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We are at a crossroads in the music business: with the rise of the internet, the world we live in has changed, and the past is not coming back. But I see the glass as half-full: the internet and social networking are new avenues for the next Bob Dylan to be born on.
Jon Bon Jovi

Meaning of "crossroads" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CROSSROADS

crossroads  [ˈkrɒsˌrəʊdz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROSSROADS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Crossroads is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CROSSROADS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Crossroads

Crossroads, or crossroad, or cross road may refer to: ▪ A junction where four roads meet...

Definition of crossroads in the English dictionary

The definition of crossroads in the dictionary is an area or the point at which two or more roads cross each other. Other definition of crossroads is the point at which an important choice has to be made.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CROSSROADS


airwards
ˈɛəwʊdz
backwoods
ˈbækwʊdz
goods
ɡʊdz
inroads
ˈɪnrəʊdz
loads
ləʊdz
Rhodes
rəʊdz
woods
wʊdz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CROSSROADS

crossness
crossopterygian
crossover
crossover bodice
crossover network
crossover value
crosspatch
crosspiece
crossroad
Crossroads care attendant scheme
crossruff
crosstalk
crosstie
crosstied
crosstree
crosswalk
crossway
crossways
crosswind

WORDS THAT END LIKE CROSSROADS

at loggerheads
beads
Broads
Hampton Roads
heads
jump leads
loggerheads
Meads
nads
overheads
prayer beads
quads
saffron threads
scads
small ads
the Broads
the heads
threads
turn heads
worry beads

Synonyms and antonyms of crossroads in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «crossroads» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CROSSROADS

Find out the translation of crossroads to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of crossroads from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crossroads» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

十字路口
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cruce
570 millions of speakers

English

crossroads
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चौराहे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تَقَاطُع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перекресток
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cruzamento de ruas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাস্তা পারাপার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

carrefour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jalan persimpangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Straßenkreuzung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

交差路
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사거리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyebrang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngã tư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலவையைப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Crossroads
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kavşak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incrocio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skrzyżowanie dróg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перехрестя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intersecție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σταυροδρόμι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kruispad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vägkorsning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

veikryss
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of crossroads

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CROSSROADS»

The term «crossroads» is very widely used and occupies the 17.512 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CROSSROADS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about crossroads

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10 QUOTES WITH «CROSSROADS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crossroads.
1
Elliott Abrams
The intersection of religion and world politics has often been a bloody crossroads.
2
Dan Bartlett
Al Gore may think Medicare is at a crossroads, but his plan puts it on a highway to bankruptcy.
3
Osman Baydemir
I am at a crossroads; I have always been against armed opposition... I have chosen civil disobedience. But I will apologize to my people if there are funerals coming out of prisons. I will criticize myself and I won't be the mayor of Diyarbakir.
4
John Henrik Clarke
When the early Europeans first met Africans, at the crossroads of history, it was a respectful meeting and the Africans were not slaves. Their nations were old before Europe was born.
5
Helen Garner
Well, I'm at some kind of crossroads in my life and I don't know which way to take. It's not about money, I mean, because I'm established enough now as a writer to get a reasonable advance if I wanted to do fiction.
6
Roman Jakobson
Remember that the pharynx is at a crossroads from which leads off, at the top, the passage to the mouth cavity and the passage to the nasal cavity, and below, the passage to the larynx.
7
Star Jones
I was in the middle of a crossroads, which is a nice way of saying crisis, physically, emotionally and spiritually. You know the physical part. We just talked about it.
8
Jon Bon Jovi
We are at a crossroads in the music business: with the rise of the internet, the world we live in has changed, and the past is not coming back. But I see the glass as half-full: the internet and social networking are new avenues for the next Bob Dylan to be born on.
9
James Lankford
Our nation stands at the crossroads of liberty. Crushing national debt, rampant illegal immigration, insane business regulations and staggering national unemployment are pushing our nation into unchartered territory.
10
Queen Latifah
How many crossroads are you allowed to have in life? I seem to have a lot of crossroads. I think maybe I crossed back across the same road too often.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROSSROADS»

