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point
verb(point)
be oriented
Synonyms: orient,
Examples:
The weather vane points North.
The dancers toes pointed outward.
point
verb(point)
sail close to the wind
Synonyms: luff,
point
verb(point)
repair the joints of bricks
Synonyms: repoint,
Examples:
Point a chimney.
point
noun(point)
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
Synonyms: compass point,
Examples:
He checked the point on his compass.
point
verb(point)
be a signal for or a symptom of
Synonyms: bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal,
Examples:
Her behavior points to a severe neurosis.
point
noun(point)
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
Synonyms: degree, level, stage,
point
noun(point)
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
Synonyms: item,
Examples:
The main point on the agenda was taken up first.
point
noun(point)
an outstanding characteristic
Synonyms: spot,
Examples:
His acting was one of the high points of the movie.
point
noun(point)
a V shape
Synonyms: peak, tip,
Examples:
The cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points.
point
noun(point)
a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
Synonyms: breaker point, distributor point,
point
noun(point)
the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
Synonyms: decimal point, percentage point,
point
verb(point)
direct into a position for use
Synonyms: charge, level,
Examples:
Point a gun.
point
verb(point)
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
Synonyms: designate, indicate, show,
Examples:
He pointed to the empty parking space.
point
noun(point)
the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
Synonyms: pointedness,
point
noun(point)
the gun muzzle's direction
Synonyms: gunpoint,
Examples:
He held me up at the point of a gun.
point
noun(point)
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
Synonyms: head,
Examples:
The point of the arrow was due north.
point
noun(point)
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
Synonyms: detail, item,
Examples:
A point of information.
point
noun(point)
a wall socket
Synonyms: power point,
point
noun(point)
an instant of time
Synonyms: point in time,
Examples:
At that point I had to leave.
point
noun(point)
a very small circular shape
Synonyms: dot,
Examples:
A row of points.
point
verb(point)
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Synonyms: channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, steer,
point
verb(point)
give a point to
Synonyms: sharpen, taper,
point
verb(point)
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
Synonyms: aim, direct, place, target,
point
noun(point)
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Synonyms: full point, full stop, period, stop,
point
noun(point)
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.
point
noun(point)
a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
Examples:
He knows my bad points as well as my good points.
point
noun(point)
a geometric element that has position but no extension
Examples:
A point is defined by its coordinates.
point
noun(point)
a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
point
noun(point)
a promontory extending out into a large body of water
Examples:
They sailed south around the point.
point
noun(point)
a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
point
verb(point)
be positionable in a specified manner
Examples:
The gun points with ease.
point
verb(point)
indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
Examples:
The dog pointed the dead duck.
point
verb(point)
mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
point
verb(point)
mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
point
verb(point)
mark with diacritics
Examples:
Point the letter.
point
noun(point)
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
point
noun(point)
sharp end
Examples:
He stuck the point of the knife into a tree.
He broke the point of his pencil.
point
noun(point)
the object of an activity
Examples:
What is the point of discussing it?.
point
noun(point)
the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
Examples:
She walked to a point where she could survey the whole street.
point
noun(point)
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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