[{"word":"crux","phonetics":[{"audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/crux-au.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75729827","license":{"name":"BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"}},{"text":"/kɹʌks/","audio":""},{"text":"/kɹʌks/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/crux-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1780009","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The basic, central, or essential point or feature.","synonyms":["core","gist"],"antonyms":[],"example":"The crux of her argument was that the roadways needed repair before anything else could be accomplished."},{"definition":"The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A puzzle or difficulty.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The hardest point of a climb.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A cross on a coat of arms.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["core","gist"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crux"]}]