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Definition of POINT

noun : POINT

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- point
) a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates" ;

2. (
- point
) the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" ;

3. (
- point ,
) 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" ;

4. (
- detail ,
- item ,
- point ,
) an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" ;

5. (
- degree ,
- level ,
- stage ,
- point
) 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?" ;

6. (
- point ,
- point_in_time
) an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" ;

7. (
- point ,
) the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?" ;

8. (
- point ,
- tip ,
- peak ,
) a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" ;

9. (
- point ,
- dot
) a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots" ;

10. (
- point ,
) the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points" ;

11. (
- point ,
) a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point" ;

12. (
- item ,
- point ,
) 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" ;

13. (
- point ,
) a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect ;

14. (
- point ,
- spot ,
) an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" ;

15. (
- point
) sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" ;

16. (
- compass_point ,
- point
) any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass" ;

17. (
- point
) a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch ;

18. (
- 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 ;

19. (
- period ,
- point ,
- full_stop ,
- stop ,
- full_point
) 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" ;

20. (
- point ,
- head ,
) a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north" ;

21. (
) the dot at the left of a decimal fraction ;

22. (
- point ,
- pointedness
) the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip ;

23. (
- point ,
) a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points" ;

24. (
- point ,
- gunpoint ,
) the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun" ;

25. (
- point ,
- power_point
) a wall socket ;

26. (
) a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs ;

verb : POINT

Source:WordNet 3.1

1. (
- indicate ,
- point ,
- designate ,
- show ,
) 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" ;

2. (
- orient ,
- point
) be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward" ;

3. (
- charge ,
- level ,
- point
) direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" ;

4. (
- steer ,
- maneuver ,
- manoeuver ,
- manoeuvre ,
- direct ,
- point ,
- head ,
- guide ,
- channelize ,
- channelise ,
) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling ;

5. (
- bespeak ,
- betoken ,
- indicate ,
- point ,
- signal ,
) 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" ;

6. (
- luff ,
- point ,
) sail close to the wind ;

7. (
- point ,
) mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics ;

8. (
- point ,
) mark with diacritics; "point the letter" ;

9. (
- point ,
) mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes ;

10. (
- point ,
) be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease" ;

11. (
- target ,
- aim ,
- place ,
- direct ,
- point ,
) 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" ;

12. (
- point ,
) indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle; "the dog pointed the dead duck" ;

13. (
- sharpen ,
- taper ,
- point
) give a point to; "The candles are tapered" ;

14. (
- point ,
- repoint
) repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" ;

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