point
/pˈɔɪnt/
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Definitions
Noun
a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"
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the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
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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"
Noun
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
Noun
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?"
Noun
an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"
Noun
the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"
Noun
a V shape; "the cannibal''s teeth were filed to sharp points"
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a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
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the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
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a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point"
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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"
Noun
a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
Noun
an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
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sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
Noun
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"
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a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
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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
Noun
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"
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a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
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the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
Noun
the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
Noun
a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
Noun
the gun muzzle''s direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"
Noun
a wall socket
Noun
a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
Verb
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"
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be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
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direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
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direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
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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"
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sail close to the wind
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mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
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mark with diacritics; "point the letter"
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mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
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be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"
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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"
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indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle; "the dog pointed the dead duck"
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give a point to; "The candles are tapered"
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repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"
Synonyms
aim
bespeak
betoken
breaker point
channelise
channelize
charge
compass point
decimal point
degree
designate
detail
direct
distributor point
dot
full point
full stop
guide
gunpoint
head
indicate
item
level
luff
maneuver
manoeuver
manoeuvre
orient
peak
percentage point
period
place
point in time
pointedness
power point
repoint
sharpen
show
signal
spot
stage
steer
stop
taper
target
tip
More General Terms
aim
amount
be
bushel
change form
change shape
characteristic
command
component
component part
constituent
contact
control
convex shape
convexity
deform
designate
direct
direction
disc
disk
doctor
electric outlet
electric receptacle
electrical outlet
element
end
fact
factor
fix
foreland
furbish up
gun muzzle
head
headland
import
indicate
inform
ingredient
label
lie
linear measure
linear unit
loan
location
mark
mathematical notation
meaning
measure
mend
muzzle
object
objective
outlet
part
point
portion
promontory
punctuation
punctuation mark
quantity
relevance
relevancy
repair
restore
sail
saucer
show
significance
signification
state
tag
take
take aim
tangency
taper
target
tell
terminal
touch on
train
unit
unit of measurement
wall plug
wall socket
More Specific Terms
abutment
acme
acuminate
address
advantage
agenda item
antinode
arrival time
arrowhead
attracter
attractor
augur
auspicate
barb
beginning
belly button
bellybutton
betoken
blind spot
bode
bottom line
call attention
canalise
canalize
cardinal compass point
celestial point
center
centre
channel
chokepoint
climax
commencement
conn
corner
crab
crinion
crossing
crux
crux of the matter
cusp
date
deadline
departure time
diamond point
distance
dock
east by north
east by south
east northeast
east southeast
EbN
EbS
elevation
end
end point
ending
ENE
ESE
extent
extra point
finger
first
focal point
focus
forecast
foreshadow
foretell
full term
geographic point
geographical point
get-go
ground zero
head
height
helm
hilum
home in
hot spot
hotspot
incidental
instant
intercept
intersection
intersection point
inventory item
kickoff
ladder
line item
mark
match point
McBurney''s point
meridian
midair
middle
midpoint
midterm
military position
minute
minutia
moment
navel
navigate
NbE
NbW
NE
NEbE
NEbN
news item
nib
nidus
NNE
NNW
node
nook and cranny
nooks and crannies
nor''-east
nor''-nor''-east
nor''-nor''-west
north by east
north by west
north northeast
north northwest
northeast
northeast by east
northeast by north
northeastward
northwest
northwest by north
northwest by west
northwestward
nor''-west
NW
NWbN
NWbW
offset
omen
omphalos
omphalus
optic disc
optic disk
origin
outset
park
particular date
peak
pen nib
phase
phase angle
pike
pilot
pinnacle
pinpoint
place
plane
point
point after
point after touchdown
point of intersection
point out
portend
position
predict
prefigure
presage
pressure point
prognosticate
pull over
punctum
quickening
rallying point
range in
reflect
regard
respect
resultant
root
rootage
run-time
SbE
SbW
SE
SEbE
SEbS
second
selling point
set point
sheer
show time
showtime
signalise
signalize
sou''-east
source
sou''-sou''-east
sou''-sou''-west
south by east
south by west
south southeast
south southwest
southeast
southeast by east
southeast by south
southeastward
southwest
southwest by south
southwest by west
southwestward
sou''-west
spearhead
spearpoint
spear-point
spike
spot
SSE
SSW
stand out
standard of life
standard of living
starboard
start
starting time
state of the art
sticking point
summit
superlative
suspension point
SW
SWbS
SWbW
talking point
technicality
term
then
time of arrival
time of departure
tiptop
top
topographic point
tree
trichion
trifle
triviality
ultimacy
ultimateness
umbilicus
vanishing point
WbN
WbS
west by north
west by south
west northwest
west southwest
widow''s peak
WNW
WSW
zero in