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| 1. | [ noun ] a geometric element that has position but no extension | |
| Examples: | "a point is defined by its coordinates" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| 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?" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| Related terms: | aim | |
| 10. | [ noun ] the object of an activity | |
| Examples: | "what is the point of discussing it?" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| Related terms: | disk dot | |
| 16. | [ noun ] (geography) a promontory extending out into a large body of water | |
| Examples: | "they sailed south around the point" |
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| Related terms: | promontory | |
| 17. | [ noun ] an outstanding characteristic | |
| Synonyms: | spot | |
| Examples: | "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| Related terms: | gun_muzzle | |
| 29. | [ verb ] repair the joints of bricks | |
| Synonyms: | repoint | |
| Examples: | "point a chimney" |
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| Related terms: | repair | |
| 30. | [ verb ] give a point to | |
| Synonyms: | taper sharpen | |
| Examples: | "The candles are tapered" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| Related terms: | mark arrow | |
| 33. | [ noun ] a distinguishing or individuating characteristic | |
| Examples: | "he knows my bad points as well as my good points" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| 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 | |
| Similar spelling: |
Ponte pond pound pint |
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