Turning point Crossword Clue

• (noun)
  1. an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
  2. any thickened enlargement

• TURNING (noun)
  1. a movement in a new direction
  2. the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
• POINT (verb)
  1. be oriented
  2. sail close to the wind
• POINT (noun)
  1. any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
  2. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

• AXIS
  (4 letters)
• PIVOT
  (5 letters)
• HINGE
  (5 letters)
• CUSP
  (4 letters)
• WATERSHED
  (9 letters)
• USEBYDATE
  (9 letters)
• CRISIS
  (6 letters)

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