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Translations:

point — point in geometry

→ נקודה (n'kudá) f

→ נְקֻדָּה (n'kudá) f

point — unit of scoring in a game or competition

→ נקודה (n'kudá)

→ נְקֻדָּה (n'kudá) f

point — to extend finger

→ הִצְבִּיעַ (hitzbi'á)

Additional Definitions (WordNet):

NOUN (26)

1. a geometric element that has position but no extension;
- Example: "a point is defined by its coordinates"

2. the precise location of something; a spatially limited location;
- Example: "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"

3. a brief version of the essential meaning of something;
- Example: "get to the point"
- Example: "he missed the point of the joke"
- Example: "life has lost its point"

4. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole;
- Example: "several of the details are similar"
- Example: "a point of information"
[syn: detail, item, point]

5. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process;
- Example: "a remarkable degree of frankness"
- Example: "at what stage are the social sciences?"
[syn: degree, level, stage, point]

6. an instant of time;
- Example: "at that point I had to leave"
[syn: point, point in time]

7. the object of an activity;
- Example: "what is the point of discussing it?"

8. a V shape;
- Example: "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
[syn: point, tip, peak]

9. a very small circular shape;
- Example: "a row of points"
- Example: "draw lines between the dots"
[syn: point, dot]

10. the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest;
- Example: "he scored 20 points in the first half"
- Example: "a touchdown counts 6 points"

11. a promontory extending out into a large body of water;
- Example: "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;
- Example: "he noticed an item in the New York Times"
- Example: "she had several items on her shopping list"
- Example: "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;
- Example: "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
[syn: point, spot]

15. sharp end;
- Example: "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"
- Example: "he broke the point of his pencil"

16. any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass;
- Example: "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;
- Example: "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;
- Example: "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]

23. a distinguishing or individuating characteristic;
- Example: "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"

24. the gun muzzle's direction;
- Example: "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]

VERB (14)

1. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively;
- Example: "I showed the customer the glove section"
- Example: "He pointed to the empty parking space"
- Example: "he indicated his opponents"
[syn: indicate, point, designate, show]

2. be oriented;
- Example: "The weather vane points North"
- Example: "the dancers toes pointed outward"
[syn: orient, point]

3. direct into a position for use;
- Example: "point a gun"
- Example: "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;
- Example: "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"
- Example: "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"
- Example: "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;
- Example: "point the letter"

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

10. be positionable in a specified manner;
- Example: "The gun points with ease"

11. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal;
- Example: "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"
- Example: "criticism directed at her superior"
- Example: "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;
- Example: "the dog pointed the dead duck"

13. give a point to;
- Example: "The candles are tapered"
[syn: sharpen, taper, point]

14. repair the joints of bricks;
- Example: "point a chimney"
[syn: point, repoint]

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