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Wiktionary
pointingnoun
Mortar that has been placed between bricks to hold them together. This is not strictly speaking correct word to use in this context, mortar would be the correct word, or joint filling. (or perhaps applies in the US only) This term is often misused as meaning mortar or joint filling, as 'repointing' is the action of making good and repairing of joints between stone.
pointingnoun
The action of the verb to point.
Wikipedia
Pointing
Pointing is a gesture specifying a direction from a person's body, usually indicating a location, person, event, thing or idea. It typically is formed by extending the arm, hand, and index finger, although it may be functionally similar to other hand gestures. Types of pointing may be subdivided according to the intention of the person, as well as by the linguistic function it serves. Pointing typically develops within the first two years of life in humans, and plays an important role in language development and reading in children. It is central to the use of sign language, with a large number of signs being some variation on pointing. The nature of pointing may differ for children who have autism or who are deaf, and may also vary by gender. It is typically not observed in children who are blind from birth. Pointing may vary substantially across cultures, with some having many distinct types of pointing, both with regard to the physical gestures employed and their interpretation. Pointing, especially at other people, may be considered inappropriate or rude in certain contexts and in many cultures. It is generally regarded as a species-specific human feature that does not normally occur in other primates in the wild. It has been observed in animals in captivity; however, there is disagreement on the nature of this non-human pointing.
Webster Dictionary
Pointing
of Point
Pointingnoun
the act of sharpening
Pointingnoun
the act of designating, as a position or direction, by means of something pointed, as a finger or a rod
Pointingnoun
the act or art of punctuating; punctuation
Pointingnoun
the act of filling and finishing the joints in masonry with mortar, cement, etc.; also, the material so used
Pointingnoun
the rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling
Pointingnoun
the act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
pointing
The operation of unlaying and tapering the end of a rope, and weaving some of its yarns about the diminished part, which is very neat to the eye, prevents it from being fagged out, and makes it handy for reeving in a block, &c.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
pointing
To point or aim a fire-arm is, to give it such direction and elevation that the projectile shall strike the object.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pointing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4192
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pointing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4793
Anagrams for pointing »
opting in
pitoning
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pointing in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pointing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of pointing in a Sentence
You are just seeing blow out earnings from the banks and all the data pointing to a very strong reopening, so it’s a day for (the so-called) ‘reopening trade’ with strong financials.
Hue Jackson has never ever accepted any responsibility for our record during that time period, he’s been masterful at pointing fingers but has never accepted any blame. I have accepted a ton of blame, and rightfully so. There are a lot of things I could’ve done better. Hue has never accepted blame for one thing.
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I do not regret pointing out that I do not think there should be heterosexual characters, LGBTQ characters, Christian characters or any kind of characters in a kid's comic book about anything to do with anything other than children being children have enjoy being happy and having superheroes.
I think we're going to do big things, i think that the overwhelming number of Democrats are pointing in the same direction on all of this. Some faster than others, but all in the same direction.
We can go around and around in circles about trying to talk about and defining socialism, but at its core I was intrigued by an op-ed that I saw not too long ago by a Democrat from Cuba commenting on one of our colleagues, an avowed socialist, and essentially pointing out the extent to which democratic socialism is a lot like the system my family fled except its proponents promised to be nicer when seizing your business. That’s the truth, we can talk about these terms as if they don't matter, but they do. They do matter. They're actually at the core of who we are.
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