point

Sense 1 noun

a geometric element that has position but no extension

a point is defined by its coordinates

Sense 2 verb

indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

I showed the customer the glove section

Sense 3 noun

the precise location of something; a spatially limited location

she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street

Sense 4 verb

be oriented

The weather vane points North

Sense 5 noun

a brief version of the essential meaning of something

get to the point

Sense 6 verb

direct into a position for use

point a gun

Sense 7 noun

an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

several of the details are similar

Sense 8 verb

direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

Sense 9 noun

a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

a remarkable degree of frankness

Sense 10 verb

be a signal for or a symptom of

These symptoms indicate a serious illness

Sense 11 noun

an instant of time

at that point I had to leave

Sense 12 verb

sail close to the wind

Sense 13 noun

the object of an activity

what is the point of discussing it?

Sense 14 verb

mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics

Sense 15 noun

a V shape

the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points

Sense 16 verb

mark with diacritics

point the letter

Sense 17 noun

a very small circular shape

a row of points

Sense 18 verb

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

Sense 19 noun

the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest

he scored 20 points in the first half

Sense 20 verb

be positionable in a specified manner

The gun points with ease

Sense 21 noun

a promontory extending out into a large body of water

they sailed south around the point

Sense 22 verb

intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face

Sense 23 noun

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

Sense 24 verb

indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle

the dog pointed the dead duck

Sense 25 noun

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

Sense 26 verb

give a point to

The candles are tapered

Sense 27 noun

an outstanding characteristic

his acting was one of the high points of the movie

Sense 28 verb

repair the joints of bricks

point a chimney

Sense 29 noun

sharp end

he stuck the point of the knife into a tree

Sense 30 noun

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

he checked the point on his compass

Sense 31 noun

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

Sense 32 noun

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

Sense 33 noun

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

Sense 34 noun

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

the point of the arrow was due north

Sense 35 noun

the dot at the left of a decimal fraction

Sense 36 noun

the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip

Sense 37 noun

a distinguishing or individuating characteristic

he knows my bad points as well as my good points

Sense 38 noun

the gun muzzle's direction

he held me up at the point of a gun

Sense 39 noun

a wall socket

Sense 40 noun

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