What does crossroads mean?
Word: Crossroads
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Crossroads means a place where two roads meet and cross each other. It also means a point in life where you have to make an important choice.
Synonyms: intersection
How do you spell crossroads?
Syllables: cross - roads
Tricky part: Even a single meeting point is a crossroads: the final s stays, and you say this crossroads is busy, not these.
Watch out for: crossroades, crossrodes
Memory tip: Picture four roads meeting: a crossroads always has roads in it, s and all, even when you mean just one place.
Idioms and Phrases
- at a crossroads: at a point where an important decision must be made Example: "After Class 10, Kabir felt he was at a crossroads: science or commerce?"
Crossroads in a sentence
Example 1: Turn left at the next crossroads and you will see the school gate.
Example 2: Traffic lights were put up at the busy crossroads near the market.
Example 3: We waited at the crossroads while a herd of goats crossed slowly.
Fun Fact
Crossroads was the name of a long-running British TV soap opera set in a Midlands motel, first shown in 1964.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
crossroads
a) junction
b) tunnel
c) flyover
d) highway
Show answer
a) junction. A junction is a place where roads meet, which is just what a crossroads is.
Word Makeup
Only one of these compound words is spelt correctly. Choose it:
a) railwey
b) roundabowt
c) crossroads
d) milestoan
Show answer
c) crossroads. Roundabout has ou, railway ends in way, and milestone in stone.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
At the crosroads near our village, a tall banyan tree gives shade to people waiting for the bus.
a) village
b) banyan
c) shade
d) crosroads
Show answer
d) crosroads. Cross keeps its double s here, as it does in across.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
odrssrcsoa
a) scoreboards
b) crossovers
c) crosswords
d) crossroads
Show answer
d) crossroads. The jumble has an a but no w, v or b.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Traffic lights are often put up at a crossroads because ____.
a) the road comes to a dead end there
b) it marks where a motorway begins
c) drivers must pay a toll at that spot
d) cars from different roads must take turns
Show answer
d) cars from different roads must take turns
2. Which cricketer could be said to be at a crossroads in his career?
a) one signing autographs for young fans
b) one practising his batting in the nets
c) one deciding whether to retire or play on
d) one packing his kit for the next match
Show answer
c) one deciding whether to retire or play on
