CROSSROADS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A point where a choice must be made

Example:

Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("crossroads" is a kind of...):

convergence; intersection; overlap (a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena)

Meaning:

A community of people smaller than a village

Synonyms:

crossroads; hamlet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("crossroads" is a kind of...):

community (a group of people living in a particular local area)

Meaning:

A crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made

Example:

he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point

Synonyms:

critical point; crossroads; juncture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("crossroads" is a kind of...):

crisis (an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crossroads"):

criticality (a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining)