Juncture
81joint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. connection, link, juncture; articulation; slang, dive, den, haunt, hangout. See junction, abode. adj. combined, shared, common [to both parties]. See party. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. common, shared …
82junction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act or point of meeting Nouns 1. junction, connection, conjunction, coherence; joining, joinder, union, annex, annexation, attachment; ligation, accouplement, inosculation, anastomosis; marriage, knot,… …
83turning point — I n. crisis, crunch, moment of truth. See importance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. peak, juncture, culmination, Rubicon; see climax , crisis . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. crossroads, pivotal moment, critical moment, crisis point, juncture, *zero …
84crossroad — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An intersecting road] Syn. byroad, side road, secondary road, secondary highway, service road, frontage road, driveway, cross country road; see also road 1 . 2. [A place of convergence; usually plural ] Syn. junction,… …
85jointure — (n.) late 14c., act or fact of being joined, from O.Fr. jointure a putting together, from L. iunctura a joining, juncture (see JUNCTURE (Cf. juncture)). Specific legal sense from mid 15c …
86ἅψει — ἅπτω fasten aor subj act 3rd sg (epic) ἅπτω fasten fut ind mid 2nd sg ἅπτω fasten fut ind act 3rd sg ἅ̱ψει , ἅπτω fasten futperf ind mp 2nd sg (doric aeolic) ἅ̱ψει , ἅπτω fasten futperf ind act 3rd sg (doric aeolic) ἅψις touching fem nom/voc/acc… …
87junctural — ˈjəŋ(k)chərəl, )sh(ə)rəl adjective : of or relating to juncture in speech * * * juncturally, adv. /jungk cheuhr euhl/, adj. of or pertaining to phonological juncture. [1940 45; JUNCTURE + AL1] …
88junc·ture — /ˈʤʌŋkʧɚ/ noun, pl tures [count] 1 : an important point in a process or activity Negotiations between the countries reached a critical juncture. At this juncture it looks like they are going to get a divorce. 2 : a place where things join :… …
89pinch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French *pincher, pincer Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument b. to prune the tip of (a plant or shoot) usually to… …
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