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point·ing
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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.
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
Medication abortion has really become a major method of abortion over the last 10 years, it's all pointing towards conservative states placing more restrictions on it.
She is not holding the gun in a malicious manner, she is not pointing it anywhere. It’s to me, in my opinion, a nice photograph of a young lady in the Adirondack region that enjoys hunting.
Overall sentiment remains positive, however trading action is clearly pointing towards a slowdown in momentum, in light of stocks being overbought in the short term, markets taking a breather and entering a consolidation pattern would certainly be in order and actually by many considered as healthy and necessary. In order for traders to up their risk exposure further, more good news besides China will be needed.
What we can’t let happen is the scapegoating, the blaming, the finger pointing that is going on on the Republican side.
I think the industry is pretty attuned to it and paying attention to it, i don't see this data as pointing to a problem in the facilities.
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- اشارہ کرناUrdu
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