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 Dictionary entry overview: What does point mean? 

• POINT (noun)
  The noun POINT has 26 senses:

1. a geometric element that has position but no extension

2. the precise location of something; a spatially limited location

3. a brief version of the essential meaning of something

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

5. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

6. an instant of time

7. the object of an activity

8. a V shape

9. a very small circular shape

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

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

12. a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

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

14. an outstanding characteristic

15. sharp end

16. any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a 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

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

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

24. the gun muzzle's direction

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

  Familiarity information: POINT used as a noun is very familiar.

• POINT (verb)
  The verb POINT has 14 senses:

1. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

2. be oriented

3. direct into a position for use

4. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

5. be a signal for or a symptom of

6. sail close to the wind

7. mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics

8. mark with diacritics

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

10. be positionable in a specified manner

11. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

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

13. give a point to

14. repair the joints of bricks

  Familiarity information: POINT used as a verb is familiar.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A geometric element that has position but no extension

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context example:

a point is defined by its coordinates

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

component; constituent; element; factor; ingredient (an abstract part of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point"):

attracter; attractor ((physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system)

intersection; intersection point; point of intersection (a point where lines intersect)

intercept (the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The precise location of something; a spatially limited location

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Context example:

she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

location (a point or extent in space)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point"):

punctum ((anatomy) a point or small area)

blind spot; optic disc; optic disk (the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light)

belly button; bellybutton; navel; omphalos; omphalus; umbilicus (a scar where the umbilical cord was attached)

McBurney's point (a point one third of the way along a line drawn from the hip to the umbilicus; the point of maximum sensitivity in acute appendicitis)

node ((physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system)

antinode ((physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system)

beginning; origin; root; rootage; source (the place where something begins, where it springs into being)

celestial point (a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere))

center; centre; midpoint (a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure)

crinion; trichion (point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead)

chokepoint (a point of congestion or blockage)

corner (the point where two lines meet or intersect)

crossing (a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect)

focus (a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section)

geographic point; geographical point (a point on the surface of the Earth)

ground zero (the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon)

hot spot; hotspot (a point of relatively intense heat or radiation)

midair (some point in the air; above ground level)

abutment (point of contact between two objects or parts)

place; position (the particular portion of space occupied by something)

position (the appropriate or customary location)

pressure point (any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point)

military position; position (a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons)

corner (the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect)

place; spot; topographic point (a point located with respect to surface features of some region)

vanishing point (the point beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist)

focal point; focus (a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges)

hilum (the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle)

focal point; focus; nidus (a central point or locus of an infection in an organism)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A brief version of the essential meaning of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

life has lost its point

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

import; meaning; significance; signification (the message that is intended or expressed or signified)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point"):

bottom line (the decisive point)

crux; crux of the matter (the most important point)

rallying point (a point or principle on which scattered or opposing groups can come together)

talking point (an especially persuasive point helping to support an argument or discussion)

Sense 4

Meaning:

An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

detail; item; point

Context example:

a point of information

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

fact (a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point"):

minutia (a small or minor detail)

nook and cranny; nooks and crannies (something remote)

regard; respect ((usually preceded by 'in') a detail or point)

sticking point (a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal)

trifle; triviality (a detail that is considered insignificant)

technicality (a specific detail in a set of rules or terms belonging to a particular field)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

degree; level; point; stage

Context example:

at what stage are the social sciences?

