juncture, n.
(junctures)
freq. cnt. 1
(junctures)
freq. cnt. 1
an event that occurs at a critical time
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 1
juncture occasion
sample sentences
"at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave""it was needed only on special occasions"
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
<noun.shape>
articulation join joint junction juncture
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
critical point crossroads juncture
sample sentences
"at that juncture he had no idea what to do""he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"