
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Words Covered in Faery Dust (C)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
cacophony, cad, cajole, calamity, camomile, camphor, candlemas, candy apple, canopy, canticle, caparison, caravan and 304 more...
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Faintheart's Words
onomatopoeia, no, terrafactive, word, faint, heart, joy, quixotic, karla, half, amp, tardis and 181 more...
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Torah Words
Cool Torah words, entered throughout the year as I go week to week, parshah to parshah, starting with Vayeishev (Gen 37:10-40:23). The English will vary translation to translation, so I am using th...
harlot, sojournings, sheaves, prostrating, pasturing, pit, beast, devoured, caravan, kid, sackcloth, chamberlain and 12 more...
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Tunie: Straight to Hell
By Great Big Sea, new CD is Fortune's Favor. I'm trying to restrain myself from doing all their new songs as Tunies.
Love me now while we're alive
It's the best thing we can do <...oh yeah, with a smile acro..., damnation, dive right in, st peter's gate, slams, mighty lord, deathbed confession, final prayer, expectation, fire and brimstone, a deal is a deal and 36 more...
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