Definition of Point

Noun

• a contact in the distributor
  as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
  - distributor point - breaker point
• a wall socket
  - power point
• the gun muzzle's direction
  "he held me up at the point of a gun"
  gunpoint
• a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
  "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
  
• the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
  pointedness
• the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
  - decimal point - percentage point
• a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
  "the point of the arrow was due north"
  head
• 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"
  period - full stop stop - full 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
  
• a linear unit used to measure the size of type
  approximately 1/72 inch
  
• any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
  "he checked the point on his compass"
  - compass point
• sharp end
  "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"
  "he broke the point of his pencil"
  
• an outstanding characteristic
  "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
  spot
• a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
  
• 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"
  item
• a promontory extending out into a large body of water
  "they sailed south around the point"
  
• the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
  "he scored 20 points in the first half"
  "a touchdown counts 6 points"
  
• a very small circular shape
  "a row of points"
  "draw lines between the dots"
  dot
• a V shape
  "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
  tip peak
• the object of an activity
  "what is the point of discussing it?"
  
• an instant of time
  "at that point I had to leave"
  - point in time
• 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?"
  degree level stage
• an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
  "several of the details are similar"
  "a point of information"
  detail item
• 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"
  
• the precise location of something
  a spatially limited location
  "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
  
• a geometric element that has position but no extension
  "a point is defined by its coordinates"
  

Verb

• repair the joints of bricks
  "point a chimney"
  repoint
• give a point to
  "The candles are tapered"
  sharpen taper
• indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
  "the dog pointed the dead duck"
  
• 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"
  target aim place direct
• be positionable in a specified manner
  "The gun points with ease"
  
• mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
  
• mark with diacritics
  "point the letter"
  
• mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
  
• sail close to the wind
  luff
• 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"
  bespeak betoken indicate signal
• direct the course
  determine the direction of travelling
  steer maneuver - manoeuver manoeuvre direct head guide channelize channelise
• direct into a position for use
  "point a gun"
  "He charged his weapon at me"
  charge level
• be oriented
  "The weather vane points North"
  "the dancers toes pointed outward"
  orient
• 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"
  indicate designate show

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