cusp
/kʌsp/
noun
- A point of transition between two different states or periods; the verge or brink of something.
- The company is on the cusp of launching its new product after years of development.
- She was on the cusp of adulthood, about to turn eighteen.
- The team is on the cusp of winning the championship for the first time.
- A pointed end or projection, such as on a tooth or a crescent moon.
- The leaf had a delicate cusp at its tip.
- The crescent moon's sharp cusp was visible in the evening sky.
- The dentist noticed a small cavity on the cusp of her molar.
- In astrology, the point of division between two zodiac signs; a person born near that point.
- She read her horoscope for the cusp between Pisces and Aries.
- Being born on the cusp can make your personality a mix of two signs.
- My birthday is on the cusp of Leo and Virgo, so I have traits of both signs.