| crux definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | most important point; essential part | 30 sets |
| 2 | a crucial point | 24 sets |
| 3 | the most important point | 22 sets |
| 4 | n. an essential or pivotal point; a perplexing difficulty | 14 sets |
| 5 | cross | 13 sets |
| 6 | essential or main point; ex. the crux of the problem; adj. crucial: of deciding importance | 12 sets |
| 7 | essential or main point | 11 sets |
| 8 | the essential part | 10 sets |
| 9 | the basic or essential feature of something | 10 sets |
| 10 | main point | 8 sets |
| 11 | most important point | 8 sets |
| 12 | crucial point | 7 sets |
| 13 | the essential point or feature. | 7 sets |
| 14 | the main, central, or critical point or feature | 7 sets |
| 15 | an essential point requiring resolution or resolving an outcome | 6 sets |
| 16 | basic, central, or critical point | 6 sets |
| 17 | an essential or pivotal point; a perplexing difficulty | 6 sets |
| 18 | central point | 6 sets |
| 19 | main point; the heart of the matter | 5 sets |
| 20 | the essential point or feature | 5 sets |
| 21 | the main or most important point or feature | 5 sets |
| 22 | the basic or essential feature of something. a baffling or puzzling point that is difficult to explain. | 4 sets |
| 23 | n. crucial point | 4 sets |
| 24 | main point; central issue; hear of the matter | 3 sets |
| 25 | key point | 3 sets |
| 26 | a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point | 3 sets |
| 27 | the most important or decisive point | 3 sets |
| 28 | n: most important point; essential part | 3 sets |
| 29 | the decisive or most important point at issue | 3 sets |
| 30 | most important point, essential part | 3 sets |
| 31 | the essential point | 3 sets |
| 32 | most important part | 3 sets |
| 33 | the main point | 3 sets |
| 34 | unimportant | 2 sets |
| 35 | essential point | 2 sets |
| 36 | (n) crucial point | 2 sets |
| 37 | latin crux "cross" | 2 sets |
| 38 | the crucial or most important point, or a perplexing point that is difficult to explain | 2 sets |
| 39 | the basic or essential feature of something. | 2 sets |
| 40 | the most important point or part | 2 sets |