point

noun points · p'int

1. countable, uncountable Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark. The stars showed as tiny points of yellow light.
2. countable, uncountable A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark. Commas and points they set exactly right.
3. countable, uncountable A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud). 10.5 is "ten point five", or ten and a half.
4. countable, uncountable Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
5. countable, uncountable A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
6. broadly, countable, uncountable A note; a tune. Sound the trumpet — not a levant, or a flourish, but a point of war.
7. countable, uncountable A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
8. countable, uncountable An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality. The Congress debated the finer points of the bill.
9. countable, uncountable A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture. There comes a point in a marathon when some people give up.

   Similar: moment, ord, time

10. archaic, countable, uncountable Condition, state. She was not feeling in good point.
11. countable, uncountable A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition; a count. I made the point that we all had an interest to protect.
12. US, countable, dated, slang, uncountable An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
13. countable, uncountable A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea. The point is that we should stay together, whatever happens.
14. countable, uncountable A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful. Near-synonyms: meaning, meaningfulness, use

    Similar: meaning, meaningfulness, use · Opposite: pointlessness, uselessness, purposelessness, meaninglessness

15. countable, obsolete, uncountable The smallest quantity of something; a jot, a whit. full large of limbe and euery ioint / He was, and cared not for God or man a point.
16. countable, obsolete, uncountable A tiny amount of time; a moment. When time's first point begun / Made he all souls.
17. countable, uncountable A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position. We should meet at a pre-arranged point.
18. countable, uncountable A distinguishing quality or characteristic. Logic isn't my strong point.
19. countable, dated, in plural, uncountable The chief or excellent features. the points of a horse
20. countable, plural normally, uncountable An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking. The point color of that cat was a deep, rich sable.
21. countable, uncountable A tenth; formerly also a twelfth. Possession is nine points of the law.
22. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of percentage point We have yet to touch on the idea of stars and directors receiving gross points, which is a percentage of the studio's gross dollar (e.g., the $5.00 studio share of the total box office dollar in Table 4.1). Even if the points are paid on "first dollar," the reference is only to studio share.
23. countable, uncountable A unit of scoring in a game or competition. The one with the most points will win the game.
24. countable, uncountable A unit of various numerical parameters used in a game, e.g. health, experience, stamina, mana. This attack deals 320 points of damage.
25. countable, uncountable A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
26. countable, uncountable A unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
27. UK, countable, uncountable An electric power socket.
28. Australia, New Zealand, UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
29. countable, in plural, uncountable Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
30. countable, uncountable The sharp tip of an object. Cut the skin with the point of the knife.

    Similar: end, ord, tip

31. countable, uncountable Any projecting extremity of an object.
32. countable, uncountable An object which has a sharp or tapering tip. His cowboy belt was studded with points.
33. countable, uncountable A spearhead or similar object hafted to a handle. Solutrean points resemble the canines of the sabre-toothed cats.
34. countable, obsolete, uncountable A vaccine point.
35. countable, uncountable Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
36. countable, uncountable A peninsula or promontory.
37. countable, uncountable The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force. Willie Jones decided to become Kimani Jones, Black Panther, on the day his best friend, Otis Nicholson, stepped on a mine while walking point during a sweep in the central highlands.
38. broadly, countable, uncountable An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor. "When do we pull the trigger?" he asked. I was quick to respond, "If Tammy get's Mrs. Wellington to agree, she'll call you in a couple hours. Then just pull out all stops. Tammy has point on this, I don't want to hear from you unless it's an all clear."
39. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of point man
40. countable, uncountable Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
41. countable, uncountable The difference between two points of the compass; a unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°. to fall off a point
42. countable, uncountable Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression. There was moreover a hint of the duchess in the infinite point with which, as she felt, she exclaimed: "And this is what you call coming often?"
43. UK, countable, in plural, uncountable A railroad switch.
44. countable, uncountable A tine or snag of an antler.
45. countable, uncountable One of the "corners" of the escutcheon: the base (bottom center) unless a qualifier is added (point dexter, point dexter base, point sinister, point sinister base), generally when separately tinctured. (Compare terrace, point champaine, enté en point.)
46. broadly, countable, uncountable An ordinary similar to a pile (but sometimes shorter), extending upward from the base. (Often termed a point pointed.) The point, according to Edmondson, (meaning the point pointed,) is an ordinary somewhat resembling the pile, issuing from the base, as in Plate VII. fig. 24, and is sometimes termed a base point pointed, but the word base is superfluous, as that is the proper place of the point;[…]
47. countable, uncountable The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
48. countable, uncountable The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something. […] DCDP children are exposed to more points and gesturelike signs in their linguistic environment […]
49. countable, uncountable The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game. The dog came to a point.
50. countable, uncountable The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
51. countable, uncountable A movement executed with the sabre or foil. tierce point
52. countable, uncountable A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
53. countable, historical, uncountable A string or lace used to tie together certain garments. pick your purse while they tie your points, and cut your throat while they smooth your pillow
54. countable, uncountable Lace worked by the needle. point de Venise; Brussels point
55. countable, uncountable A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
56. countable, uncountable The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
57. countable, uncountable The position of the pitcher and catcher.
58. countable, uncountable A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.

Similar: location, place, position, spot, decimal point, ord, opinion, point of view, view, viewpoint, mark

interjection p'int

1. Point taken; understood; got it.

verb points · pointing · pointed · p'int

1. intransitive To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it. It's rude to point at other people.
2. intransitive To draw attention to something or indicate a direction. The arrow of a compass points north
3. intransitive To face in a particular direction.
4. figuratively, sometimes, transitive To direct toward an object; to aim. to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort
5. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end. to point a dart, a pencil, or (figuratively) a moral
6. intransitive To indicate a probability of something. Tens of thousands of Portuguese, Greek and Irish people have left their homelands this year, many heading for the southern hemisphere. Anecdotal evidence points to the same happening in Spain and Italy.
7. ambitransitive To repair mortar.
8. transitive To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
9. To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool. Damaged stone will be removed, and the new stone installed and pointed to ensure a comprehensive match to maintain the integrity of the structure.
10. transitive To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction. If he asks for food, point him toward the refrigerator.
11. transitive To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
12. transitive To mark with diacritics.
13. transitive To mark (e.g. an Anglican psalm) with pointing.
14. dated To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate. to point a composition
15. transitive To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
16. Internet, transitive To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
17. intransitive To sail close to the wind. Bear off a little, we're pointing.
18. intransitive To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do. Novv the vvarm Scent aſſures the Covey near, / He [the dog] treads vvith Caution, and he points vvith Fear; […]
19. of an abscess To approximate to the surface; to head.
20. dated To give point to (something said or done); to give particular prominence or force to. He points it, however, by no deviation from his straightforward manner of speech.

verb points · pointing · pointed · p'int

1. obsolete To appoint. And he, that points the Centinel his room, Doth license him depart at sound of morning Droom.

proper noun the Point

1. informal USMA (United States Military Academy) in West Point, New York. Study goes on until tattoo, which, when Pops was at the Point, was sounded at 9.30, followed by taps at 10.

proper noun

1. A township in Posey County, Indiana, United States, so-named for being the southernmost and westernmost point in the state.
2. A township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
3. A minor city in Rains County, Texas, United States.
4. A coastal settlement in Feock parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8138). Cornwall County Council asked for a decision on objections raised by property owners to its proposal to convert the site of the railway into a public road for a distance of 1 mile 86 yards from Devoran to Point (Restronguet Creek).

proper noun Points

1. A surname from French.