1. (

• point

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

2. (

• point

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

3. (

• point ,

) 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" ;

4. (

• detail ,
• item ,
• point ,

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

5. (

• degree ,
• level ,
• stage ,
• 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?" ;

6. (

• point ,
• point_in_time

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

7. (

• point ,

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

8. (

• point ,
• tip ,
• peak ,

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

9. (

• point ,
• dot

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

10. (

• point ,

) the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points" ;

11. (

• point ,

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

12. (

• item ,
• 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" ;

13. (

• point ,

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

14. (

• point ,
• spot ,

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

15. (

• point

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

16. (

• compass_point ,
• point

) any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass" ;

17. (

• point

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

18. (

• point

) 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 ;

19. (

• period ,
• point ,
• full_stop ,
• stop ,
• full_point

) 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" ;

20. (

• point ,
• head ,

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

21. (

• decimal_point ,
• percentage_point ,
• point ,

) the dot at the left of a decimal fraction ;

22. (

• point ,
• pointedness

) the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip ;

23. (

• point ,

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

24. (

• point ,
• gunpoint ,

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

25. (

• point ,
• power_point

) a wall socket ;

26. (

• distributor_point ,
• breaker_point ,
• point ,

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

1. (

• indicate ,
• point ,
• designate ,
• show ,

) 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" ;

2. (

• orient ,
• point

) be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward" ;

3. (

• charge ,
• level ,
• point

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

4. (

• steer ,
• maneuver ,
• manoeuver ,
• manoeuvre ,
• direct ,
• point ,
• head ,
• guide ,
• channelize ,
• channelise ,

) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling ;

5. (

• bespeak ,
• betoken ,
• indicate ,
• point ,
• signal ,

) 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" ;

6. (

• luff ,
• point ,

) sail close to the wind ;

7. (

• point ,

) mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics ;

8. (

• point ,

) mark with diacritics; "point the letter" ;

9. (

• point ,

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

10. (

• point ,

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

11. (

• target ,
• aim ,
• place ,
• direct ,
• point ,

) 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" ;

12. (

• point ,

) indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle; "the dog pointed the dead duck" ;

13. (

• sharpen ,
• taper ,
• point

) give a point to; "The candles are tapered" ;

14. (

• point ,
• repoint

) repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" ;