crux
Heart of issue
Crux is the central or most critical point of a matter—the part everything else hinges on: The crux of the problem is funding.
It implies the decisive element that determines how something will be understood or resolved.
In climbing, a crux is the most difficult section of a route.
Circulatory system's pump
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- gistCentral meaning distilled
- kernelSeed or essential core
- nucleusCentral controlling part
pith · substance · nub · keystone · linchpin · cornerstone · root · basis
Matter requiring resolution
- challengeTest of ability
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- sticking pointUnresolved issue blocking progress
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
hurdle · snag · complication · impasse · conundrum · puzzle · dilemma · predicament
Decisive moment of change
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- junctureCritical point of decision
climax · crossroads · crisis · tipping point · threshold · inflection · breakthrough · culmination
Frequency of sound
- sendCause to arrive elsewhere
- routePath from A to B
- overhangSection projecting beyond support
- boulderLarge weathered stone
dyno · mantle · grip · hardest · anchor · belay · carabiner · quickdraw
Biblical execution mount
- GolgothaBiblical execution hilltop
- ChristianityFaith based on Jesus
- PassionPowerful consuming emotion
- Good FridayCrucifixion memorial day
atonement · Jesus · resurrection · constellation · altar · Latin · symbol
heart
Circulatory system's pump
nucleus · pith · substance · nub · keystone · linchpin · cornerstone · root · basis · foundation
problem
Matter requiring resolution
- challengeTest of ability
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- sticking pointUnresolved issue blocking progress
bottleneck · hurdle · snag · complication · impasse · conundrum · puzzle · dilemma · predicament · knot
turning point
Decisive moment of change
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- watershedDrainage area boundary
juncture · climax · crossroads · crisis · tipping point · threshold · inflection · breakthrough · culmination · catalyst
pitch
Frequency of sound
boulder · dyno · mantle · grip · hardest · anchor · belay · carabiner · quickdraw · rappel
Calvary
Biblical execution mount
- GolgothaBiblical execution hilltop
- ChristianityFaith based on Jesus
- PassionPowerful consuming emotion
Good Friday · atonement · Jesus · resurrection · constellation · altar · Latin · symbol
- brevitybrevity, concise, succinct, terse, pithy
- Get to the Pointcut to the chase, bottom line, in a nutshell, spit it out, long story short
- importanceimportance, significance, consequence, weight, gravity
- mountain featurespeaks, peak, ridges, summit, slopes
- the heart of itcore, essence, gist, nub, pith
- crossroadscrossroads, fork in the road, fork in road, junction, juncture
- The CrucibleDrama about witch accusations
- anterior cruciate ligamentKnee's rotational stability band
- cruciate ligamentKnee's cross-shaped stabilizers
- First Crusade1096 expedition to Jerusalem
- crucial junctureDecisive point of change
- crucible steelAlloy melted in sealed pots
crucial, crusade, crucify, crucifix, crucible, crucifixion, crucially, excruciate, cruciform