eng: point

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means(noun) a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"
point
means(noun) the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
point
means(noun) 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"
point
means(noun) an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
point, detail, item
means(noun) 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?"
stage, degree, level, point
means(noun) an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"
point in time, point
means(noun) the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"
point
means(noun) a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
point, peak, tip
means(noun) a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
point, dot
means(noun) the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
point
means(noun) a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point"
point
means(noun) 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"
item, point
means(noun) a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
point
means(noun) an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
spot, point
means(noun) sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
point
means(noun) any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"
point, compass point
means(noun) a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
point
means(noun) 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
point
means(noun) 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"
stop, point, full stop, full point, period
means(noun) a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
point, head
means(noun) the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
decimal point, point, percentage point
means(noun) the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
pointedness, point
means(noun) a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
point
means(noun) the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"
point, gunpoint
means(noun) a wall socket
point, power point
means(noun) a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
breaker point, distributor point, point
means(verb) 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"
point, show, designate, indicate
means(verb) be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
orient, point
means(verb) direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
point, level, charge
means(verb) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
direct, channelize, guide, channelise, maneuver, manoeuvre, head, steer, manoeuver, point
means(verb) 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"
bespeak, signal, indicate, betoken, point
means(verb) sail close to the wind
luff, point
means(verb) mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
point
means(verb) mark with diacritics; "point the letter"
point
means(verb) mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
point
means(verb) be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"
point
means(verb) 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"
point, place, target, aim, direct
means(verb) indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle; "the dog pointed the dead duck"
point
means(verb) give a point to; "The candles are tapered"
taper, sharpen, point
means(verb) repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"
point, repoint
meanse/Point (basketball)
meanse/Point (coat color)
meanse/Point (font)
meanse/Point (ice hockey)
meanse/Point (spatial)

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