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| acid test |
a stringent, crucial, or definitive test of value or quality. |
| acute |
very critical; crucial. [1/7 definitions] |
| climacteric |
pertaining to a crucial period or stage. [1/3 definitions] |
| climax |
in a literary or dramatic work, the point at which a conflict reaches a crucial juncture. [1/5 definitions] |
| clutch1 |
a tense, crucial situation. [1/9 definitions] |
| crossroad |
(often pl., but used with a sing. verb) a crucial point of decision. [1/2 definitions] |
| crunch |
(informal) a crucial or perilous situation. [1/6 definitions] |
| crux |
an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point. |
| do-or-die |
crucial, or potentially fatal. [1/2 definitions] |
| essence |
the inherent qualities that make something what it is; crucial ingredients; central nature. [1/4 definitions] |
| flight feather |
any of the larger, stronger feathers in the wing or tail of a bird that are crucial for its flight. |
| hinge |
a crucial part or principle, as of an argument. [1/5 definitions] |
| keystone |
something upon which other things depend; crucial part or element. [1/2 definitions] |
| linchpin |
a person, policy, element, or the like that is crucial to the working of an organization or plan. [1/2 definitions] |
| marrow |
the central, most crucial part or aspect. [1/2 definitions] |
| name of the game |
(informal) a central or crucial purpose, goal, method, or situation. |
| pinch-hit |
in baseball, to bat for another player, esp. at a crucial point in a game. [1/3 definitions] |
| pivotal |
critically important or crucial; on which something is contingent. [1/2 definitions] |
| relief pitcher |
in baseball, a pitcher brought into a game to relieve another pitcher, often at a crucial moment. [1/2 definitions] |
| Treaty of Versailles |
the treaty, signed in 1919, that officially ended World War I. The Treaty of Versailles, signed by Germany and the Allied Powers, forced Germany to pay enormous reparations, to substantially reduce the size of its military, and to recognize territorial changes that substantially reduced its land holdings. The treaty also established the League of Nations. The United States, represented by President Woodrow Wilson, played a crucial role in the treaty negotiations, but the U.S. Congress subsequently refused to ratify the treaty, based largely on opposition to American participation in the League of Nations. |
| vital statistics |
statistics or data having to do with births, deaths, marriages, and other crucial events in human life. |
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