point
noun
- 1
A discrete division of something.
- 2
A sharp extremity.
- 3
One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
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A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
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A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
- 6
Lace worked by the needle.
“point de Venise; Brussels point”
- 7
An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
- 8
The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
“The dog came to a point.”
- 9
The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
- 10
The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
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The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
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A vaccine point.
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In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.
verb
- 1
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
To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
“The arrow of a compass points north”
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To face in a particular direction.
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(sometimes figurative) 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
To indicate a probability of something.
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To repair mortar.
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To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
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(stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
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To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
“If he asks for food, point him toward the refrigerator.”
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To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
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To mark with diacritics.
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To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.
“to point a composition”
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To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
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To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
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To sail close to the wind.
“Bear off a little, we're pointing.”
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To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
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(of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head.
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To give point to (something said or done); to give particular prominence or force to.
verb
- 1
To appoint.
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