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point

Nouns

• (n) a geometric element that has position but no extension
  • a point is defined by its coordinates
• (n) the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
  • she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street
• (n) a brief version of the essential meaning of something
  • get to the point
  • he missed the point of the joke
  • life has lost its point
• (n) an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
  • several of the details are similar
  • a point of information
  detail, item,
• (n) a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
  • a remarkable degree of frankness
  • at what stage are the social sciences?
  degree, stage, level,
• (n) an instant of time
  • at that point I had to leave
  point in time,
• (n) the object of an activity
  • what is the point of discussing it?
• (n) a V shape
  • the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points
  tip, peak,
• (n) a very small circular shape
  • a row of points
  • draw lines between the dots
  dot,
• (n) the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
  • he scored 20 points in the first half
  • a touchdown counts 6 points
• (n) a promontory extending out into a large body of water
  • they sailed south around the point
• (n) a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
  • he noticed an item in the New York Times
  • she had several items on her shopping list
  • the main point on the agenda was taken up first
  item,
• (n) a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
• (n) an outstanding characteristic
  • his acting was one of the high points of the movie
  spot,
• (n) sharp end
  • he stuck the point of the knife into a tree
  • he broke the point of his pencil
• (n) any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
  • he checked the point on his compass
  compass point,
• (n) a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
• (n) one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
• (n) a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
  • in England they call a period a stop
  full point, full stop, period, stop,
• (n) a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
  • the point of the arrow was due north
  head,
• (n) the dot at the left of a decimal fraction decimal point, percentage point,
• (n) the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip pointedness,
• (n) a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
  • he knows my bad points as well as my good points
• (n) the gun muzzle's direction
  • he held me up at the point of a gun
  gunpoint,
• (n) a wall socket power point,
• (n) a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs breaker point, distributor point,

Verbs

• (v) indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
  • I showed the customer the glove section
  • He pointed to the empty parking space
  • he indicated his opponents
  indicate, designate, show,
• (v) be oriented
  • The weather vane points North
  • the dancers toes pointed outward
  orient,
• (v) direct into a position for use
  • point a gun
  • He charged his weapon at me
  level, charge,
• (v) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, head, direct,
• (v) be a signal for or a symptom of
  • These symptoms indicate a serious illness
  • Her behavior points to a severe neurosis
  • The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
  bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal,
• (v) sail close to the wind luff,
• (v) mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
• (v) mark with diacritics
  • point the letter
• (v) mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
• (v) be positionable in a specified manner
  • The gun points with ease
• (v) intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
  • He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
  • criticism directed at her superior
  • direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
  target, direct, aim, place,
• (v) indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
  • the dog pointed the dead duck
• (v) give a point to
  • The candles are tapered
  taper, sharpen,
• (v) repair the joints of bricks
  • point a chimney
  repoint,

Synonyms

indicate designate show orient level charge detail item channelise channelize guide maneuver steer manoeuver manoeuvre head direct bespeak betoken signal degree stage point in time luff tip peak dot target aim place taper sharpen spot repoint compass point full point full stop period stop decimal point percentage point pointedness gunpoint power point breaker point distributor point

Antonyms

unpointedness

See also

taper off fizzle fizzle out peter out

Words of close approximity