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point meaning and definition
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Definition of point (noun)
- a geometric element that has position but no extension
- "a point is defined by its coordinates"
- the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
- "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
- a brief version of the essential meaning of something
- "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- an instant of time
- "at that point I had to leave"
- synonyms: point in time
- the object of an activity
- "what is the point of discussing it?"
- a V shape
- a very small circular shape
- "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
- synonyms: dot
- the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
- "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
- a promontory extending out into a large body of water
- "they sailed south around the point"
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"
- synonyms: item
- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
- an outstanding characteristic
- "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
- synonyms: spot
- sharp end
- "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
- any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
- "he checked the point on his compass"
- synonyms: compass point
- a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
- one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
- a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- "in England they call a period a stop"
- synonyms: full point, full stop, period, stop
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- "the point of the arrow was due north"
- synonyms: head
- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
- synonyms: decimal point, percentage point
- the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
- synonyms: pointedness
- antonym: unpointedness
- a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
- "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
- the gun muzzle's direction
- "he held me up at the point of a gun"
- synonyms: gunpoint
- a wall socket
- synonyms: power point
- a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
- synonyms: breaker point, distributor point
POINT verb
Definition of point (verb)
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- be oriented
- "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
- synonyms: orient
- direct into a position for use
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- synonyms: channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, steer
- be a signal for or a symptom of
- sail close to the wind
- synonyms: luff
- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
- mark with diacritics
- "point the letter"
- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
- be positionable in a specified manner
- "The gun points with ease"
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
- "the dog pointed the dead duck"
- give a point to
- repair the joints of bricks
- "point a chimney"
- synonyms: repoint
Source: Princeton University Wordnet