point

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

4.a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process;

a remarkable degree of frankness

5.an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole;

several of the details are similar

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

10. the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest;

he scored 20 points in the first half

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

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

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. 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

19. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer;

the point of the arrow was due north

20. the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point

21. a distinguishing or individuating characteristic;

he knows my bad points as well as my good points

22. the gun muzzle's direction;

he held me up at the point of a gun

23. a wall socket

24. a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points 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

2.be oriented;

The weather vane points North

3.direct into a position for use;

point a gun

4.direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

5.be a signal for or a symptom of;

These symptoms indicate a serious illness

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

12. give a point to;

The candles are tapered

13. repair the joints of bricks;

point a chimney