1. point - noun
· a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"
Hypernym(s): component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
2. point - noun
· the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
Hypernym(s): location
3. point - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): meaning, significance, signification, import
4. point - noun
· an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
Hypernym(s): fact
5. point - noun
· 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?"
Synonym(s): degree, level, stage
Hypernym(s): state
6. point - noun
· an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"
Synonym(s): point_in_time
Hypernym(s): measure, quantity, amount
7. point - noun
· the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"
Hypernym(s): aim, object, objective, target
8. point - noun
· a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
Hypernym(s): convex_shape, convexity
9. point - noun
· a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
Synonym(s): dot
Hypernym(s): disk, disc, saucer
10. point - noun
· the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
Hypernym(s): unit_of_measurement, unit
11. point - noun
· a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point"
Hypernym(s): promontory, headland, head, foreland
12. point - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): item
Hypernym(s): part, portion, component_part, component, constituent
13. point - noun
· a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
Hypernym(s): relevance, relevancy
14. point - noun
· an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
Synonym(s): spot
Hypernym(s): characteristic
15. point - noun
· sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
16. point - noun
· any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"
Synonym(s): compass_point
Hypernym(s): direction
17. point - noun
· a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
Hypernym(s): linear_unit, linear_measure
18. point - noun
· 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
Hypernym(s): loan
19. point - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): period, full_stop, stop, full_point
Hypernym(s): punctuation, punctuation_mark
20. point - noun
· a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
Synonym(s): head
Hypernym(s): mark
21. point - noun
· the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
Synonym(s): decimal_point, percentage_point
Hypernym(s): mathematical_notation
22. point - noun
· the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
Synonym(s): pointedness
Hypernym(s): taper
Antonym(s): unpointedness
23. point - noun
· a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
Hypernym(s): characteristic
24. point - noun
· the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"
Synonym(s): gunpoint
Hypernym(s): gun_muzzle, muzzle
25. point - noun
· a wall socket
Synonym(s): power_point
Hypernym(s): wall_socket, wall_plug, electric_outlet, electrical_outlet, outlet, electric_receptacle
26. point - noun
· a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
Synonym(s): distributor_point, breaker_point
Hypernym(s): contact, tangency
27. point - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): indicate, designate, show
Hypernym(s): inform
28. point - verb
· be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
Synonym(s): orient
Hypernym(s): lie
29. point - verb
· direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
Hypernym(s): aim, take, train, take_aim, direct
30. point - verb
· direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Synonym(s): steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, head, guide, channelize, channelise
31. point - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal
Hypernym(s): tell
32. point - verb
· sail close to the wind
Synonym(s): luff
Hypernym(s): sail
33. point - verb
· mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
34. point - verb
· mark with diacritics; "point the letter"
35. point - verb
· mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
36. point - verb
· be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"
Hypernym(s): be
37. point - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): target, aim, place, direct
Hypernym(s): aim, take, train, take_aim, direct
38. point - verb
· indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle; "the dog pointed the dead duck"
Hypernym(s): indicate, point, designate, show
39. point - verb
· give a point to; "The candles are tapered"
Hypernym(s): change_shape, change_form, deform
40. point - verb
· repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"
Synonym(s): repoint
Hypernym(s): repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish_up, restore, touch_on
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