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a spiky and tight edge
point(noun)a geometric element that has position but no extension
"a point is defined by its coordinates"
point(noun)the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
"she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
point(noun)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"
detail, item, point(noun)an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
"several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
degree, level, stage, point(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?"
point, point in time(noun)an instant of time
"at that point I had to leave"
point(noun)the object of an activity
"what is the point of discussing it?"
point, tip, peak(noun)a V shape
"the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
point, dot(noun)a very small circular shape
"a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
point(noun)the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
"he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
point(noun)a promontory extending out into a large body of water
"they sailed south around the point"
item, point(noun)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"
point(noun)a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
point, spot(noun)an outstanding characteristic
"his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
point(noun)sharp end
"he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
compass point, point(noun)any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
"he checked the point on his compass"
point(noun)a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
point(noun)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
period, point, full stop, stop, full point(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"
point, head(noun)a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
"the point of the arrow was due north"
decimal point, percentage point, point(noun)the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
point, pointedness(noun)the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
point(noun)a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
"he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
point, gunpoint(noun)the gun muzzle's direction
"he held me up at the point of a gun"
point, power point(noun)a wall socket
distributor point, breaker point, point(verb)a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
indicate, point, designate, show(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"
orient, point(verb)be oriented
"The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
charge, level, point(verb)direct into a position for use
"point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise(verb)direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal(verb)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"
luff, point(verb)sail close to the wind
point(verb)mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
point(verb)mark with diacritics
"point the letter"
point(verb)mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
point(verb)be positionable in a specified manner
"The gun points with ease"
target, aim, place, direct, point(verb)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"
point(verb)indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
"the dog pointed the dead duck"
sharpen, taper, point(verb)give a point to
"The candles are tapered"
point, repoint(verb)repair the joints of bricks
"point a chimney"
a particular and often important moment in timeit was at that point that I had to stop and check on the experiment
the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrowbe careful with the point on that umbrella, or you could hurt someone
an interval of time just before the onset of somethingwas at the point of accepting the new job when he realized he didn't want to leave his old one
a separate part in a list, account, or serieswent down the list point by point
a single piece of informationtwo points that are important to remember
a small area that is different (as in color) from the main partthe little points of gold in the blue ceiling are supposed to represent stars
an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coastthe racing yacht rounded the point far ahead of its closest rival
an area of land that juts out into a body of waterPoint Reyes, California
an individual part of a process, series, or rankingat this point in your life, you should already be saving for retirement
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kindimpeccable politeness has always been her strong point
the area or space occupied by or intended for somethingrunners began lining up by the starting point
the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effecther jokes are often long, rambling stories that have no point whatsoever
something that one hopes or intends to accomplishwhat we're doing does have a point—doesn't it?
the central part or aspect of something under considerationthat clueless reviewer seems to have missed the whole point of the book
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