POINT

/pɔɪnt/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 9

Definition

  1. verb indicate a place, direction, person, or thing. — synonyms: indicate, designate, show
  2. verb be oriented. — synonyms: orient
  3. verb direct into a position for use. — synonyms: charge, level
  4. verb direct the course. — synonyms: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, head, guide, channelize
  5. verb be a signal for or a symptom of. — synonyms: bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal
  6. verb sail close to the wind. — synonyms: luff
  7. verb mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics.
  8. verb mark with diacritics.
  9. verb mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes.
  10. verb be positionable in a specified manner.
  11. verb intend (something) to move towards a certain goal. — synonyms: target, aim, place, direct
  12. verb indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle.
  13. verb give a point to. — synonyms: sharpen, taper
  14. verb repair the joints of bricks. — synonyms: repoint
  15. noun a geometric element that has position but no extension.
  16. noun the precise location of something.
  17. noun a brief version of the essential meaning of something.
  18. noun an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole. — synonyms: detail, item
  19. noun a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process. — synonyms: degree, level, stage
  20. noun an instant of time. — synonyms: point_in_time
  21. noun the object of an activity.
  22. noun a V shape. — synonyms: tip, peak
  23. noun a very small circular shape. — synonyms: dot
  24. noun the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest.
  25. noun a promontory extending out into a large body of water.
  26. noun a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list. — synonyms: item
  27. noun a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect.
  28. noun an outstanding characteristic. — synonyms: spot
  29. noun sharp end.
  30. noun any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass. — synonyms: compass_point
  31. noun a linear unit used to measure the size of type.
  32. noun one percent of the total principal of a loan.
  33. noun a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations. — synonyms: period, full_stop, stop, full_point
  34. noun a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer. — synonyms: head
  35. noun the dot at the left of a decimal fraction. — synonyms: decimal_point, percentage_point
  36. noun the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip. — synonyms: pointedness
  37. noun a distinguishing or individuating characteristic.
  38. noun the gun muzzle's direction. — synonyms: gunpoint
  39. noun a wall socket. — synonyms: power_point
  40. noun a contact in the distributor. — synonyms: distributor_point, breaker_point

Examples

  • “point de Venise; Brussels point”
  • “The dog came to a point.”
  • “It's rude to point at other people.”

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