point

a geometric element that has position but no extension

• “a point is defined by its coordinates”

the precise location of something; a spatially limited location

• “she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street”

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”

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?”

an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

• “several of the details are similar”
• “a point of information”

an environment offering affection and security

• “home is where the heart is”
• “he grew up in a good Christian home”
• “there”

the object of an activity

• “what is the point of discussing it?”

a V shape

• “the cannibal”

a very small circular shape

• “a row of points”
• “draw lines between the dots”

the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest

• “he scored 20 points in the first half”
• “a touchdown counts 6 points”

a promontory extending out into a large body of water

• “they sailed south around the point”

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”

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

an outstanding characteristic

• “his acting was one of the high points of the movie”

sharp end

• “he stuck the point of the knife into a tree”
• “he broke the point of his pencil”

any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass

• “he checked the point on his compass”

a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch

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”

a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

• “the point of the arrow was due north”

the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point

a distinguishing or individuating characteristic

• “he knows my bad points as well as my good points”

the gun muzzle''s direction

• “he held me up at the point of a gun”

a wall socket

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

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”

be oriented

• “The weather vane points North”

direct into a position for use

• “point a gun”
• “He charged his weapon at me”

direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

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”

sail close to the wind

mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics

mark with diacritics

• “point the letter”

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

be positionable in a specified manner

• “The gun points with ease”

intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

• “He aimed his fists towards his opponent”
• “;”
• “;”

give a point to

• “The candles are tapered”

repair the joints of bricks

• “point a chimney”