point
1. [ noun ] a geometric element that has position but no extension
Examples:

"a point is defined by its coordinates"

Related terms: component intersection intercept attracter
2. [ verb ] indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
Synonyms: indicate show
Examples:

"I showed the customer the glove section" "He pointed to the empty parking space" "he indicated his opponents"

Related terms: inform reflect signalize finger arrow indication
3. [ noun ] the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
Examples:

"she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"

Related terms: location destination topographic_point position beginning military_position corner center corner position focus navel focus midair limit vanishing_point abutment trichion crossing punctum McBurney's_point antinode node pressure_point hot_spot focus hilum ground_zero chokepoint geographic_point celestial_point blind_spot
4. [ noun ] a brief version of the essential meaning of something
Examples:

"get to the point" "he missed the point of the joke" "life has lost its point"

Related terms: meaning rallying_point crux talking_point bottom_line
5. [ noun ] an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
Synonyms: detail item
Examples:

"several of the details are similar" "a point of information"

Related terms: fact respect minutia nook_and_cranny technicality sticking_point enumerate
6. [ noun ] a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
Synonyms: stage degree level
Examples:

"a remarkable degree of frankness" "at what stage are the social sciences?"

Related terms: state extent acme plane standard_of_living quickening climax ultimateness state_of_the_art ladder resultant
7. [ noun ] a very short period of time
Synonyms: point_in_time
Examples:

"at that point I had to leave"

Related terms: time_period measure moment date end stopping_point beginning then deadline phase middle arrival_time run-time term midterm midterm departure_time show_time distance
8. [ verb ] be oriented
Synonyms: orient
Examples:

"The weather vane points North"

Related terms: lie lie arrow
9. [ verb ] (arms) direct into a position for use
Synonyms: level charge
Examples:

"point a gun" "He charged his weapon at me"

Related terms: aim
10. [ noun ] the object of an activity
Examples:

"what is the point of discussing it?"

Related terms: aim
11. [ verb ] (transportation) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Synonyms: guide maneuver steer head channelize manoeuvre direct manoeuver channelise manouevre
Related terms: control park navigate stand_out navigate corner dock channel starboard sheer pull_over conn crab driving maneuver head guidance bearing guide maneuverer forefront helmsman steering
12. [ noun ] a V shape
Synonyms: peak tip
Examples:

"the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"

Related terms: convex_shape fovea head cusp widow's_peak sword pencil knife cone arrowhead alpenstock
13. [ noun ] (sport) the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
Examples:

"he scored 20 points in the first half" "a touchdown counts 6 points"

Related terms: unit_of_measurement match_point set_point advantage score
14. [ noun ] a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
Synonyms: item
Examples:

"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"

Related terms: part news_item place inventory_item line_item agenda_item incidental list
15. [ noun ] a very small circular shape
Synonyms: dot
Examples:

"a row of points" "draw lines between the dots"

Related terms: disk dot
16. [ noun ] (geography) a promontory extending out into a large body of water
Examples:

"they sailed south around the point"

Related terms: promontory
17. [ noun ] an outstanding characteristic
Synonyms: spot
Examples:

"his acting was one of the high points of the movie"

Related terms: characteristic
18. [ verb ] be a signal for or a symptom of
Synonyms: indicate signal bespeak betoken
Examples:

"These symptoms indicate a serious illness" "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis" "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"

Related terms: tell mark bode signal indication indicator
19. [ noun ] sharp end
Examples:

"he stuck the point of the knife into a tree" "he broke the point of his pencil"

Related terms: end diamond_point cusp pen_nib pinpoint pike barb arrowhead barb spearhead pen pencil knife needle pin icepick awl
20. [ noun ] a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
Related terms: relevance
21. [ verb ] (nautical,transportation) sail close to the wind
Synonyms: luff
Related terms: sail navigation
22. [ verb ] be positionable in a specified manner
Examples:

"The gun points with ease"

Related terms: be charge gun_muzzle pointer
23. [ verb ] (music) mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
Related terms: tag period
24. [ verb ] mark Hebrew words with diacritics
Related terms: tag period
25. [ verb ] mark with diacritics, as of letter
Related terms: tag period
26. [ noun ] (printing) a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
Related terms: linear_unit em
27. [ noun ] any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
Synonyms: compass_point
Examples:

"he checked the point on his compass"

Related terms: direction northeast southwest southeast east_northeast east_by_south south_by_east east_by_north east_southeast northeast_by_north north_northeast west_by_north northwest_by_west southeast_by_east southeast_by_south south_by_west south_southwest southwest_by_south south_southeast southwest_by_west west_southwest west_by_south northeast_by_east west_northwest north_by_east northwest northwest_by_north north_northwest north_by_west cardinal_compass_point
28. [ noun ] (arms) the gun muzzle's direction
Synonyms: gunpoint
Examples:

"he held me up at the point of a gun"

Related terms: gun_muzzle
29. [ verb ] repair the joints of bricks
Synonyms: repoint
Examples:

"point a chimney"

Related terms: repair
30. [ verb ] give a point to
Synonyms: taper sharpen
Examples:

"The candles are tapered"

Related terms: change_shape acuminate taper_off taper_off taper taper
31. [ verb ] give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
Synonyms: direct
Examples:

"I directed them towards the town hall"

Related terms: instruct point_the_way
32. [ noun ] a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
Synonyms: head
Examples:

"the point of the arrow was due north"

Related terms: mark arrow
33. [ noun ] a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
Examples:

"he knows my bad points as well as my good points"

Related terms: characteristic selling_point
34. [ noun ] a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Synonyms: period full_point stop full_stop
Examples:

"in England they call a period a stop"

Related terms: punctuation suspension_point
35. [ verb ] intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
Synonyms: direct aim place target
Examples:

"He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face" "criticism directed at her superior" "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

Related terms: aim address range_in topographic_point prey
36. [ noun ] the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point
Synonyms: pointedness
Related terms: unpointedness taper
37. [ noun ] (British) a wall socket
Synonyms: power_point
Related terms: wall_socket UK
38. [ noun ] (arms) the gun muzzle's direction
Synonyms: muzzle gunpoint gun_muzzle
Examples:

"he held me up at the point of a gun"

Related terms: gun_muzzle opening gun
39. [ noun ] (electricity) a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs
Synonyms: breaker_point distributor_point
Related terms: contact distributor
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