[noun] a community of people smaller than a village Synonyms:hamlet
[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:juncture, critical point
[noun] a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"
