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Meaning of point

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  point
      n 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" [syn: {detail}, {item}, {point}]
      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?" [syn: {degree},
         {level}, {stage}, {point}]
      6: an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" [syn:
         {point}, {point in time}]
      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"
         [syn: {point}, {tip}, {peak}]
      9: a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines
         between the dots" [syn: {point}, {dot}]
      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" [syn: {item}, {point}]
      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" [syn: {point}, {spot}]
      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" [syn:
          {compass point}, {point}]
      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" [syn: {period}, {point},
          {full stop}, {stop}, {full point}]
      20: a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point
          of the arrow was due north" [syn: {point}, {head}]
      21: the dot at the left of a decimal fraction [syn: {decimal
          point}, {percentage point}, {point}]
      22: the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip [syn:
          {point}, {pointedness}] [ant: {unpointedness}]
      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" [syn: {point}, {gunpoint}]
      25: a wall socket [syn: {point}, {power point}]
      26: a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its
          projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark
          plugs [syn: {distributor point}, {breaker point}, {point}]
      v 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" [syn: {indicate}, {point},
           {designate}, {show}]
      2: be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers
         toes pointed outward" [syn: {orient}, {point}]
      3: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged
         his weapon at me" [syn: {charge}, {level}, {point}]
      4: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
         [syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre},
         {direct}, {point}, {head}, {guide}, {channelize},
         {channelise}]
      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"
         [syn: {bespeak}, {betoken}, {indicate}, {point}, {signal}]
      6: sail close to the wind [syn: {luff}, {point}]
      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" [syn: {target}, {aim}, {place}, {direct},
          {point}]
      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" [syn: {sharpen},
          {taper}, {point}]
      14: repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" [syn:
          {point}, {repoint}]

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