Definition of point's

	Definition of point is the dictionary form of point's Definition of point point has definitions from the fields of music,sport,nautical,printing,electricity,transportation,geography,arms
1	[ noun ] a geometric element that has position but no extension Examples "a point is defined by its coordinates"
2	[ verb ] indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively Synonyms indicate show Examples "I showed the customer the glove section" "He pointed to the empty parking space" "he indicated his opponents"
3	[ noun ] the precise location of something; a spatially limited location Examples "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
4	[ noun ] a brief version of the essential meaning of something Examples "get to the point" "he missed the point of the joke" "life has lost its point"
5	[ noun ] an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole Synonyms detail item Examples "several of the details are similar" "a point of information"
6	[ noun ] a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process Synonyms stage degree level Examples "a remarkable degree of frankness" "at what stage are the social sciences?"
7	[ noun ] a very short period of time Synonyms point_in_time Examples "at that point I had to leave"
8	[ verb ] be oriented Synonyms orient Examples "The weather vane points North"
9	[ verb ] (arms) direct into a position for use Synonyms level charge Examples "point a gun" "He charged his weapon at me"
10	[ noun ] the object of an activity Examples "what is the point of discussing it?"
11	[ verb ] (transportation) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling Synonyms guide maneuver steer head channelize manoeuvre direct manoeuver channelise manouevre
12	[ noun ] a V shape Synonyms peak tip Examples "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
13	[ noun ] (sport) the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest Examples "he scored 20 points in the first half" "a touchdown counts 6 points"
14	[ noun ] a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list Synonyms item Examples "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"
15	[ noun ] a very small circular shape Synonyms dot Examples "a row of points" "draw lines between the dots"
16	[ noun ] (geography) a promontory extending out into a large body of water Examples "they sailed south around the point"
17	[ noun ] an outstanding characteristic Synonyms spot Examples "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
18	[ verb ] be a signal for or a symptom of Synonyms indicate signal bespeak betoken Examples "These symptoms indicate a serious illness" "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis" "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
19	[ noun ] sharp end Examples "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree" "he broke the point of his pencil"
20	[ noun ] a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
21	[ verb ] (nautical,transportation) sail close to the wind Synonyms luff
22	[ verb ] be positionable in a specified manner Examples "The gun points with ease"
23	[ verb ] (music) mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
24	[ verb ] mark Hebrew words with diacritics
25	[ verb ] mark with diacritics, as of letter
26	[ noun ] (printing) a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
27	[ noun ] any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass Synonyms compass_point Examples "he checked the point on his compass"
28	[ noun ] (arms) the gun muzzle's direction Synonyms gunpoint Examples "he held me up at the point of a gun"
29	[ verb ] repair the joints of bricks Synonyms repoint Examples "point a chimney"
30	[ verb ] give a point to Synonyms taper sharpen Examples "The candles are tapered"
31	[ verb ] give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction Synonyms direct Examples "I directed them towards the town hall"
32	[ noun ] a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer Synonyms head Examples "the point of the arrow was due north"
33	[ noun ] a distinguishing or individuating characteristic Examples "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
34	[ noun ] a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations Synonyms period full_point stop full_stop Examples "in England they call a period a stop"
35	[ verb ] intend (something) to move towards a certain goal Synonyms direct aim place target Examples "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face" "criticism directed at her superior" "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
36	[ noun ] the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point Synonyms pointedness
37	[ noun ] (British) a wall socket Synonyms power_point
38	[ noun ] (arms) the gun muzzle's direction Synonyms muzzle gunpoint gun_muzzle Examples "he held me up at the point of a gun"
39	[ noun ] (electricity) a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs Synonyms breaker_point distributor_point
*	Rhymes with pants plants' plant's prints nantes mints mint's underpants wants rents cents scents lents hints descendants descendents contents ancients contents compliments lorenz lorentz descendants elements rudiments Phonetic and Homophones P OY1 N T S Similar Spelling Points Ponds pointsman Pounds Pontus Pontos Pontes Pontius pond_scum point_jam To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
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