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crossroad
cross·road C0766000 (krôs′rōd′, krŏs′-)n.1. A road that intersects another road.2. crossroads(used with a sing. or pl. verb)a. A place where two or more roads meet.b. A small, usually rural community situated at an intersection of two or more roads: asked for directions at a remote crossroads.c. A place that is centrally located: "Even after the effective end of the French empire in Africa by 1960, Paris remained a crossroads for African students and diplomats" (Tyler Stovall).d. A crucial point: "At midlife, couples are at a crossroads of change, just as individuals are" (Judith Wallerstein).crossroad (ˈkrɒsˌrəʊd) n1. (Human Geography) a road that crosses another road2. (Human Geography) Also called: crossway a road that crosses from one main road to anothercross•road (ˈkrɔsˌroʊd, ˈkrɒs-)
n. 1. a road that crosses another road, or one that runs transversely to main roads. 2. Often, crossroads. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a. a place where roads intersect. b. a point at which a vital decision must be made. c. a main center of activity or assembly. [1710–20] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  crossroad - a junction where one street or road crosses anothercarrefour, crossway, intersection, crossingstreet corner, turning point, corner - the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"junction - the place where two or more things come togethergrade crossing, level crossing - intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains passroad, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation |
crossroadnounA decisive point.Used in plural:climacteric, crisis, exigence, exigency, head, juncture, pass, turning point, zero hour.Translationscrossroad
at a crossroadsAt a point when a choice must be made; at a point of change. After earning my degree, I'm at a crossroads. I need to figure out which direction my life should take. As a company, we're at a crossroads. We can continue business as usual, or we can take a risk and try to grow.See also: crossroadbe at a crossroadsTo be at a point when a choice must be made; to be at a point of change. After earning my degree, I'm at a crossroads. I need to figure out which direction my life should take. As a company, we're at a crossroads. We can continue business as usual, or we can take a risk and try to grow.See also: crossroaddirty work at the crossroadsNefarious activities. He got arrested for being involved in dirty work at the crossroads.See also: crossroad, dirty, workat the crossroadsAlso, at a crossroads. At a point of decision or a critical juncture, as in Because of the proposed merger, the company is standing at the crossroads. This phrase, based on the importance accorded to the intersection of two roads since ancient times, has also been used figuratively just about as long. In the 1500s Erasmus quoted from the Greek Theognis's Elegies (c. 600 b.c.): "I stand at the crossroads." See also: crossroadat a (or the) crossroads at a critical point, when decisions with far-reaching consequences must be made.See also: crossroaddirty work at the crossroads illicit or underhand dealing. humorous This expression is recorded from the early 20th century and may reflect the fact that crossroads, the traditional burial site for people who had committed suicide, were once viewed as sinister places. 1914 P. G. Wodehouse The Man Upstairs A conviction began to steal over him that some game was afoot which he did not understand, that—in a word—there was dirty work at the crossroads. See also: crossroad, dirty, workat a ˈcrossroads at a stage where a decision has to be made: He’s at a crossroads in his career — either he stays in his current job and waits for promotion, or he accepts this new post in Brazil.See also: crossroadat the crossroadsAt a critical juncture or turning point. The place where two roads intersect has had special significance from ancient times. Some tribes used a crossroads as a place for religious sacrifices, and hence they came to be associated with execution. In Christian times, criminals and those who died by their own hand often were buried at a crossroads (since they could not be buried in consecrated ground). Crossroads also were a favorite spot for ambushes, highway robbery, and other nefarious deeds. The phrase “dirty work at the crossroads” crops up throughout the nineteenth century, as well as in a spate of twentieth-century murder mysteries. The idea of a figurative crossroads, a point of having to decide which road to take, is also very old. Erasmus quotes a fragment from the Greek poet Theognis’s Elegies, dating from about 600 b.c., translated as “I stand at the crossroads.”See also: crossroadcrossroad
crossroad US and Canadian1. a road that crosses another road 2. a road that crosses from one main road to another What does it mean when you dream about a crossroad?As a symbol, it should be reasonably obvious that a crossroad in a dream represents a decision, a direction we must take. See XRD
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Synonyms for crossroadnoun a decisive pointSynonyms- climacteric
- crisis
- exigence
- exigency
- head
- juncture
- pass
- turning point
- zero hour
Synonyms for crossroadnoun a junction where one street or road crosses anotherSynonyms- carrefour
- crossway
- intersection
- crossing
Related Words- street corner
- turning point
- corner
- junction
- grade crossing
- level crossing
- road
- route
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