point >> /pɔɪnt/
Definition: [verb] Direct someone's attention toward something by extending one's finger or something held in one's hand.
Example: the boys were nudging each other and pointing at me
Definition: [verb] Give force or emphasis to (words or actions)
Example: he wouldn't miss the opportunity to point a moral
Definition: [verb] Extend (the toes or feet) in line with the leg by tensing the foot and ankle in such a way as to form a point.
Example: reach up with your arms and point your toes
Definition: [verb] Fill in or repair the joints of (brickwork, a brick structure, or tiling) with smoothly finished mortar or cement.
Example: the bricks have been poorly pointed
Definition: [verb] Give a sharp, tapered point to.
Example: he twisted and pointed his mustache
Definition: [verb] Insert points in (written Hebrew).
Example: Some manuscripts are pointed with what looks like the Land of Israel system written with Tiberian symbols.
Definition: [noun] The tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object.
Example: the point of his dagger
Definition: [noun] A dot or other punctuation mark, in particular a period.
Example: Footnote numbering in the text should be placed after the full point at the end of a sentence.
Definition: [noun] A particular spot, place, or position in an area or on a map, object, or surface.
Example: turn left at the point where you see a sign to Apple Grove
Definition: [noun] A single item or detail in an extended discussion, list, or text.
Example: you ignore a number of important points
Definition: [noun] (in sports and games) a mark or unit of scoring.
Example: he scored 13 of his team's final 19 points against Houston
Definition: [noun] Each of thirty-two directions marked at equal distances around a compass.
Example: Arrayed around it like points on the compass rose were sections of the house.
Definition: [noun] A narrow piece of land jutting out into a lake or ocean.
Example: the boat came around the point
Definition: [noun] A unit of measurement for type sizes and spacing, which in the US and UK is one twelfth of a pica, or 0.013835 inch (0.351 mm), and in Europe is 0.015 inch (0.376 mm).
Example: Because monitors display at different resolutions, 12-point type on one screen could approximate 14-point type on another.
Definition: [noun] Either of two areas in each attacking zone, just inside the blue line where it meets the boards.
Example: Usually the players at the two points are the defensemen.
Definition: [noun] A position at the front of the court, usually manned by the guard who sets up the team's defense.
Example: Feature of the game was a whopping 28 points from point guard Karen Mealey.
Definition: [noun] Each of a set of electrical contacts in the distributor of a motor vehicle.
Example: If the points need to be replaced you must remove the flywheel.
Definition: [noun] A small leading party of an advanced guard of troops.
Example: They were advancing slowly in three points across the Realm, wiping out anything that stood against them.
Definition: [noun] The extremities of an animal, typically a horse or cat, such as the face, paws, and tail of a Siamese cat.
Example: a pure white dog with black points
Definition: [noun] A spot to which a straight run is made.
Example: These marshy channels are the invariable point of any hunted boar.
Definition: [noun] A tagged piece of ribbon or cord used for lacing a garment or attaching breeches to a doublet.
Example: He began to untruss his points.
Definition: [noun] A short piece of cord for tying up a reef in a sail.
Example: The top-sails are always reefed with points.
Definition: [noun] The action or position of a dog in pointing.
Example: a bird dog on point
Definition: [noun] An important phrase or subject, especially in a contrapuntal composition.
Example: Stokowski changes gear at points as if he decided tempos needed geared up.
Definition: [noun] another term for switch (sense 4 of the noun)