cusp
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cusp
- /kʌsp/
- /kʊsp/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌsp
Where it comes from
From Latin cuspis (“a point, spear, pointed end”); first used in astrology. Doublet of cuspid and cuspis.
noun cusps
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A sharp point or pointed end.
Similar: ord
- An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events. Newcastle were 11 points adrift of Spurs following their 5-0 mauling at the hands of the north London club in February. But a sixth successive Premier League win puts them on the cusp of European football next season as they surged 15 points clear of seventh-placed Everton, who have five games left
- A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.
- A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures, a common motif in Gothic architecture.
- A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.
- Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.
- A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
- A point of transition. I see freight returning in a big way. The 2016 reconnection of the Helwith Bridge quarries can produce up to three heavy trains a day. The nearby and much bigger Horton quarry is also on the cusp of rail reconnection.
verb cusps · cusping · cusped
- To behave in a reckless or dangerous manner.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: leaflet, bangs, fringe, threshold, corner, vertex, brink, cross-section, edge, height, peak, pinnacle, top, turn, apex, sunrise
Translations
Every language
noun sharp point or pointed end
| Español | cúspide |
|---|---|
| Português | cúspide |
| Deutsch | Spitze |
| Italiano | cuspide |
| Ελληνικά | αιχμή aichmí |
| Русский | пик pik, остриё ostrijó, ко́нчик kónčik |
noun important moment when a decision is made
| Deutsch | Scheitelpunkt, Wendepunkt |
|---|---|
| Italiano | culmine, acme, apogeo, colmo |
Talk about this word "cusp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cusp. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cusp. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cusp "cusp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cusp.Cite this
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