Definitions for POINTS
points

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pointsnoun

   Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.

2. pointsnoun

   The two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow current to flow or not through the ignition coil. Each surface is called a point singular (there's usually a moving point which is pushed by the distributor cam and a fixed point which isn't), but they're made together in a unit and serviced or replaced that way and are hence normally called points plural.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. points

   See REEF-POINTS.--Armed at all points, is when a man is defended by armour cap-à-pie.

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1. pointsnoun

   Plural noun of the word point.

   The train system has points where control signals are computerized

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 8, 2016  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. POINTS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Points is ranked #26630 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Points surname appeared 915 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Points.
   
   86.5% or 792 total occurrences were White.
   7.4% or 68 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 25 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 20 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'POINTS' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #901

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'POINTS' in Written Corpus Frequency: #752

Anagrams for POINTS »

1. instop

2. opts in

3. pinots

4. pintos

5. Pintos

6. piston

7. pitons

How to pronounce POINTS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say POINTS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of POINTS in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of POINTS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of POINTS in a Sentence

1. Steven Galster:

   Today's act shows that the Thai government is taking wildlife crime more seriously, which is very important since Thailand has served as one of the world's largest transit points for global wildlife trafficking.

2. Mark Webber:

   We had a lot of problems and it was very stressful. We got the car home and we had enough points and enough wins to be world champions.

3. Ryan Thibodaux:

   The turnover in the electorate seems to be good for a point or two every year, but they need, what, 13 or 14 points now? they need to change a whole bunch of minds. It's basically if a bunch of people have decided that they're waiting until year 10 to make that switch, that's pretty much their hope.

4. Cristina Gibson:

   Some had multiple appointments they didn't want to be late for and others wanted convenient departure points to leave the city.

5. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve:

   It was decided to rapidly correct the failings to guarantee the flow of supporters at entry points to the stadiums, to make security checks by private security firms reliable and to make end-of-match exit points for fans safe.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Points
2. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=POINTS
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html