Definitions for points
points

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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.

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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  

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, opts in, pinots, pintos, Pintos, piston, pitons

How to pronounce points?

1. Alex

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   David

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   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

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   Tessa

   South African

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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. Takuya Takahashi:

   Japanese market's direction will likely depend on the China data today, the market does not have high expectations on the data. But since China's economy is the most focused thing now, we may see a drop of 200-300 points in the Nikkei if it disappoints the market seriously.

2. Jim Gregory:

   In short, they are suggested language to be used if the situation applies. Yesterday, our operations center asked if they could forward my talking points out to all( federal security directors ], and I thought it might be helpful, so I agreed.

3. Chief Executive Tim Cook:

   We have limited travel to business-critical situations as of last week, the situation is emerging, and we're still gathering lots of data points and monitoring it very closely.

4. Chris Weiss:

   Our research group was coming into position to make measurements on a developing tornado in the Texas Panhandle but could not find any locations to park the radar, as all available vantage points were occupied with chaser traffic, i am not suggesting that one group has a right to be there over another, but if asked whether science has been impacted at some level over the past few years, I would say yes.

5. Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America 1835:

   There are now two great nations in the world, which starting from different points, seem to be advancing toward the same goal: the Russians and the Anglo-Americans...Each seems called by some secret design of Providence one day to hold in its hands the destinies of half the world.

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