point.
A small dot or mark.
Meaning & usage
A small dot or mark. Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
The stars showed as tiny points of yellow light.
A small dot or mark. A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
A small dot or mark. A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
10.5 is "ten point five", or ten and a half.
0.375 cm is nought point three seven five of a centimeter.
A small dot or mark. Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
A small dot or mark. A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
A small dot or mark. A note; a tune.
A small dot or mark. A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
The Congress debated the finer points of the bill.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
There comes a point in a marathon when some people give up.
At this point in the meeting, I'd like to propose a new item for the agenda.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. Condition, state.
She was not feeling in good point.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition; a count.
I made the point that we all had an interest to protect.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
The point is that we should stay together, whatever happens.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
Since the decision has already been made, I see little point in further discussion.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. The smallest quantity of something; a jot, a whit.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. A tiny amount of time; a moment.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
We should meet at a pre-arranged point.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
Logic isn't my strong point.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. The chief or excellent features.
the points of a horse
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
The point color of that cat was a deep, rich sable.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
Possession is nine points of the law.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. Ellipsis of percentage point.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
The one with the most points will win the game.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. A unit of various numerical parameters used in a game, e.g. health, experience, stamina, mana.
This attack deals 320 points of damage.
Defeating the boss grants 60 experience points.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. A unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. An electric power socket.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
A small discrete division or individual feature of something. Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
A sharp extremity. The sharp tip of an object.
Cut the skin with the point of the knife.
A sharp extremity. Any projecting extremity of an object.
A sharp extremity. An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
His cowboy belt was studded with points.
A sharp extremity. An object which has a sharp or tapering tip. A spearhead or similar object hafted to a handle.
A sharp extremity. An object which has a sharp or tapering tip. A vaccine point.
A sharp extremity. Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
A sharp extremity. A peninsula or promontory.
A sharp extremity. The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
A sharp extremity. The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force. An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
A sharp extremity. The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force. Ellipsis of point man.
A sharp extremity. Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
A sharp extremity. The difference between two points of the compass; a unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
to fall off a point
Ship ahoy, three points off the starboard bow!
A sharp extremity. Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
A sharp extremity. A railroad switch.
A sharp extremity. A tine or snag of an antler.
A sharp extremity. One of the “corners” of the escutcheon: the base (bottom center) unless a qualifier is added (point dexter, point dexter base, point sinister, point sinister base), generally when separately tinctured. (Compare terrace, point champaine, enté en point.)
A sharp extremity. An ordinary similar to a pile (but sometimes shorter), extending upward from the base. (Often termed a point pointed.)
The act of pointing. The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
The act of pointing. The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
The act of pointing. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
The dog came to a point.
The act of pointing. The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
The act of pointing. A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
tierce point
A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
Lace worked by the needle.
point de Venise; Brussels point
In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position. A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position. The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position. The position of the pitcher and catcher.
In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position. A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English poynt, from Old French point m (“dot; minute amount”), from Latin pūnctum (“a hole punched in; a point, puncture”), substantive use of pūnctus m, perfect passive participle of pungō (“to prick, punch”); alternatively, from Old French pointe f (“sharp tip”), from Latin pūncta f (past participle), all from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to sting, prick”). Mostly displaced native Middle English ord (“point”), from Old English ord (“point”). Doublet of pointe, ponto, puncto, punctum, punt, and punto.
Point taken; understood; got it.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English poynt, from Old French point m (“dot; minute amount”), from Latin pūnctum (“a hole punched in; a point, puncture”), substantive use of pūnctus m, perfect passive participle of pungō (“to prick, punch”); alternatively, from Old French pointe f (“sharp tip”), from Latin pūncta f (past participle), all from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to sting, prick”). Mostly displaced native Middle English ord (“point”), from Old English ord (“point”). Doublet of pointe, ponto, puncto, punctum, punt, and punto.
To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
It's rude to point at other people.
To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
The arrow of a compass points north
The skis were pointing uphill.
To face in a particular direction.
To direct toward an object; to aim.
to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort
To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
to point a dart, a pencil, or (figuratively) a moral
To indicate a probability of something.
To repair mortar.
To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
If he asks for food, point him toward the refrigerator.
To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
To mark with diacritics.
To mark (e.g. an Anglican psalm) with pointing.
To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.
to point a composition
To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
To sail close to the wind.
Bear off a little, we're pointing.
To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
To approximate to the surface; to head.
To give point to (something said or done); to give particular prominence or force to.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English pointen, poynten, from Old French pointier, pointer, poynter, from point from Latin pūnctum.
To appoint.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English pointen, poynten, by apheresis of apointen, appointen, appoynten. See appoint.
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