Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) point (a geometric element that has position but no extension) "a point is defined by its coordinates"
S: (n) point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location) "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
S: (n) point (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"
S: (n) detail, item, point (an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole) "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
S: (n) degree, level, stage, point (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?"
S: (n) point, dot (a very small circular shape) "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
S: (n) point (the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest) "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
S: (n) point (a promontory extending out into a large body of water) "they sailed south around the point"
S: (n) item, point (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"
S: (n) point (a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect)
S: (n) direction (the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves) "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
S: (n) position, spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated) "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
S: (n) relation (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
S: (n) unit of measurement, unit (any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange) "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume"
S: (n) point (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)
S: (n) period, point, full stop, stop, full point (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"
S: (n) point, head (a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer) "the point of the arrow was due north"
S: (n) distributor point, breaker point, point (a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs)
S: (v) indicate, point, designate, show (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"
S: (v) orient, point (be oriented) "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
S: (v) charge, level, point (direct into a position for use) "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
S: (v) bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal (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"
S: (v) point (mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics)
S: (v) point (mark with diacritics) "point the letter"
S: (v) point (mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes)
S: (v) point (be positionable in a specified manner) "The gun points with ease"
S: (v) target, aim, place, direct, point (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"
S: (v) point (indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle) "the dog pointed the dead duck"