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stretch a point

stretch a point
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [strech ey point]
    • /strɛtʃ eɪ pɔɪnt/
    • /stretʃ ə pɔɪnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [strech ey point]
    • /strɛtʃ eɪ pɔɪnt/

Definitions of stretch a point words

  • noun stretch a point a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger. 1
  • noun stretch a point a projecting part of anything: A point of land juts into the bay. 1
  • noun stretch a point a tapering extremity: the points of the fingers. 1
  • noun stretch a point something having a sharp or tapering end: a pen point. 1
  • noun stretch a point a pointed tool or instrument, as an etching needle. 1
  • noun stretch a point a stone implement with a tapering end found in some Middle and Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic cultures and used primarily for hunting. 1
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Origin of stretch a point

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) Middle English point(e); partly < Old French point dot, mark, place, moment < Latin pūnctum, noun use of neuter past participle of pungere to prick, stab (cf. pungent); partly < Old French pointe sharp end < Medieval Latin pūncta, noun use of Latin: feminine of past participle of pungere; (v.) Middle English pointen; partly derivative of the noun, partly < Middle French pointer, derivative of pointe (noun)

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Parts of speech for Stretch a point

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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stretch a point popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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