Word
straits, n.
a difficult juncture
<noun.event>
head
pass
straits
sample sentences
"a pretty pass"
"matters came to a head yesterday"
semantic pointers
hypernym
occasion, juncture
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
<noun.state>
pass
strait
straits
semantic pointers
hypernym
situation
hyponym
desperate straits, dire straits