point
/pɔɪnt/noun, verb1 syllable
Point means: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling.
Synonyms for point60
noun, as in a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
noun, as in a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
noun, as in the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
noun, as in a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
noun, as in an instant of time
noun, as in a very small circular shape
noun, as in a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
noun, as in an outstanding characteristic
noun, as in any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
noun, as in a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
noun, as in the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
noun, as in the gun muzzle's direction
noun, as in a wall socket
verb, as in direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
verb, as in indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
verb, as in give a point to
verb, as in be oriented
verb, as in sail close to the wind
verb, as in repair the joints of bricks
What does point mean?40
verb
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
be a signal for or a symptom of“These symptoms indicate a serious illness”
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal“He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face”
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively“I showed the customer the glove section”
direct into a position for use“point a gun”
be positionable in a specified manner“The gun points with ease”
give a point to“The candles are tapered”
be oriented“The weather vane points North”
sail close to the wind
repair the joints of bricks“point a chimney”
mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
mark with diacritics“point the letter”
mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle“the dog pointed the dead duck”
noun
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’”
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process“a remarkable degree of frankness”
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole“several of the details are similar”
a V shape“the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points”
the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
an instant of time“at that point I had to leave”
a very small circular shape“a row of points”
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”
an outstanding characteristic“his acting was one of the high points of the movie”
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass“he checked the point on his compass”
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 tip
the gun muzzle's direction“he held me up at the point of a gun”
a wall socket
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”
the object of an activity“what is the point of discussing it?”
the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest“he scored 20 points in the first half”
a promontory extending out into a large body of water“they sailed south around the point”
a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
sharp end“he stuck the point of the knife into a tree”
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 distinguishing or individuating characteristic“he knows my bad points as well as my good points”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with point?3
Point in a sentence
- To see this point, look at the table below.unknown
- From this point of view, you are right.Lumi_alt
- From a strictly scientific point of view, history cannot be called a science.sundown
- The tea leaves all point to a merger, if you ask me.AlanF_US
- Your point may be a little off target, but it certainly is close.Zifre
- Well, at this point, it's standing room only.unknown
- From my point of view, cars do more harm than good.Auride
- From my point of view, it would be better to wait a little longer.CM
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of point
as a noun
- plural
- points
as a verb
- past tense
- pointed
- present participle
- pointing
- third-person singular
- points
- past participle
- pointed