point


Meanings

  • a geometric element that has position but no extension;
    • "a point is defined by its coordinates"
  • the precise location of something; a spatially limited location;
    • "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
  • 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"
  • an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole;
    • "a point of information"
  • a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process;
  • an instant of time;
    • "at that point I had to leave"
  • the object of an activity;
    • "what is the point of discussing it?"
  • a V shape;
    • "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
  • a very small circular shape;
    • "a row of points"
  • the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest;
    • "he scored 20 points in the first half"
    • "a touchdown counts 6 points"
  • a promontory extending out into a large body of water;
    • "they sailed south around the point"
  • a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list;
    • "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"
  • a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
  • an outstanding characteristic;
    • "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
  • sharp end;
    • "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"
    • "he broke the point of his pencil"
  • any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass;
    • "he checked the point on his compass"
  • a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
  • 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
  • a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations;
  • a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer;
    • "the point of the arrow was due north"
  • the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
  • the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
  • a distinguishing or individuating characteristic;
    • "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
  • the gun muzzle's direction;
    • "he held me up at the point of a gun"
  • a wall socket
  • a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
  • indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively;
    • "He pointed to the empty parking space"
  • be oriented;
    • "The weather vane points North"
    • "the dancers toes pointed outward"
  • direct into a position for use;
    • "point a gun"
  • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
  • be a signal for or a symptom of;
    • "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"
  • sail close to the wind
  • mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
  • mark with diacritics;
    • "point the letter"
  • mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
  • be positionable in a specified manner;
    • "The gun points with ease"
  • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal;
  • indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle;
    • "the dog pointed the dead duck"
  • give a point to;
  • repair the joints of bricks;
    • "point a chimney"
  • POINT v -ED, -ING, -S to indicate direction with the finger


Scrabble Score: 7

point is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

point is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

point is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 9

point is a valid Words With Friends word