Crossroads Definition & Meaning
crossroads
- noun
- a community of people smaller than a village
- a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"
- a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"
"Crossroads" in song lyrics
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"I am the crossroads"
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"Judgement day, hell night, at the crossroads"
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"From the mob boss, B.B. Gambini, Nina Ross, in the crossroads"
Bizzy Bone — Social Studies
Words that rhyme with crossroads
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- What does crossroads mean?
- a community of people smaller than a village a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point" a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"
- What part of speech is crossroads?
- Crossroads is a noun.
- How many definitions does crossroads have?
- Crossroads has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).