cruces

[ kroo-seez ]

/ ˈkru siz /

noun

a plural of crux.

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

Definition for cruces (2 of 3)

crux

[ kruhks ]

/ krʌks /

noun, plural crux·es, cru·ces [kroo-seez] /ˈkru siz/.

a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point: The crux of the trial was his whereabouts at the time of the murder.

a cross.

something that torments by its puzzling nature; a perplexing difficulty.

Origin of crux

1635–45; < 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

SYNONYMS FOR crux

1 essence, heart, core, gist.

Definition for cruces (3 of 3)

Las Cruces

[ lahs kroo-sis ]

/ lɑs ˈkru sɪs /

noun

a city in S New Mexico, on the Rio Grande.

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Examples from the Web for cruces

Guillelmum Mari de Honosio arbitrarie puniendum, cruces simplices, peregrinationes minores.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I|Henry Charles Lea
Vos plane qui ligneos deos consecratis, cruces ligneas, ut deorum vestrorum partes, forsitan adoratis.
Notes and Queries, Number 173, February 19, 1853|Various
Tom took the hint, and, with his companions, continued to walk on in the direction of Cruces.
The Funny Philosophers|George Yellott
About one-third of the people with me died, either at Cruces or on the way to Panama.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete|Ulysses S. Grant

Night would bring no rest to Cruces, while the crowds were there to be fed, cheated, or amused.
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands|Mary Seacole

British Dictionary definitions for cruces (1 of 3)

cruces

/ (ˈkruːsiːz) /

noun

a plural of crux

British Dictionary definitions for cruces (2 of 3)

Crux

/ (krʌks) /

noun Latin genitive Crucis (ˈkruːsɪs)

the more formal name for the Southern Cross

British Dictionary definitions for cruces (3 of 3)

crux

/ (krʌks) /

noun plural cruxes or cruces (ˈkruːsiːz)

a vital or decisive stage, point, etc (often in the phrase the crux of the matter)

a baffling problem or difficulty

mountaineering the most difficult and often decisive part of a climb or pitch

a rare word for cross

Word Origin for crux

C18: from Latin: cross

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Medicine definitions for cruces

crux

[ krŭks, kruks ]

n. pl. crux•es

A cross or a crosslike structure.