| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
crux (krʌks) ![]() | |
| —n , pl cruxes, cruces | |
| 1. | a vital or decisive stage, point, etc (often in the phrase the crux of the matter) |
| 2. | a baffling problem or difficulty |
| 3. | mountaineering the most difficult and often decisive part of a climb or pitch |
| 4. | a rare word for cross |
| [C18: from Latin: cross] | |
Crux (krʌks) ![]() | |
| —n , Latin genitive Crucis | |
| the more formal name for the Southern Cross | |
crux (krŭks, kr&oobreve;ks)
n. pl. crux·es or cru·ces (kr&oomacr;'sēz)
A cross or a crosslike structure.