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Defenition of the word point

    • Defenition of the word point

      • A position on a reference system determined by a survey.
      • Zero-dimensional mathematical object.
      • A certain place in a continuum.
      • A dot-shaped punctuation mark.
      • A small spot, mark or feature which does not bear any details.
      • The narrow, acute end of an object of variable thickness.
      • To indicate with a pointy object; to direct into a position.
      • To indicate a person, thing, direction, etc. e.g. with a finger.
      • be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"
      • direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
      • any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"
      • a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
      • an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
      • give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall"
      • a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs
      • indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He showed her that there was a lot of space"; "he indicated his opponents"
      • 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"
      • sail close to the wind
      • be oriented
      • 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"
      • sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of the pencil"
      • a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
      • a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"
      • the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"
      • 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"
      • the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
      • a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point"
      • the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
      • a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
      • a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
      • be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"
      • a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
      • the muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"
      • a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
      • the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point
      • a very short period of time; "at that point I had to leave"
      • (British) a wall socket
      • repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"
      • an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
      • a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
      • give a point to; "The candles are tapered"
      • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
      • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
      • sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
      • a wall socket
      • the gun muzzle''s direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"
      • a V shape; "the cannibal''s teeth were filed to sharp points"
      • an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"
      • be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
      • indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
      • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent''s face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
      • mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
      • mark with diacritics; "point the letter"
      • mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
      • be oriented; "The weather vane points North"
      • a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
      • sharp end
      • the gun muzzle's direction
      • an outstanding characteristic
      • a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
      • the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
      • an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
      • a geometric element that has position but no extension
      • the object of an activity
      • a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
      • a brief version of the essential meaning of something
      • the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
      • a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
      • a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
      • the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
      • a promontory extending out into a large body of water
      • 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
      • the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
      • any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
      • a V shape
      • a very small circular shape
      • a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
      • an instant of time
      • repair the joints of bricks
      • give a point to
      • be a signal for or a symptom of
      • indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
      • indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
      • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
      • direct into a position for use
      • be positionable in a specified manner
      • mark with diacritics

    Synonyms for the word point

      • advantage
      • aim
      • argument
      • aspect
      • bespeak
      • betoken
      • breaker point
      • cape
      • central theme
      • charge
      • compass point
      • crux
      • degree
      • detail
      • direct
      • distributor point
      • dot
      • end
      • face
      • feature
      • full point
      • full stop
      • goal
      • guide
      • gunpoint
      • head
      • headland
      • heart
      • indicate
      • instant
      • intention
      • item
      • level
      • line of reasoning
      • luff
      • maneuver
      • manouevre
      • meaning
      • moment
      • orient
      • peak
      • peninsula
      • period
      • place
      • point in time
      • pointedness
      • position
      • power point
      • promontory
      • purpose
      • repoint
      • sense
      • sharpen
      • show
      • signal
      • site
      • situation
      • spit
      • spot
      • stage
      • statement
      • steer
      • stop
      • summit
      • taper
      • target
      • thing
      • thrust
      • time
      • tip
      • top
      • use

    Similar words in the point

      • fizzle
      • fizzle out
      • peter out
      • point
      • point's
      • pointed
      • pointedly
      • pointier
      • pointiest
      • pointillism
      • pointillism's
      • pointillist
      • pointillist's
      • pointillists
      • pointing
      • pointing's
      • pointless
      • pointlessly
      • pointlessness
      • pointlessness's
      • points
      • pointy
      • taper off

    Meronymys for the word point

      • alpenstock
      • arrow
      • arrowhead
      • awl
      • blade
      • brand
      • cone
      • cone shape
      • conoid
      • distributer
      • distributor
      • electrical distributor
      • em
      • ice pick
      • icepick
      • knife
      • list
      • listing
      • needle
      • pencil
      • pica
      • pica em
      • pin
      • pointer
      • score
      • steel
      • sword

