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- word choice - a crossroad vs. a crossroads vs. crossroads . . .
According to the dictionary a crossroad is the road that crosses at a crossroads (crossroad) North American A road that crosses a main road or joins two main roads
- Road Direction Terms - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
A crossroad (used in North America) is a road that joins two main roads or crosses a main road according to one of the definitions by google Similar sources give similar definitions
- the place where lots of roads meet - English Language Usage Stack . . .
None of intersection, crossroad, or junction (given in an answer) really work I think you more likely want the destination (or origin) of many different roads, as @Lawrence suggested E g "If you control Rome, you control the world"
- Etymology of Pizzazz - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
From the Gaelic "píosa theas" (pronounced "peesa hass"), brought to America by the Irish immigration of the 19th century, and meaning "a bit of heat, excitement, or passion " Source: How the Irish Invented Slang: The Secret Language of the Crossroad (2007), by Daniel Cassidy The Americanized "pizzazz" became especially popularized in the New York City area, which is where Ms Vreeland
- One word for the Point of No Return?
One word for Point of No Return? I thought Anti, or Ante was the Ancent Greek one word for it, but I couldn't confirm Please advise?
- Is there a word for a road path that splits specifically into three . . .
There is a term in formal garden design to describe a location where paths split into three (or four or five) which in English is called a Goose-foot and in French a ' Patte d'Oie ' The Wiki Link specifically talks about French garden design, but Goose-foot was used both as a term and a feature in Stuart period gardens in the UK Be aware though that it is by no means a term in common modern
- What do you call a connecting room thats too short to be a corridor . . .
To go through what it could be and eliminate what it can't be, there are a number of related words each with different nuances You are looking for a single word for a small room that connects to other rooms but has no purpose by itself vestibule, foyer, lobby, entrance - These are all near the entrance (or exactly so in one case) A vestibule is a little room right behind the entrance door
- A word or fixed expression to describe an important event or trial in . . .
I am looking for a word (noun, adjective even an idiomatic phrase it is irrelevant) that describes an important event or trial period in one's life, that whatever decisions they make and what
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