Main entry: distributor point, breaker point, point
Definition: a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
Main entry: point
Definition: sharp end
Usage: he stuck the point of the knife into a tree; he broke the point of his pencil
Main entry: point, power point
Definition: a wall socket
Definition: the gun muzzle's direction
Usage: he held me up at the point of a gun
Definition: an outstanding characteristic
Usage: his acting was one of the high points of the movie
Main entry: point
Definition: a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
Usage: he knows my bad points as well as my good points
Main entry: point, pointedness
Definition: the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
Main entry: point, detail, item
Definition: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
Usage: several of the details are similar; a point of information
Main entry: point
Definition: a geometric element that has position but no extension
Usage: a point is defined by its coordinates
Main entry: point
Definition: the object of an activity
Usage: what is the point of discussing it?
Definition: a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
Usage: he noticed an item in the New York Times; she had several items on her shopping list; the main point on the agenda was taken up first
Main entry: point
Definition: a brief version of the essential meaning of something
Usage: get to the point; he missed the point of the joke; life has lost its point
Main entry: point, percentage point, decimal point
Definition: the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
Definition: a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
Usage: the point of the arrow was due north
Main entry: period, full point, full stop, point, stop
Definition: a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Usage: in England they call a period a stop
Main entry: point
Definition: the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
Usage: she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street
Main entry: point
Definition: a promontory extending out into a large body of water
Usage: they sailed south around the point
Main entry: point
Definition: 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
Main entry: point
Definition: the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
Usage: he scored 20 points in the first half; a touchdown counts 6 points
Main entry: point
Definition: a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
Main entry: point
Definition: a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
Main entry: point, compass point
Definition: any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
Usage: he checked the point on his compass
Definition: a V shape
Usage: the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points
Definition: a very small circular shape
Usage: a row of points; draw lines between the dots
Main entry: level, stage, point, degree
Definition: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
Usage: a remarkable degree of frankness; at what stage are the social sciences?
Main entry: point, point in time
Definition: an instant of time
Usage: at that point I had to leave
Definition: repair the joints of bricks
Usage: point a chimney
Main entry: taper, sharpen, point
Definition: give a point to
Usage: The candles are tapered
Main entry: bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point
Definition: be a signal for or a symptom of
Usage: These symptoms indicate a serious illness; Her behavior points to a severe neurosis; The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
Main entry: show, point, indicate, designate
Definition: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
Usage: I showed the customer the glove section; He pointed to the empty parking space; he indicated his opponents
Main entry: point
Definition: indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
Usage: the dog pointed the dead duck
Main entry: target, direct, aim, point, place
Definition: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
Usage: He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face; criticism directed at her superior; direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
Main entry: charge, level, point
Definition: direct into a position for use
Usage: point a gun; He charged his weapon at me
Main entry: point
Definition: be positionable in a specified manner
Usage: The gun points with ease
Main entry: point
Definition: mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
Main entry: point
Definition: mark with diacritics
Usage: point the letter
Main entry: point
Definition: mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
Definition: sail close to the wind
Main entry: direct, steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, channelise, channelize, guide, head
Definition: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Definition: be oriented
Usage: The weather vane points North; the dancers toes pointed outward