ALL meanings of point
point
P p - noun point a projecting or tapering piece of land; promontory; cape 0
- noun point a horse's extremities 0
- noun point a branch of a deer's antler 0
- noun point the exact or essential fact or idea under consideration 0
- noun point the main idea, striking feature, or effective twist of a joke, story, etc. 0
- noun point a purpose; aim; object; use 0
- noun point an impressive or telling argument, fact, or idea 0
- noun point a helpful hint or suggestion 0
- noun point the posture of a hunting dog to show the presence and position of game 0
- noun point the number that the thrower must roll again before rolling a seven in order to win in craps 0
- noun point a unit used in rationing commodities, as in time of war 0
- noun point a jeweler's unit of weight, equal to 1⁄100 carat 0
- noun point a cord with metal tips, used to lace up articles of clothing 0
- noun point any of the 24 triangular spaces on the board 0
- noun point the position of being on the tips of the toes 0
- noun point a scoring unit used when the bout is not ended by a knockout 0
- noun point a unit used in grading school or college work and figuring a student's academic average 0
- noun point either of the two contacts, tipped with tungsten or platinum, that make or break the circuit in some distributors 0
- noun point an electrical outlet 0
- noun point a standard unit of value used in quoting changes in the prices of stocks, bonds, etc.; specif., a $1 change in the price of a stock 0
- noun point a unit equal to one percent 0
- noun point an amount equal to one percent; specif., an amount equal to one percent of a loan secured by a mortgage: one or more points may be paid in advance by the borrower 0
- noun point any of certain areas on a shield 0
- noun point a small party before an advance guard or behind a rear guard 0
- noun point any of the 32 marks showing direction on the circumference of a compass card 0
- noun point any of the corresponding positions on the horizon 0
- noun point the angle between two successive compass points, equal to 111⁄4° 0
- noun point a measuring unit for type bodies and printed matter, equal to about 1⁄72 of an inch: there are 12 points in a pica 0
- noun point switch (sense 6) switch (sense 6a) 0
- verb transitive point to put punctuation marks or pauses in 0
- verb transitive point to put vowel points on (Hebrew characters) 0
- verb transitive point to mark off (sums or numbers) with points, as esp. a decimal fraction from a whole number 0
- verb transitive point to sharpen to a point, as a pencil 0
- verb transitive point to give (a story, remark, anecdote, action, etc.) extra force or special emphasis, as by repetition or elaboration 0
- verb transitive point to show or call attention to 0
- verb transitive point to aim or direct (a gun, finger, etc.) 0
- verb transitive point to extend the foot so as to bring (the toe) more nearly in line with the leg 0
- verb transitive point to show the presence and location of (game) by standing still and facing toward it 0
- verb transitive point to fill or refill and finish the joints of (brickwork or stonework) with mortar 0
- intransitive verb point to direct one's finger or the like (at or to something) 0
- intransitive verb point to call attention or allude (to something); hint (at something) 0
- intransitive verb point to aim or be directed (to or toward something); extend in a specified direction 0
- intransitive verb point to point game 0
- intransitive verb point to sail close to the wind 0