Langtolang Multilingual Dictionary

an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

• “several of the details are similar”
• “a point of information”

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?”

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”
• “draw lines between the dots”

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

• “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”

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

• “in England they call a period a stop”

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

direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

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”

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

• “He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face”
• “criticism directed at her superior”
• “direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself”

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

• “the dog pointed the dead duck”

give a point to

• “The candles are tapered”

repair the joints of bricks

• “point a chimney”