POINT
Scrabble letter values: P3O1I1N1T1 = 7
Definition
- verb indicate a place, direction, person, or thing. — synonyms: indicate, designate, show
- verb be oriented. — synonyms: orient
- verb direct into a position for use. — synonyms: charge, level
- verb direct the course. — synonyms: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, head, guide, channelize
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of. — synonyms: bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal
- verb sail close to the wind. — synonyms: luff
- verb mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics.
- verb mark with diacritics.
- verb mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes.
- verb be positionable in a specified manner.
- verb intend (something) to move towards a certain goal. — synonyms: target, aim, place, direct
- verb indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle.
- verb give a point to. — synonyms: sharpen, taper
- verb repair the joints of bricks. — synonyms: repoint
- noun a geometric element that has position but no extension.
- noun the precise location of something.
- noun a brief version of the essential meaning of something.
- noun an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole. — synonyms: detail, item
- noun a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process. — synonyms: degree, level, stage
- noun an instant of time. — synonyms: point_in_time
- noun the object of an activity.
- noun a V shape. — synonyms: tip, peak
- noun a very small circular shape. — synonyms: dot
- noun the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest.
- noun a promontory extending out into a large body of water.
- noun a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list. — synonyms: item
- noun a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect.
- noun an outstanding characteristic. — synonyms: spot
- noun sharp end.
- noun any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass. — synonyms: compass_point
- noun a linear unit used to measure the size of type.
- noun one percent of the total principal of a loan.
- 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
- noun a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer. — synonyms: head
- noun the dot at the left of a decimal fraction. — synonyms: decimal_point, percentage_point
- noun the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip. — synonyms: pointedness
- noun a distinguishing or individuating characteristic.
- noun the gun muzzle's direction. — synonyms: gunpoint
- noun a wall socket. — synonyms: power_point
- noun a contact in the distributor. — synonyms: distributor_point, breaker_point
Examples
- “either spatially or figuratively”
- “I showed the customer the glove section”
- “He pointed to the empty parking space”