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point"):

ladder (ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress)

acme; elevation; height; meridian; peak; pinnacle; summit; superlative; tiptop; top (the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development)

extent (the point or degree to which something extends)

end point; resultant (the final point in a process)

living standards; standard of life; standard of living (a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group)

plane (a level of existence or development)

state of the art (the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time)

ultimacy; ultimateness (the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance)

quickening (the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus)

climax (the most severe stage of a disease)

Sense 6

Meaning:

An instant of time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

point; point in time

Context example:

at that point I had to leave

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

amount; measure; quantity (how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point"):

distance (a remote point in time)

deadline (the point in time at which something must be completed)

arrival time; time of arrival (the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to arrive at a given destination)

departure time; time of departure (the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to depart from a given point of origin)

midterm (middle of an academic term or a political term in office)

full term; term (the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent)

midterm (the middle of the gestation period)

instant; minute; moment; second (a particular point in time)

run-time (the time at which a (software or multimedia) program is run)

beginning; commencement; first; get-go; kickoff; offset; outset; showtime; start; starting time (the time at which something is supposed to begin)

middle (time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period)

end; ending (the point in time at which something ends)

phase; phase angle (a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle)

show time (the point in time at which an entertainment (a movie or television show etc.) is scheduled to begin)

then (that time; that moment)

Sense 7

Meaning:

The object of an activity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context example:

what is the point of discussing it?

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

aim; object; objective; target (the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable))

Sense 8

Meaning:

A V shape

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

peak; point; tip

Context example:

the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

convex shape; convexity (a shape that curves or bulges outward)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point"):

widow's peak (a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead)

cusp (small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth)

head (the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates))

Holonyms ("point" is a part of...):

alpenstock (a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers)

arrowhead (the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow)

knife (a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point)

pencil (a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood)

blade; brand; steel; sword (a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard)

cone; cone shape; conoid (a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point)

Derivation:

point (give a point to)

Sense 9

Meaning:

A very small circular shape

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

dot; point

Context example:

draw lines between the dots

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

disc; disk; saucer (something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate)

Derivation:

point (mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes)

point (mark with diacritics)

point (mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics)

Sense 10

Meaning:

The unit of counting in scoring a game or contest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Context example:

a touchdown counts 6 points

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

unit; unit of measurement (any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point"):

extra point; point after; point after touchdown (in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown)

advantage ((tennis) first point scored after deuce)

set point ((tennis) the final point needed to win a set in tennis)

match point ((tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis))

Holonyms ("point" is a part of...):

score (a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest)

Sense 11

Meaning:

A promontory extending out into a large body of water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Context example:

they sailed south around the point

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

foreland; head; headland; promontory (a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea))

Sense 12

Meaning:

A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

item; point

Context example:

the main point on the agenda was taken up first

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

component; component part; constituent; part; portion (something determined in relation to something that includes it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point"):

agenda item (one of the items to be considered)

incidental (an item that is incidental)

inventory item (an item listed in an inventory)

line item (an item in an appropriation bill)

news item (an item in a newspaper)

place; position (an item on a list or in a sequence)

Holonyms ("point" is a part of...):

list; listing (a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics))

Sense 13

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

relevance; relevancy (the relation of something to the matter at hand)

Sense 14

Meaning:

An outstanding characteristic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

point; spot

Context example:

his acting was one of the high points of the movie

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

characteristic (a distinguishing quality)

Sense 15

Meaning:

Sharp end

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

he broke the point of his pencil

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

end; terminal (either extremity of something that has length)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point"):

arrowhead (the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow)

barb (a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove)

barb (the pointed part of barbed wire)

cusp (point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch))

diamond point (a very hard small point made from a diamond)

nib; pen nib (the writing point of a pen)

pike (a sharp point (as on the end of a spear))

pinpoint (the sharp point of a pin)

spear-point; spearhead; spearpoint (the head and sharpened point of a spear)

spike (each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves))

Holonyms ("point" is a part of...):

awl (a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes)

ice pick; icepick (pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice)

knife (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)

needle (a sharp pointed implement (usually steel))

pencil (a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood)

pin (a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things)

Derivation:

point (give a point to)

Sense 16

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Synonyms:

compass point; point

Context example:

he checked the point on his compass

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

direction (the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point"):

cardinal compass point (one of the four main compass points)

NbE; north by east (the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north)

NNE; nor'-nor'-east; north northeast (the compass point that is midway between north and northeast)

NEbN; northeast by north (the compass point that is one point north of northeast)

