Point ¹

Definition: To appoint.

Point ²

Definition: That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin.

Point ³

Definition: Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a tract of land extending into the water beyond the common shore line.

Point ⁴

Definition: The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick.

Point ⁵

Definition: An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has neither length, breadth, nor thickness, sometimes conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of which a line is conceived to be produced.

Point ⁶

Definition: An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant; hence, the verge.

Point ⁷

Definition: A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence, figuratively, an end, or conclusion.

Point ⁸

Definition: Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints.

Point ⁹

Definition: That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as, the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story, etc.

Point ¹⁰

Definition: Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp., the proposition to be established; as, the point of an anecdote.

Point ¹¹

Definition: A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a punctilio.

Point ¹²

Definition: A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time

Point ¹³

Definition: A dot or mark distinguishing or characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a tune.

Point ¹⁴

Definition: A dot placed at the right hand of a note, to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half, as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a half note equal to three quarter notes.

Point ¹⁵

Definition: A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See Equinoctial Nodal.

Point ¹⁶

Definition: One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See Escutcheon.

Point ¹⁷

Definition: One of the points of the compass (see Points of the compass, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.

Point ¹⁸

Definition: A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See Reef point, under Reef.

Point ¹⁹

Definition: A a string or lace used to tie together certain parts of the dress.

Point ²⁰

Definition: Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below.

Point ²¹

Definition: A switch.

Point ²²

Definition: An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.

Point ²³

Definition: A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman.

Point ²⁴

Definition: The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See Pointer.

Point ²⁵

Definition: A standard unit of measure for the size of type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica type. See Point system of type, under Type.

Point ²⁶

Definition: A tyne or snag of an antler.

Point ²⁷

Definition: One of the spaces on a backgammon board.

Point ²⁸

Definition: A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point.

Point ²⁹

Definition: To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.

Point ³⁰

Definition: To direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort.

Point ³¹

Definition: Hence, to direct the attention or notice of.

Point ³²

Definition: To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to point a composition.

Point ³³

Definition: To mark (as Hebrew) with vowel points.

Point ³⁴

Definition: To give particular prominence to; to designate in a special manner; to indicate, as if by pointing; as, the error was pointed out.

Point ³⁵

Definition: To indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game.

Point ³⁶

Definition: To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.

Point ³⁷

Definition: To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.

Point ³⁸

Definition: To direct the point of something, as of a finger, for the purpose of designating an object, and attracting attention to it; with at.

Point ³⁹

Definition: To indicate the presence of game by fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.

Point ⁴⁰

Definition: To approximate to the surface; to head; said of an abscess.

point ⁴¹

Definition: a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs

point ⁴²

Definition: sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"

point ⁴³

Definition: a wall socket

point ⁴⁴

Definition: the gun muzzle''s direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"

point ⁴⁵

Definition: an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"

point ⁴⁶

Definition: a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"

point ⁴⁷

Definition: the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point

point ⁴⁸

Definition: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"

point ⁴⁹

Definition: a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"

point ⁵⁰

Definition: the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"

point ⁵¹

Definition: 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"

point ⁵²

Definition: 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"

point ⁵³

Definition: a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"

point ⁵⁴

Definition: 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"

point ⁵⁵

Definition: the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"

point ⁵⁶

Definition: a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point"

point ⁵⁷

Definition: the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts points"

point ⁵⁸

Definition: a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately inch

point ⁵⁹

Definition: a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect

point ⁶⁰

Definition: any of horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"

point ⁶¹

Definition: a V shape; "the cannibal''s teeth were filed to sharp points"

point ⁶²

Definition: a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"

point ⁶³

Definition: 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?"

point ⁶⁴

Definition: an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"

point ⁶⁵

Definition: repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"

point ⁶⁶

Definition: give a point to; "The candles are tapered"

point ⁶⁷

Definition: 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"

point ⁶⁸

Definition: 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"

point ⁶⁹

Definition: 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"

point ⁷⁰

Definition: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"

point ⁷¹

Definition: be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"

point ⁷²

Definition: mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes

point ⁷³

Definition: mark with diacritics; "point the letter"

point ⁷⁴

Definition: mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics

point ⁷⁵

Definition: sail close to the wind

point ⁷⁶

Definition: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

point ⁷⁷

Definition: be oriented; "The weather vane points North"