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"
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an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
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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?"
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an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"
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the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"
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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"
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a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
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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"
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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
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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
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the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
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a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
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the gun muzzle''s direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"
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a wall socket
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a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
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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"

More Specific Terms

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