Definitions
of point
1. [n] - a very short period of time 2. [n] - a very small circular shape 3. [n] - a V shape 4. [n] - a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect 5. [n] - a linear unit used to measure the size of type 6. [n] - the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest 7. [n] - a promontory extending out into a large body of water 8. [n] - the precise location of something 9. [n] - a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer 10. [n] - a brief version of the essential meaning of something 11. [n] - the object of an activity 12. [n] - a geometric element that has position but no extension 13. [n] - the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point 14. [n] - a distinguishing or individuating characteristic 15. [n] - an outstanding characteristic 16. [n] - the gun muzzle's direction 17. [n] - (British) a wall socket 18. [n] - sharp end 19. [v] - mark Hebrew words with diacritics 20. [v] - mark with diacritics, as of letter 21. [v] - mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes 22. [v] - be positionable in a specified manner 23. [v] - repair the joints of bricks
Quotes
- Example use of the word point1. he stuck the point of the knife into a tree 2. he broke the point of his pencil 3. he held me up at the point of a gun 4. his acting was one of the high points of the movie 5. he knows my bad points as well as my good points 6. a point is defined by its coordinates 7. what is the point of discussing it? 8. get to the point 9. he missed the point of the joke 10. life has lost its point 11. the point of the arrow was due north 12. a spatially limited location 13. she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street 14. they sailed south around the point 15. he scored 20 points in the first half 16. a touchdown counts 6 points 17. approximately 1/72 inch 18. the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points 19. a row of points 20. draw lines between the dots 21. at that point I had to leave 22. point a chimney 23. The gun points with ease
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