    Hyponyms for the word point

      • abutment
      • acme
      • acuminate
      • address
      • advantage
      • agenda item
      • antinode
      • arrival time
      • arrowhead
      • attracter
      • attractor
      • augur
      • auspicate
      • barb
      • beginning
      • belly button
      • bellybutton
      • betoken
      • blind spot
      • bode
      • bottom line
      • call attention
      • canalise
      • canalize
      • cardinal compass point
      • celestial point
      • center
      • centre
      • channel
      • chokepoint
      • climax
      • commencement
      • conn
      • corner
      • crab
      • crinion
      • crossing
      • crux
      • crux of the matter
      • cusp
      • date
      • deadline
      • departure time
      • diamond point
      • distance
      • dock
      • east by north
      • east by south
      • east northeast
      • east southeast
      • EbN
      • EbS
      • elevation
      • end
      • end point
      • ending
      • ENE
      • ESE
      • extent
      • extra point
      • finger
      • first
      • focal point
      • focus
      • forecast
      • foreshadow
      • foretell
      • full term
      • geographic point
      • geographical point
      • get-go
      • ground zero
      • head
      • height
      • helm
      • hilum
      • home in
      • hot spot
      • hotspot
      • incidental
      • instant
      • intercept
      • intersection
      • intersection point
      • inventory item
      • kickoff
      • ladder
      • line item
      • mark
      • match point
      • McBurney's point
      • meridian
      • midair
      • middle
      • midpoint
      • midterm
      • military position
      • minute
      • minutia
      • moment
      • navel
      • navigate
      • NbE
      • NbW
      • NE
      • NEbE
      • NEbN
      • news item
      • nib
      • nidus
      • NNE
      • NNW
      • node
      • nook and cranny
      • nooks and crannies
      • nor'-east
      • nor'-nor'-east
      • nor'-nor'-west
      • nor'-west
      • north by east
      • north by west
      • north northeast
      • north northwest
      • northeast
      • northeast by east
      • northeast by north
      • northeastward
      • northwest
      • northwest by north
      • northwest by west
      • northwestward
      • NW
      • NWbN
      • NWbW
      • offset
      • omen
      • omphalos
      • omphalus
      • optic disc
      • optic disk
      • origin
      • outset
      • park
      • particular date
      • peak
      • pen nib
      • phase
      • phase angle
      • pike
      • pilot
      • pinnacle
      • pinpoint
      • place
      • plane
      • point
      • point after
      • point after touchdown
      • point of intersection
      • point out
      • portend
      • position
      • predict
      • prefigure
      • presage
      • pressure point
      • prognosticate
      • pull over
      • punctum
      • quickening
      • rallying point
      • range in
      • reflect
      • regard
      • respect
      • resultant
      • root
      • rootage
      • run-time
      • SbE
      • SbW
      • SE
      • SEbE
      • SEbS
      • second
      • selling point
      • set point
      • sheer
      • show time
      • showtime
      • signalise
      • signalize
      • sou'-east
      • sou'-sou'-east
      • sou'-sou'-west
      • sou'-west
      • source
      • south by east
      • south by west
      • south southeast
      • south southwest
      • southeast
      • southeast by east
      • southeast by south
      • southeastward
      • southwest
      • southwest by south
      • southwest by west
      • southwestward
      • spear-point
      • spearhead
      • spearpoint
      • spike
      • spot
      • SSE
      • SSW
      • stand out
      • standard of life
      • standard of living
      • starboard
      • start
      • starting time
      • state of the art
      • sticking point
      • summit
      • superlative
      • suspension point
      • SW
      • SWbS
      • SWbW
      • talking point
      • technicality
      • term
      • then
      • time of arrival
      • time of departure
      • tiptop
      • top
      • topographic point
      • tree
      • trichion
      • trifle
      • triviality
      • ultimacy
      • ultimateness
      • umbilicus
      • vanishing point
      • WbN
      • WbS
      • west by north
      • west by south
      • west northwest
      • west southwest
      • widow's peak
      • WNW
      • WSW
      • zero in

    Hypernyms for the word point

      • aim
      • amount
      • amount of time
      • apprise
      • apprize
      • be
      • bushel
      • change form
      • change shape
      • characteristic
      • command
      • component
      • component part
      • constituent
      • contact
      • control
      • convex shape
      • convexity
      • deform
      • designate
      • direct
      • direction
      • disc
      • disk
      • doctor
      • electric outlet
      • electric receptacle
      • electrical outlet
      • element
      • end
      • fact
      • factor
      • fix
      • foreland
      • furbish up
      • gun muzzle
      • gunpoint
      • head
      • headland
      • import
      • indicate
      • inform
      • ingredient
      • instruct
      • label
      • lie
      • linear measure
      • linear unit
      • loan
      • location
      • mark
      • mathematical notation
      • meaning
      • measure
      • mend
      • muzzle
      • object
      • objective
      • outlet
      • part
      • period
      • period of time
      • point
      • portion
      • promontory
      • punctuation
      • punctuation mark
      • quantity
      • relevance
      • relevancy
      • repair
      • restore
      • sail
      • saucer
      • show
      • significance
      • signification
      • state
      • tag
      • take
      • take aim
      • tangency
      • taper
      • target
      • tell
      • terminal
      • time period
      • touch on
      • train
      • unit
      • unit of measurement
      • wall plug
      • wall socket

    Antonyms for the word point

      • unpointedness

    Idioms for the word point

      • vantage point
      • breaking point
      • boiling point
      • point blank
      • point of view
      • focal point
      • projectile point

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