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Pointing

/ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/

To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.

📖 Definitions of "Pointing"

verb
  1. 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. 2

    To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.

    "The arrow of a compass points north"

  3. 3

    To face in a particular direction.

  4. 4

    (sometimes figurative) To direct toward an object; to aim.

    "to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort"

verb
  1. 1

    To appoint.

noun
  1. 1

    The action of the verb to point.

  2. 2

    (usually singular or collective, sometimes proscribed) Mortar that has been placed between bricks to hold them together.

  3. 3

    The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.

  4. 4

    The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling.

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