crux
/kɹʌks/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.05 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point.
noun
A puzzle or difficulty.
noun
A cross on a coat of arms.
Example Sentences
- "The crux of her argument was that the roadways needed repair before anything else could be accomplished."
- "The mad certitude of the ogre, Abel Tiffauges, that he stands at the crux of history and that he will be able to raise Prussia "to a higher power" (p. 180), contrasts sharply with the anxiety and doubt attendant upon most modern literary dreams."
- "The movie hits its dramatic crux an hour in, when Reality [Winner], at work at the contractor’s facility in Georgia, discovers what she deems a tragic scandal."
- "What I have advanced upon this species of verse will contribute to solve a poetical problem, thrown out by Dryden as a crux to his brethren"
- "The perpetual crux of New Testament chronologists."
- "the real crux of the climb was encountered"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kɹʌks/
- British English: /kɹʌks/