cruces

Plural: cruces, cruxes

Noun

• Crucial points; the main difficulty or puzzle.
• The plural form of crux, referring to essential points or main issues.
• a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus
• the most important point
• plural of crux

Examples

• The cruces of advanced Scrabble involve anticipating your opponent’s next move.
• The CRUCES of the game were the two triple word scores he managed to hit.

Synonyms

crux, Crux, Crux Australis, crux of the matter, Southern Cross