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1. (n.) pointer
one that points.
2. pointer
a long, tapering stick used in pointing things out on a map, blackboard, or the like.
3. pointer
the hand on a watch dial, clock face, scale, etc.
4. pointer
one of a breed of large shorthaired hunting dogs that point game.
5. pointer
a piece of advice, esp. on how to succeed in a specific area.
6. pointer
a small symbol controlled by a mouse or other input device, used in a graphical user interface to select commands, options, or text on a computer screen.
7. pointer
Pointers, the two outer stars of the Big Dipper that lie on a line that passes very near Polaris and are used for finding it.
Etymology: (1490–1500)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) arrow, pointer
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
2. (noun) pointer
an indicator as on a dial
3. (noun) cursor, pointer
(computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions
4. (noun) pointer, Spanish pointer
a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Pointer
one who, or that which, points
2. (noun) Pointer
the hand of a timepiece
3. (noun) Pointer
one of a breed of dogs trained to stop at scent of game, and with the nose point it out to sportsmen
4. (noun) Pointer
the two stars (Merak and Dubhe) in the Great Bear, the line between which points nearly in the direction of the north star
5. (noun) Pointer
diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the hold
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Sense: a long stick used to indicate places on a large map etc.
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 Afrikaans: wyser, wysstok |
 Arabic: عَصا للتأشير |
 Bulgarian: показалка |
 Brazilian: ponteiro |
 Czech: ukazovátko |
 German: der Zeigestock |
 Danish: pegepind |
 Greek: δείκτης |
 Spanish: puntero |
 Estonian: kaardikepp |
 Farsi: چوب اشاره |
 Finnish: karttakeppi |
 French: baguette |
 Hebrew: מָקֵל |
 Hindi: निर्देशक |
 Croatian: pokazivač (štap) |
 Hungarian: mutatópálca |
 Indonesian: penunjuk |
 Icelandic: bendi-/kennaraprik |
 Italian: bacchetta |
 Japanese: 指示棒 |
 Korean: 지시봉 |
 Lithuanian: rodomoji lazdelė |
 Latvian: rādāmais kociņš |
 Malay: penunjuk |
 Dutch: aanwijsstok |
 Norwegian: pekestokk |
 Polish: wskazówka |
 Persian: چوب اشاره |
 Pashto: د اشارى ډانګ يا لرګى |
 Portuguese: ponteiro |
 Romanian: indicator |
 Russian: указка |
 Slovak: ukazovadlo |
 Slovenian: paličica |
 Serbian: pokazivač |
 Swedish: pekpinne |
 Thai: ไม้ชี้ |
 Turkish: işaret çubuğu |
 Taiwanese: 指示棒(用來指黑板或地圖) |
 Ukrainian: указка |
 Urdu: لمبا عصا |
 Vietnamese: que chỉ bản đồ |
 Chinese: 指示棒，教鞭 |
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