1. (noun)point a geometric element that has position but no extension "a point is defined by its coordinates"
2. (noun)point the precise location of something; a spatially limitedlocation "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
3. (noun)point a briefversion of the essentialmeaning of something
"get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"
4. (noun)detail, item, point an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
5. (noun)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. (noun)point, point in time an instant of time "at that point I had to leave"
7. (noun)point the object of an activity "what is the point of discussing it?"
8. (noun)point, tip, peak a V shape "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
9. (noun)point, dot a very smallcircularshape "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
10. (noun)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. (noun)point a promontory extending out into a largebody of water "they sailed south around the point"
12. (noun)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"
19. (noun)period, point, full stop, stop, full point a punctuationmark (.) placed at the end of a declarativesentence to indicate a fullstop or after abbreviations
"in England they call a period a stop"
20. (noun)point, head a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrowpointer "the point of the arrow was due north"
21. (noun)decimal point, percentage point, point the dot at the left of a decimalfraction
22. (noun)point, pointedness the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
23. (noun)point a distinguishing or individuating characteristic "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
24. (noun)point, gunpoint the gun muzzle's direction "he held me up at the point of a gun"
26. (noun)distributor point, breaker point, point a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
27. (verb)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"
28. (verb)orient, point be oriented
"The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
29. (verb)charge, level, point direct into a position for use
"point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
30. (verb)steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
31. (verb)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"
33. (verb)point mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
34. (verb)point mark with diacritics
"point the letter"
35. (verb)point mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
36. (verb)point be positionable in a specified manner "The gun points with ease"
37. (verb)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"
38. (verb)point indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle "the dog pointed the dead duck"
39. (verb)sharpen, taper, point give a point to
"The candles are tapered"
40. (verb)point, repoint repair the joints of bricks
"point a chimney"
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