NE; nor'-east; northeast; northeastward (the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees)

NEbE; northeast by east (the compass point that is one point east of northeast)

east northeast; ENE (the compass point midway between northeast and east)

east by north; EbN (the compass point that is one point north of due east)

east by south; EbS (the compass point that is one point south of due east)

east southeast; ESE (the compass point midway between east and southeast)

SEbE; southeast by east (the compass point that is one point east of southeast)

SE; sou'-east; southeast; southeastward (the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees)

SEbS; southeast by south (the compass point that is one point south of southeast)

sou'-sou'-east; south southeast; SSE (the compass point midway between south and southeast)

SbE; south by east (the compass point that is one point east of due south)

SbW; south by west (the compass point that is one point west of due south)

sou'-sou'-west; south southwest; SSW (the compass point midway between south and southwest)

southwest by south; SWbS (the compass point that is one point south of southwest)

sou'-west; southwest; southwestward; SW (the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees)

southwest by west; SWbW (the compass point that is one point west of southwest)

west southwest; WSW (the compass point midway between west and southwest)

WbS; west by south (the compass point that is one point south of due west)

WbN; west by north (the compass point that is one point north of due west)

west northwest; WNW (the compass point midway between west and northwest)

northwest by west; NWbW (the compass point that is one point west of northwest)

nor'-west; northwest; northwestward; NW (the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees)

northwest by north; NWbN (the compass point that is one point north of northwest)

NNW; nor'-nor'-west; north northwest (the compass point that is midway between north and northwest)

NbW; north by west (the compass point that is one point west of due north)

Sense 17

Meaning:

A linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)

Holonyms ("point" is a part of...):

em; pica; pica em (a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing)

Sense 18

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

loan (the temporary provision of money (usually at interest))

Sense 19

Meaning:

A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

full point; full stop; period; point; stop

Context example:

in England they call a period a stop

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

punctuation; punctuation mark (the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point"):

suspension point ((usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete)

Derivation:

point (mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes)

point (mark with diacritics)

point (mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics)

Sense 20

Meaning:

A V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

head; point

Context example:

the point of the arrow was due north

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

mark (a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation))

Holonyms ("point" is a part of...):

arrow; pointer (a mark to indicate a direction or relation)

Sense 21

Meaning:

The dot at the left of a decimal fraction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

decimal point; percentage point; point

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

mathematical notation (a notation used by mathematicians)

Sense 22

Meaning:

The property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

point; pointedness

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

taper (the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone))

Derivation:

point (give a point to)

Sense 23

Meaning:

A distinguishing or individuating characteristic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

he knows my bad points as well as my good points

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

characteristic (a distinguishing quality)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point"):

selling point (a characteristic of something that is up for sale that makes it attractive to potential customers)

Sense 24

Meaning:

The gun muzzle's direction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gunpoint; point

Context example:

he held me up at the point of a gun

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

gun muzzle; muzzle (the open circular discharging end of a gun)

Derivation:

point (be positionable in a specified manner)

Sense 25

Meaning:

A wall socket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

point; power point

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

electric outlet; electric receptacle; electrical outlet; outlet; wall plug; wall socket (receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Sense 26

Meaning:

A contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

breaker point; distributor point; point

Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):

contact; tangency ((electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact)

Holonyms ("point" is a part of...):

distributer; distributor; electrical distributor (electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence)

• POINT (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

designate; indicate; point; show

Context example:

he indicated his opponents

Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):

inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "point"):

point (indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle)

finger (indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments)

call attention; point out; signalise; signalize (point out carefully and clearly)

reflect (manifest or bring back)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

pointer (an indicator as on a dial)

pointer (a mark to indicate a direction or relation)

pointer ((computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be oriented

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

orient; point

Context example:

the dancers toes pointed outward

Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):

lie (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP

Derivation:

pointer (an indicator as on a dial)

pointer (a mark to indicate a direction or relation)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Direct into a position for use

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

charge; level; point

Context example:

