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Definitions for Cruces

[1] a plural of crux.
[2] a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point: The crux of the trial was his whereabouts at the time of the murder.
[3] a cross.
[4] something that torments by its puzzling nature; a perplexing difficulty.
[5] a city in S New Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
[6] a plural of crux
[7] the more formal name for the Southern Cross
[8] a vital or decisive stage, point, etc (often in the phrase the crux of the matter )
[9] a baffling problem or difficulty
[10] mountaineering the most difficult and often decisive part of a climb or pitch
[11] a rare word for cross

Words related to Cruces

core, nub, gist, essence, body, kernel, substance, meat, purport, nitty-gritty, heart, pith, thrust, matter

Words nearby Cruces

crs., crst syndrome, crt, crtc, cru, cruces, crucial, crucian, crucian carp, cruciate, cruciate anastomosis

Origin of Cruces

x1635–45; < Latin: stake, scaffold, or cross used in executions, torment; figurative senses perhaps < New Latin crux (interpretum ) (commentators') torment, a difficult passage in a text; cf. crucial

Word origin for Cruces

xC18: from Latin: cross

Synonyms for Cruces

bottom line, core, essence, gist, nub, body, heart, kernel, matter, meat, nitty-gritty, pith, purport, substance, thrust, decisive point, meat and potatoes