juncture

juncture is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A joining; a union; an alliance. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 23 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A joining; a union; an alliance.
2. noun. The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a joint; an articulation; a seam; as, the junctures of a vessel or of the bones.
3. noun. A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency.
4. noun. an event that occurs at a critical time

   "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"

   "it was needed only on special occasions"

   Synonyms: occasion

5. noun. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

   Synonyms: articulation, join, joint, junction

6. noun. a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made

   "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"

   "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"

   Synonyms: crossroads

Synonyms

occasion, articulation, join, joint, junction, crossroads

Common word forms

junctures

Words from these letters

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