Definitions For Point

noun

• A contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
• Sharp end
• A wall socket
• The gun muzzle's direction
• An outstanding characteristic
• A distinguishing or individuating characteristic
• The property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
• An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
• A geometric element that has position but no extension
• The object of an activity
• A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
• A brief version of the essential meaning of something
• The dot at the left of a decimal fraction
• A V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
• A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
• The precise location of something; a spatially limited location
• A promontory extending out into a large body of water
• 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
• The unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
• A linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
• A style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
• Any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
• A V shape
• A very small circular shape
• A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
• An instant of time
• An idea that you try to make other people accept or understand
• A particular detail of an idea or argument
• The main or most important idea of something that is said or written

verb

• Repair the joints of bricks
• Give a point to
• Be a signal for or a symptom of
• Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
• Indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
• Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
• Direct into a position for use
• Be positionable in a specified manner
• Mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
• Mark with diacritics
• Mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
• Sail close to the wind
• Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
• Be oriented
• To show someone where to look by moving your finger or an object held in your hand in a particular direction
• To cause the front or tip of (something) to be turned toward someone or something
• To have the end or tip extended, aimed, or turned in a specified direction