Discover the use of crossroads in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crossroads and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Crossroads
Skyy takes readers on another wild ride with former college friends Denise, Lena, and Cooley.
Skyy, 2012
2
The Crossroads: A Haunted Mystery
Award-winning thriller author Chris Grabenstein fills his first book for younger readers with the same humorous and spine-tingling storytelling that has made him a fast favorite with adults. From the Hardcover edition.
Chris Grabenstein, 2008
3
Crossroads: The Quest for Contemporary Rites of Passage
Crossroads is a comprehensive collection of fifty cutting-edge articles on diverse aspects of the transition to adulthood, covering experiences with contemporary rites of passage, the use of rites of passage to resolve the 'youth crisis' of ...
Louise Carus Mahdi, Nancy Geyer Christopher, Michael Meade, 1996
4
Crossroads
Claudia is distraught at the loss of her friend, but is even more disturbed by her dreams, which seem to take her to another place called Crossroads. Unknown to her, Crossroads is like a second heaven, a place between heaven and earth.
Amazon.com (Firm), 2011
5
Dancing at the Crossroads: Memory and Mobility in Ireland
Chapter. 4. The. Link. to. the. Land. We were a colonized country, an occupied country. What happens is that land becomes important for survival. The English took land and left the poorer land to the Irish. If you had no land, you had no status ...
Helena Wulff, 2008
6
Crossroads of Twilight: Book Ten of 'The Wheel of Time'
In the tenth book of The Wheel of Time from the New York Times #1 bestselling author Robert Jordan, the world and the characters stand at a crossroads, and the world approaches twilight, when the power of the Shadow grows stronger.
Robert Jordan, 2010
7
Crossroads
Cassie Wright never saw it coming.
Belva Plain, 2008
8
Living at the Crossroads: An Introduction to Christian Worldview
Living at the Crossroads first lays out a brief summary of the biblical story and the most fundamental beliefs of Scripture. The book then tells the story of Western culture from the classical period to postmodernity.
Michael W. Goheen, Craig G. Bartholomew, 2008
9
Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian McPherson offers a masterful portrait of the bloodiest single day in American history, the Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862.
James M. McPherson, 2004
10
Education at the Crossroads
The author, a modern Catholic writer-philosopher, sets forth his views on Christian education.
Jacques Maritain, 1943

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROSSROADS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crossroads is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Double Shift Brewing Co. opens Saturday in the Crossroads Arts …
A drink rail on the southern wall faces 18th Street, where nearby Grinders and its Crossroads KC concert space lure potential beer drinkers to ... «Pitch Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Rick's “The Walking Dead” Crossroads #SDCC
The pic shows Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes “at a crossroads in his life … and judging by the photo above, that crossroads happens to be the ... «Bloody Disgusting, Jul 15»
3
Community Crossroads awards 6 scholarships to teens
Six local high school seniors received scholarships from the Community Crossroads Development Committee after submitting winning essays. «Eagle-Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Crossroads Systems (CRDS) Updates on Dot Hill (HILL) Suit; Sees …
Crossroads Systems (NASDAQ: CRDS) provided investors with additional facts related to Dot Hill Systems Corp.'s (Nasdaq: HILL) recently filed ... «StreetInsider.com, Jul 15»
5
Person ejected in car accident near Crossroads Mall
The truck went over an embankment, landing in the Crossroads Mall parking lot. Bradley Volunteer Fire Department, Raleigh County Sheriff's ... «WVNS-TV, Jul 15»
6
Chris Freind: Greece standing at historic crossroads
Evzones of Greek Presidential Guards are seen during changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown Soldier outside the parliament in ... «The Delaware County Daily Times, Jul 15»
7
Central and Eastern European countries at the crossroads
Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries find themselves at a crossroad regarding their investment protection policies with the US. «Transnational Institute, Jul 15»
8
The Collapse in Commodities: Miners at a Financial Crossroads
The implosions of the Greek economy and China's stock market have brought the mining sector to the crossroads that it desperately needs to face. We've ... «Proactive Investors USA & Canada, Jul 15»
9
Like Christianity, Israeli Society Finds Itself at a Crossroads
Israel gay pride A youth with rainbow colors painted on her face takes part in a gay pride parade in Tel Aviv, Israel June 12, 2015. Organizers ... «Charisma News, Jul 15»
10
Crossroads: Clean water at root of popular beverage
Root beer usually is not made of roots and it is not a beer. But like many things we celebrate at Crossroads at Big Creek, this uniquely American ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jul 15»

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