American English pronunciation
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IPA transcription: ['pɔɪnts]
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Noun
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a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
“a remarkable degree of frankness”
“at what stage are the social sciences?”
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a geometric element that has position but no extension
“a point is defined by its coordinates”
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an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
“several of the details are similar”
“a point of information”
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a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
“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”
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the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
“she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street”
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a brief version of the essential meaning of something
“get to the point”
“he missed the point of the joke”
“life has lost its point”
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a very small circular shape
“a row of points”
“draw lines between the dots”
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an instant of time
“at that point I had to leave”
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the object of an activity
“what is the point of discussing it?”
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a V shape
“the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points”
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an outstanding characteristic
“his acting was one of the high points of the movie”
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the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
“he scored 20 points in the first half”
“a touchdown counts 6 points”
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a promontory extending out into a large body of water
“they sailed south around the point”
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a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
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sharp end
“he stuck the point of the knife into a tree”
“he broke the point of his pencil”
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any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
“he checked the point on his compass”
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a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
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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
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a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
“in England they call a period a stop”
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a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
“the point of the arrow was due north”
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the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
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the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
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a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
“he knows my bad points as well as my good points”
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the gun muzzle's direction
“he held me up at the point of a gun”
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a wall socket
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a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
Verb
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indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
“I showed the customer the glove section”
“He pointed to the empty parking space”
“he indicated his opponents”
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be a signal for or a symptom of
“These symptoms indicate a serious illness”
“Her behavior points to a severe neurosis”
“The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued”
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direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
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intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
“He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face”
“criticism directed at her superior”
“direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself”
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be oriented
“The weather vane points North”
“the dancers toes pointed outward”
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direct into a position for use
“point a gun”
“He charged his weapon at me”
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sail close to the wind
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mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
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mark with diacritics
“point the letter”
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mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
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be positionable in a specified manner
“The gun points with ease”
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indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
“the dog pointed the dead duck”
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give a point to
“The candles are tapered”
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repair the joints of bricks
“point a chimney”
Usage examples
- Ferry Street was named after the ferry that traveled between Newark and points east.
- A young boy points a toy rifle offcamera.
- If the player accidentally self-kills, they lose points.
- The main goal is to end the game with most Victory Points.
- In spite of the added morale boost, Borgudd failed to score any more points.
- That season, he was tied for the league lead in points with Wayne Gretzky.
- Cross Beast, much like a standard Beast Out, will deduct emotion points from MegaMan.
- He wrote popular books on the Australian landscape embracing diverse points of view.
- Destroyed enemies leave behind fruit which can be collected for points.
- The team ended third, six points behind title winners Liverpool.