point

v. indicate; emphasize; sharpen; direct

n. spot, pinpoint; tip, prong; essence, gist; intention; matter; small measurement used to measure font size (Computers)

Point can refer to:Point and counterpoint, meaning or purpose, especially in a discussion or disputePoint of order, a matter raised during a debate concerning the rules of debating themselvesPoint (geometry), an entity that has a location in space or a plane but no extentPoint man, the lead soldier or vehicle in a patrolPoint (typography), a printing measurement, whose meaning has changed over timeIn typography, a dot character (e.g.: full stop, interpunct), decimal point)Point (coat color), fur coloration of the extremities, in catsPoint (gemstone) (2 mg) or one-hundredth of a caratPoint (mortgage), one percent of the loan amountPoints, a railroad switch (British English)Points, contact breaker in an ignition systemPoint system, a system of demerits for driving offensesTaking point, being the lead element in a military formationVowel points: niqqud for Hebrew language; harakat for ArabicPoint Music, a record labelPoint (landform)Projectile point, a hafted archaeological artifact used as a knife or projectile tipUnit of lengthLe Point, a french weekly news magazineAlso see The Point
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An exclamation mark or exclamation point is a punctuation mark: ! It is usually used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feelings or high volume, and generally marks the end of a sentence. A sentence ending in an exclamation mark is either an actual exclamation ("Wow!", "Boo!"), a command ("Stop!"), or is intended to be astonishing in some way ("They were the footprints of a gigantic hound!").
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Noun
1. a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"
(hypernym) component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
(hyponym) attractor, attracter
2. the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
(hypernym) location
(hyponym) punctum
3. 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"
(hypernym) meaning, significance, signification, import
(hyponym) bottom line
4. 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?"
(synonym) degree, level, stage
(hypernym) state
(hyponym) ladder
5. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
(synonym) detail, item
(hypernym) fact
(hyponym) minutia
6. an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"
(synonym) point in time
(hypernym) measure, quantity, amount
(hyponym) distance
7. the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"
(hypernym) aim, object, objective, target
8. a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
(synonym) tip, peak
(hypernym) convex shape, convexity
(hyponym) widow's peak
(part-holonym) cone, conoid, cone shape
(derivation) sharpen, taper
9. a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
(synonym) dot
(hypernym) disk, disc, saucer
10. the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
(hypernym) unit of measurement, unit
(hyponym) advantage
(part-holonym) score
11. a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point"
(hypernym) promontory, headland, foreland
12. 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"
(synonym) item
(hypernym) part, portion, component part, component
(hyponym) agenda item
(part-holonym) list, listing
13. a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
(hypernym) relevance, relevancy
14. an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
(synonym) spot
(hypernym) characteristic
15. sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
(hypernym) end
(hyponym) arrowhead
(part-holonym) awl
(derivation) sharpen, taper
16. any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"
(synonym) compass point
(hypernym) direction
(hyponym) cardinal compass point
17. a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
(hypernym) linear unit
(part-holonym) em, pica em, pica
18. 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"
(synonym) period, full stop, stop, full point
(hypernym) punctuation, punctuation mark
(hyponym) suspension point
19. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
(synonym) head
(hypernym) mark
(part-holonym) arrow, pointer
20. the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point
(synonym) pointedness
(hypernym) taper
(derivation) sharpen, taper
21. a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
(hypernym) characteristic
(hyponym) selling point
22. the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"
(synonym) gunpoint
(hypernym) gun muzzle, muzzle
23. a wall socket
(synonym) power point
(hypernym) wall socket, wall plug, electric outlet, electrical outlet, outlet, electric receptacle
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
24. a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs
(synonym) distributor point, breaker point
(hypernym) contact, tangency
(part-holonym) distributor, distributer, electrical distributor
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) indicate, show
(hypernym) inform
(hyponym) finger
(derivation) arrow, pointer
2. be oriented; "The weather vane points North"
(synonym) orient
(hypernym) lie
(derivation) arrow, pointer
3. direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
(synonym) charge, level
(hypernym) aim, take, train, take aim, direct
4. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
(synonym) steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, head, guide, channelize, channelise
(hypernym) control, command
(hyponym) dock
(classification) driving
5. 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"
(synonym) bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal
(hypernym) tell
(hyponym) bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict
6. sail close to the wind
(synonym) luff
(hypernym) sail
(classification) navigation, pilotage, piloting
7. mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
(hypernym) tag, label, mark
(derivation) period, full stop, stop, full point
8. mark with diacritics; "point the letter"
(hypernym) tag, label, mark
(derivation) period, full stop, stop, full point
9. mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
(hypernym) tag, label, mark
(derivation) period, full stop, stop, full point
10. be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"
(hypernym) be
(verb-group) charge, level
(derivation) gunpoint
11. 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"
(synonym) target, aim, place, direct
(hypernym) aim, take, train, take aim, direct
(hyponym) address
12. give a point to; "The candles are tapered"
(synonym) sharpen, taper
(hypernym) change shape, change form, deform
(hyponym) acuminate
(derivation) tip, peak
13. repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"
(synonym) repoint
(hypernym) repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on

n. period, point; spot, mark, dot; item, position; stop

v. break, dawn

(n.)
Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below.
  

(n.)
Hence, to direct the attention or notice of.
  

(n.)
Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp., the proposition to be established; as, the point of an anecdote.
  

(n.)
Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a tract of land extending into the water beyond the common shore line.
  

(n.)
An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
  

(n.)
An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; -- called also pointer.
  

(n.)
An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant; hence, the verge.
  

(n.)
An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of which a line is conceived to be produced.
  

(n.)
A tyne or snag of an antler.
  

(n.)
A switch.
  

(n.)
A standard unit of measure for the size of type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica type. See Point system of type, under Type.
  

(n.)
A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a punctilio.
  

(n.)
A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See Reef point, under Reef.
  

(n.)
A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point.
  

(n.)
A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence, figuratively, an end, or conclusion.
  

(n.)
A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See Equinoctial Nodal.
  

(n.)
A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman.
  

(n.)
A dot placed at the right hand of a note, to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half, as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a half note equal to three quarter notes.
  

(n.)
A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time
  

(n.)
A dot or mark distinguishing or characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a tune.
  

(n.)
A a string or lace used to tie together certain parts of the dress.
  

(v. t. & i.)
To appoint.
  

(v. i.)
To indicate the presence of game by fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
  

(v. i.)
To direct the point of something, as of a finger, for the purpose of designating an object, and attracting attention to it; -- with at.
  

(v. i.)
To approximate to the surface; to head; -- said of an abscess.
  

(n.)
Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints.
  

(n.)
To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to point a composition.
  

(n.)
To mark (as Hebrew) with vowel points.
  

(n.)
To indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game.
  

(n.)
To give particular prominence to; to designate in a special manner; to indicate, as if by pointing; as, the error was pointed out.
  

(n.)
To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.
  

(n.)
To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
  

(n.)
To direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort.
  

(n.)
To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
  

(n.)
The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick.
  

(n.)
The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See Pointer.
  

(n.)
That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin.
  

(n.)
That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as, the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story, etc.
  

(n.)
One of the spaces on a backgammon board.
  

(n.)
One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See Escutcheon.
  

(n.)
One of the points of the compass (see Points of the compass, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.