ALL meanings of point
point
P p - noun point a distinctive characteristic or quality of an animal, esp one used as a standard in judging livestock 0
- noun point any of the extremities, such as the tail, ears, or feet, of a domestic animal 0
- noun point the tip of the toes 0
- noun point a single unit for measuring or counting, as in the scoring of a game 0
- noun point a unit of measurement equal to one twelfth of a pica, or approximately 0.01384 inch. There are approximately 72 points to the inch 0
- noun point a unit of value used to quote security and commodity prices and their fluctuations 0
- noun point a percentage unit sometimes payable by a borrower as a premium on a loan 0
- noun point one of the 32 marks on the circumference of a compass card indicating direction 0
- noun point the angle of 11°15′ between two adjacent marks 0
- noun point a point on the horizon indicated by such a mark 0
- noun point a fielding position at right angles to the batsman on the off side and relatively near the pitch 0
- noun point a fielder in this position 0
- noun point any of the numbers cast in the first throw in craps with which one neither wins nor loses by throwing them: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 0
- noun point either of the two electrical contacts that make or break the current flow in the distributor of an internal-combustion engine 0
- noun point a junction of railway tracks in which a pair of rails can be moved so that a train can be directed onto either of two lines 0
- noun point a piece of ribbon, cord, etc, with metal tags at the end: used during the 16th and 17th centuries to fasten clothing 0
- noun point a place or position on the board 0
- noun point an aggressive position adopted in bayonet or sword drill 0
- noun point the position at the head of a body of troops, or a person in this position 0
- noun point the position of the body of a pointer or setter when it discovers game 0
- noun point a mark awarded for a scoring blow, knockdown, etc 0
- noun point any diacritic used in a writing system, esp in a phonetic transcription, to indicate modifications of vowels or consonants 0
- noun point a unit of weight equal to 0.01 carat 0
- noun point the act of pointing 0
- noun point the position just inside the opponents' blue line 0
- verb point to indicate the location or direction of by or as by extending (a finger or other pointed object) towards it 0
- verb point to indicate or identify a specific person or thing among several 0
- verb point to direct or cause to go or face in a specific direction or towards a place or goal 0
- verb point to sharpen or taper 0
- verb point (of gun dogs) to indicate the place where game is lying by standing rigidly with the muzzle turned in its direction 0
- verb point to finish or repair the joints of (brickwork, masonry, etc) with mortar or cement 0
- verb point to mark (a psalm text) with vertical lines to indicate the points at which the music changes during chanting 0
- verb point to steer (a sailing vessel) close to the wind or (of a sailing vessel) to sail close to the wind 0
- verb point to provide (a letter or letters) with diacritics 0
- verb point to provide (a Hebrew or similar text) with vowel points 0
- noun point a minute mark or dot 0
- noun point a dot in printing or writing, as a period, decimal point, vowel point, etc. 0
- noun point an element in geometry having definite position, but no size, shape, or extension 0
- noun point a particular or precisely specified position, location, place, or spot 0
- noun point any of certain positions a player is stationed at in cricket, lacrosse, and other games 0
- noun point the player at such a position 0
- noun point a particular time; exact moment 0
- noun point a stage, condition, level, or degree reached or indicated 0
- noun point a particular detail or element; item 0
- noun point a distinguishing feature; characteristic 0
- noun point a physical characteristic or quality of an animal, used as a standard in judging breeding 0
- noun point a unit, as of measurement, value, game scores, etc. 0
- noun point a sharp or projecting end of something; tip 0
- noun point something with a sharp end 0
- noun point needlepoint lace 0