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58 Definitions of: point

1. noun, a dot or tiny mark
2. noun, a location, spot, or position
3. noun, any dot or mark used in writing or printing, such as a decimal point or a full stop
4. noun, short for vowel point
5. noun, the sharp tapered end of a pin, knife, etc
6. noun, a pin, needle, or other object having such a point
7. noun, maths a) a geometric element having no dimensions and whose position in space is located by means of its coordinates b) a location
8. noun, a promontory, usually smaller than a cape
9. noun, a specific condition or degree
10. noun, a moment
11. noun, an important or fundamental reason, aim, etc
12. noun, an essential element or thesis in an argument
13. noun, a suggestion or tip
14. noun, a detail or item
15. noun, an important or outstanding characteristic, physical attribute, etc
16. noun, a distinctive characteristic or quality of an animal, esp one used as a standard in judging livestock
17. noun, any of the extremities, such as the tail, ears, or feet, of a domestic animal
18. noun, ballet the tip of the toes
19. noun, a single unit for measuring or counting, as in the scoring of a game
20. noun, Australian rules football. an informal name for behind
21. noun, printing a unit of measurement equal to one twelfth of a pica, or approximately 0.01384 inch. There are approximately 72 points to the inch
22. noun, finance a) a unit of value used to quote security and commodity prices and their fluctuations b) a percentage unit sometimes payable by a borrower as a premium on a loan
23. noun, navigation a) one of the 32 marks on the circumference of a compass card indicating direction b) the angle of 11°15′ between two adjacent marks c) a point on the horizon indicated by such a mark
24. noun, cricket a) a fielding position at right angles to the batsman on the off side and relatively near the pitch b) a fielder in this position
25. noun, any of the numbers cast in the first throw in craps with which one neither wins nor loses by throwing them: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10
26. noun, either of the two electrical contacts that make or break the current flow in the distributor of an internal-combustion engine
27. noun, a junction of railway tracks in which a pair of rails can be moved so that a train can be directed onto either of two lines. US and Canadian equivalent: switch
28. noun, a piece of ribbon, cord, etc, with metal tags at the end: used during the 16th and 17th centuries to fasten clothing
29. noun, backgammon a place or position on the board
30. noun, a). short for power point b)an informal name for socket
31. noun, an aggressive position adopted in bayonet or sword drill
32. noun, military the position at the head of a body of troops, or a person in this position
33. noun, the position of the body of a pointer or setter when it discovers game
34. noun, boxing a mark awarded for a scoring blow, knockdown, etc
35. noun, any diacritic used in a writing system, esp in a phonetic transcription, to indicate modifications of vowels or consonants
36. noun, jewellery a unit of weight equal to 0.01 carat
37. noun, the act of pointing
38. noun, ice hockey the position just inside the opponents' blue line
39. noun, beside the point not pertinent; irrelevant
40. noun, case in point a specific, appropriate, or relevant instance or example
41. noun, in point of in the matter of; regarding
42. noun, make a point of a) to make (something) one's regular habit b) to do (something) because one thinks it important
43. noun, not to put too fine a point on it to speak plainly and bluntly
44. noun, on (or at) the point of at the moment immediately before a specified condition, action, etc, is expected to begin
45. noun, score points off to gain an advantage at someone else's expense
46. noun, stretch a point a) to make a concession or exception not usually made b) to exaggerate
47. noun, to the point pertinent; relevant
48. noun, up to a point not completely
49. verb, to indicate the location or direction of by or as by extending (a finger or other pointed object) towards it
50. verb, to indicate or identify a specific person or thing among several
51. verb, to direct or cause to go or face in a specific direction or towards a place or goal
52. verb, to sharpen or taper
53. verb, (of gun dogs) to indicate the place where game is lying by standing rigidly with the muzzle turned in its direction
54. verb, to finish or repair the joints of (brickwork, masonry, etc) with mortar or cement
55. verb, music to mark (a psalm text) with vertical lines to indicate the points at which the music changes during chanting
56. verb, to steer (a sailing vessel) close to the wind or (of a sailing vessel) to sail close to the wind
57. verb, phonetics to provide (a letter or letters) with diacritics
58. verb, to provide (a Hebrew or similar text) with vowel points ▷ See also point off ▷ See also, point out ▷ See also, point up
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1. noun, the punctuation mark ! used after exclamations and vehement commands
2. noun, this mark used for any other purpose, as to draw attention to an obvious mistake, in road warning signs, (in chess commentaries) beside the notation of a move considered a good one, (in mathematics) as a symbol of the factorial function, or (in logic) occurring with an existential quantifier
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Synonyms:	point of view belief, respect, time, to the point relevant, use, reason, pitch, evidence, score, angle	And more...

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