Noun

• S: (n) point (point%1:09:00::) (a geometric element that has position but no extension) "a point is defined by its coordinates"
• S: (n) point (point%1:15:00::) (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location) "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
• S: (n) point (point%1:10:01::) (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 (detail%1:09:00::), item (item%1:09:00::), point (point%1:09:01::) (an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole) "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
• S: (n) degree (degree%1:26:01::), level (level%1:26:00::), stage (stage%1:26:00::), point (point%1:26:00::) (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 (point%1:28:00::), point in time (point_in_time%1:28:00::) (an instant of time) "at that point I had to leave"
• S: (n) point (point%1:09:02::) (the object of an activity) "what is the point of discussing it?"
• S: (n) point (point%1:25:00::), tip (tip%1:25:00::), peak (peak%1:25:01::) (a V shape) "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
• S: (n) point (point%1:25:02::), dot (dot%1:25:00::) (a very small circular shape) "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
• S: (n) point (point%1:23:01::) (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 (point%1:17:02::) (a promontory extending out into a large body of water) "they sailed south around the point"
• S: (n) item (item%1:10:00::), point (point%1:10:03::) (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 (point%1:24:04::) (a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect)
• S: (n) point (point%1:07:01::), spot (spot%1:07:02::) (an outstanding characteristic) "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
• S: (n) point (point%1:06:00::) (sharp end) "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
• S: (n) compass point (compass_point%1:24:00::), point (point%1:24:00::) (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass) "he checked the point on his compass"
• S: (n) point (point%1:23:00::) (a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch)
• S: (n) point (point%1:21:00::) (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 (period%1:10:00::), point (point%1:10:00::), full stop (full_stop%1:10:00::), stop (stop%1:10:01::), full point (full_point%1:10:00::) (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 (point%1:10:02::), head (head%1:10:01::) (a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer) "the point of the arrow was due north"
• S: (n) decimal point (decimal_point%1:10:00::), percentage point (percentage_point%1:10:00::), point (point%1:10:04::) (the dot at the left of a decimal fraction)
• S: (n) point (point%1:07:00::), pointedness (pointedness%1:07:00::) (the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip)
• S: (n) point (point%1:07:02::) (a distinguishing or individuating characteristic) "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
• S: (n) point (point%1:06:02::), gunpoint (gunpoint%1:06:01::) (the gun muzzle's direction) "he held me up at the point of a gun"
• S: (n) point (point%1:06:01::), power point (power_point%1:06:00::) (a wall socket)
• S: (n) distributor point (distributor_point%1:06:00::), breaker point (breaker_point%1:06:00::), point (point%1:06:03::) (a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs)

Verb

• S: (v) indicate (indicate%2:32:03::), point (point%2:32:00::), designate (designate%2:32:03::), show (show%2:32:01::) (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 (orient%2:42:00::), point (point%2:42:00::) (be oriented) "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
• S: (v) charge (charge%2:33:01::), level (level%2:33:01::), point (point%2:33:00::) (direct into a position for use) "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
• S: (v) steer (steer%2:38:00::), maneuver (maneuver%2:38:00::), manoeuver (manoeuver%2:38:00::), manoeuvre (manoeuvre%2:38:00::), direct (direct%2:38:03::), point (point%2:38:05::), head (head%2:38:01::), guide (guide%2:38:01::), channelize (channelize%2:38:03::), channelise (channelise%2:38:03::) (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)
• S: (v) bespeak (bespeak%2:32:01::), betoken (betoken%2:32:01::), indicate (indicate%2:32:01::), point (point%2:32:12::), signal (signal%2:32:01::) (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) luff (luff%2:38:01::), point (point%2:38:09::) (sail close to the wind)
• S: (v) point (point%2:35:13::) (mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics)
• S: (v) point (point%2:35:11::) (mark with diacritics) "point the letter"
• S: (v) point (point%2:35:12::) (mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes)
• S: (v) point (point%2:33:02::) (be positionable in a specified manner) "The gun points with ease"
• S: (v) target (target%2:33:00::), aim (aim%2:33:10::), place (place%2:33:03::), direct (direct%2:33:01::), point (point%2:33:10::) (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 (point%2:32:11::) (indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle) "the dog pointed the dead duck"
• S: (v) sharpen (sharpen%2:30:08::), taper (taper%2:30:00::), point (point%2:30:00::) (give a point to) "The candles are tapered"
• S: (v) point (point%2:30:09::), repoint (repoint%2:30:00::) (repair the joints of bricks) "point a chimney"