ALL meanings of point out
point out
P p - verb with object point out Phonetics. to mark (letters) with points. 1
- verb with object point out to separate (figures) by dots or points (usually followed by off). 1
- verb with object point out to give greater or added force to (often followed by up): to point up the necessity for caution. 1
- verb with object point out Hunting. (of a hunting dog) to indicate the presence and location of (game) by standing rigid and facing toward the game. 1
- verb with object point out Masonry. to fill the joints of (brickwork, stonework, etc.) with mortar or cement treated in various ways with tools after application. to dress the surface of (a stone) with a pointed tool. 1
- verb with object point out to dress (a stone) with a point. 1
- verb with object point out Metalworking. to narrow the end of (a rod) for passing through the dies of a drawbench. to narrow the end of (a tube) over the head of a pin that is gripped to pull the tube through the dies of a drawbench. 1
- verb without object point out to indicate position or direction, as with the finger. 1
- verb without object point out to direct the mind or thought in some direction; call attention to: Everything points to his guilt. 1
- verb without object point out to aim. 1
- verb without object point out to have a tendency toward something: Economic conditions point to further inflation. 1
- verb without object point out to have a specified direction: The sign pointed west. 1
- verb without object point out to face in a particular direction, as a building. 1
- verb without object point out Hunting. (of a hunting dog) to point game. 1
- verb without object point out Nautical. to sail close to the wind. 1
- verb without object point out (of an abscess) to come to a head. 1
- idioms point out at / on / upon the point of, on the verge of; close to: on the point of death. 1
- idioms point out at this point in time, now; at this precise moment in history: At this point in time the president believes peace has been achieved. 1
- idioms point out in point, that is pertinent; applicable: a case in point. 1
- idioms point out in point of, as regards; in reference to: in point of fact. 1
- idioms point out make a point of, to regard as important; insist upon: She made a point of complimenting her friend's apartment. 1
- idioms point out make points with, Informal. to curry favor with: to make points with one's boss. Also, make Brownie points with. 1
- idioms point out strain / stretch a point, to depart from the usual procedure or rule because of special circumstances; make a concession or exception: Though the position required three years of previous experience, and he had only two, they stretched a point because of his outstanding record. 1
- idioms point out to the point, pertinent; fitting: The reply was short and to the point. 1
- transitivephrasal verb point out observe, remark on 1
- transitivephrasal verb point out identify, draw attention to 1
- noun point out a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger. 1
- noun point out a projecting part of anything: A point of land juts into the bay. 1
- noun point out a tapering extremity: the points of the fingers. 1
- noun point out something having a sharp or tapering end: a pen point. 1
- noun point out a pointed tool or instrument, as an etching needle. 1
- noun point out a stone implement with a tapering end found in some Middle and Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic cultures and used primarily for hunting. 1
- noun point out a mark made with or as if with the sharp end of something: Her sharp heels left points in the carpet. 1
- noun point out a mark of punctuation. 1
- noun point out period (def 15). 1
- noun point out See under decimal fraction. 1
- noun point out Phonetics. a diacritic indicating a vowel or other modification of sound. 1
- noun point out one of the embossed dots used in certain systems of writing and printing for the blind. 1
- noun point out something that has position but not extension, as the intersection of two lines. 1
- noun point out a place of which the position alone is considered; spot: We're leaving for Chicago and points west. 1
- noun point out any definite position, as in a scale, course, etc.: the boiling point. 1
- noun point out (in acupuncture) a particular spot on the body at which a needle may be inserted, as to relieve pain. 1
- noun point out Navigation. any of 32 separate horizontal directions, 11° 15′ apart, as indicated on the card of a compass or gauged with reference to the heading of a vessel. 1
- phrasal verb point out If you point out an object or place, you make people look at it or show them where it is. 0
- phrasal verb point out If you point out a fact or mistake, you tell someone about it or draw their attention to it. 0
- verb point out to indicate or specify 0