He charged his weapon at me

Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):

aim; direct; take; take aim; train (point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards)

Verb group:

point (be positionable in a specified manner)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 4

Meaning:

Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

channelise; channelize; direct; guide; head; maneuver; manoeuver; manoeuvre; point; steer

Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):

command; control (exercise authoritative control or power over)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "point"):

dock (maneuver into a dock)

sheer (cause to sheer)

pull over (steer a vehicle to the side of the road)

helm (be at or take the helm of)

crab (direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind)

navigate (direct carefully and safely)

stand out (steer away from shore, of ships)

starboard (turn to the right, of helms or rudders)

conn (conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane)

navigate; pilot (act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance)

channel (direct the flow of)

corner; tree (force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape)

park (maneuver a vehicle into a parking space)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Sense 5

Meaning:

Be a signal for or a symptom of

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

bespeak; betoken; indicate; point; signal

Context example:

The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued

Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):

tell (let something be known)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "point"):

augur; auspicate; betoken; bode; forecast; foreshadow; foretell; omen; portend; predict; prefigure; presage; prognosticate (indicate, as with a sign or an omen)

mark (designate as if by a mark)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something

Sense 6

Meaning:

Sail close to the wind

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

luff; point

Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):

sail (travel on water propelled by wind)

Domain category:

navigation; pilotage; piloting (the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 7

Meaning:

Mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):

label; mark; tag (attach a tag or label to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

point (a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations)

point (a very small circular shape)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Mark with diacritics

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

point the letter

Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):

label; mark; tag (attach a tag or label to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

point (a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations)

point (a very small circular shape)

Sense 9

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):

label; mark; tag (attach a tag or label to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

point (a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations)

point (a very small circular shape)

Sense 10

Meaning:

Be positionable in a specified manner

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Context example:

The gun points with ease

Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

Verb group:

charge; level; point (direct into a position for use)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s Adjective/Noun

Derivation:

point (the gun muzzle's direction)

pointer ((computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions)

pointer (an indicator as on a dial)

pointer (a mark to indicate a direction or relation)

Sense 11

Meaning:

Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

aim; direct; place; point; target

Context example:

direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself

Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):

aim; direct; take; take aim; train (point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "point"):

address (direct a question at someone)

home in; range in; zero in (direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 12

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

the dog pointed the dead duck

Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):

designate; indicate; point; show (indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something

Sense 13

Meaning:

Give a point to

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

point; sharpen; taper

Context example:

The candles are tapered

Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):

change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "point"):

acuminate (make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

point (sharp end)

point (the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip)

point (a V shape)

Sense 14

Meaning:

Repair the joints of bricks

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

point; repoint

Context example:

point a chimney

Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):

bushel; doctor; fix; furbish up; mend; repair; restore; touch on (restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

It was a delicate point, and it widened the field of my inquiry.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A point mutation in the gene may be associated with ovarian serous carcinoma.

(NACA wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A myelodysplastic syndrome characterized by the presence of a point mutation in one of the following genes, TP53, EZH2, ETV6, RUNX1, and ASXL1.

(Myelodysplastic Syndrome with Gene Mutation, NCI Thesaurus)

After clearing his throat, however, he proceeded thus—I confess that I do think there is a disparity, too great a disparity, and in a point no less essential than mind.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

But you said we were children, and I said it was impossible, for you, and we have strayed away from the point.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

This may not be; cease to argue the point, for I cannot consent.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

In my hand I held the tract containing the sudden death of the Liar, to which narrative my attention had been pointed as to an appropriate warning.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Multiple point mutations in a DNA sequence from eukaryotic or prokaryotic organisms in which each mutation occurs by substitution of a purine base for a pyrimidine base or vice versa.

(Multiple Transversion Abnormalities, NCI Thesaurus)

The point in time that acts as a fixed reference point to a microbiology susceptibility assessment.

(Microbiology Susceptibility Timepoint Reference, NCI Thesaurus)

The ends were sharp as needle-points.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)