Meaning & Definition of Point in English

1. A geometric element that has position but no extension

• "A point is defined by its coordinates"

2. The precise location of something

• A spatially limited location

• "She walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"

3. 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"

4. An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

• "Several of the details are similar"

• "A point of information"

5. 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?"

6. An instant of time

• "At that point i had to leave"

7. The object of an activity

• "What is the point of discussing it?"

8. A v shape

• "The cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"

9. A very small circular shape

• "A row of points"

• "Draw lines between the dots"

10. The unit of counting in scoring a game or contest

• "He scored 20 points in the first half"

• "A touchdown counts 6 points"

11. A promontory extending out into a large body of water

• "They sailed south around the point"

12. 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"

13. A style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect

14. An outstanding characteristic

• "His acting was one of the high points of the movie"

15. Sharp end

• "He stuck the point of the knife into a tree"

• "He broke the point of his pencil"

16. Any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass

• "He checked the point on his compass"

17. A linear unit used to measure the size of type

• Approximately 1/72 inch

18. 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

19. 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"

20. A v-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

• "The point of the arrow was due north"

21. The dot at the left of a decimal fraction

22. The property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip

23. A distinguishing or individuating characteristic

• "He knows my bad points as well as my good points"

24. The gun muzzle's direction

• "He held me up at the point of a gun"

25. A wall socket

26. A contact in the distributor

• As the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs

1. 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"

2. Be oriented

• "The weather vane points north"

• "The dancers toes pointed outward"

3. Direct into a position for use

• "Point a gun"

• "He charged his weapon at me"

4. Direct the course

• Determine the direction of travelling

5. 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"

6. Sail close to the wind

7. Mark (hebrew words) with diacritics

8. Mark with diacritics

• "Point the letter"

9. Mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes

10. Be positionable in a specified manner

• "The gun points with ease"

11. 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"

12. Indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle

• "The dog pointed the dead duck"

13. Give a point to

• "The candles are tapered"

14. Repair the joints of bricks

• "Point a chimney"