hamlet vs crossroads

hamlet and crossroads both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hamlet	Yes	No	No	No
crossroads	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hamlet and crossroads are synonyms defined as:

hamlet (noun)	crossroads (noun)
a community of people smaller than a village	a point where a choice must be made
a settlement smaller than a town	a community of people smaller than a village
	a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made