Dictionary entry details
• POINT (noun)
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)
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"):
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)
ground zero (the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon)
geographic point; geographical point (a point on the surface of the Earth)
focus (a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section)
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)
bellybutton; navel; omphalos; omphalus; umbilicus (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)
Meaning:
A brief version of the essential meaning of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context examples:
get to the point / he missed the point of the joke / 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)
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; stage; level; point
Context examples:
a remarkable degree of frankness / 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"):
climax (the most severe stage of a disease)
quickening (the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus)
ultimacy; ultimateness (the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance,)
state of the art (the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time)
plane (a level of existence or development)
standard of life; standard of living (a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group)
end point; resultant (the final point in a process)
extent (the point or degree to which something extends)
acme; elevation; height; meridian; peak; pinnacle; summit; superlative; tiptop; top (the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development)
ladder (ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress)
Meaning:
An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
detail; item; point
Context examples:
several of the details are similar / 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"):
technicality; trifle; triviality (a detail that is considered insignificant)
sticking point (a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal)
regard; respect ((usually preceded by 'in') a detail or point)
nook and cranny; nooks and crannies (something remote)
minutia (a small or minor detail)
Meaning:
An instant of time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
point in time; point
Context example:
at that point I had to leave
Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):
amount; measure; quantity (how much there is of something that you can quantify)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point"):
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)
instant; minute; moment; second (a particular point in time)
midterm (the middle of the gestation period)
distance (a remote point in time)
date; particular date (a particular but unspecified 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)
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))
Meaning:
A V shape
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
tip; peak; point
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"):
head (the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates))
cusp (small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth)
widow's peak (a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead)
Holonyms ("point" is a part of...):
cone; cone shape; conoid (a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point)
arrowhead (the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow)
blade; brand; steel; sword (a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard)
pencil (a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood)
knife (a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point)
alpenstock (a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers)
Meaning:
A very small circular shape
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
dot; point
Context examples:
a row of points / draw lines between the dots
Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):
disc; disk; saucer (something with a round shape like a flat circular plate)
Meaning:
The unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Context examples:
he scored 20 points in the first half / 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"):
match point ((tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis))
set point ((tennis) the final point needed to win a set in tennis)
advantage ((tennis) first point scored after deuce)
extra point; point after; point after touchdown (in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown)
Holonyms ("point" is a part of...):
score (a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest)
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))
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 examples:
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
Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):
component; component part; part; portion (something determined in relation to something that includes it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point"):
place; position (an item on a list or in a sequence)
news item (an item in a newspaper)
line item (an item in an appropriation bill)
inventory item (an item listed in an inventory)
incidental (an item that is incidental)
agenda item (one of the items to be considered)
Holonyms ("point" is a part of...):
list; listing (a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics))
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)
Meaning:
An outstanding characteristic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
spot; point
Context example:
his acting was one of the high points of the movie
Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):
characteristic (a distinguishing quality)
Meaning:
Sharp end
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context examples:
he stuck the point of the knife into a tree / he broke the point of his pencil
Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):
end (either extremity of something that has length)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point"):
spear-point; spearhead; spearpoint (the head and sharpened point of a spear)
pinpoint (the sharp point of a pin)
pike (a sharp point (as on the end of a spear))
nib; pen nib (the writing point of a pen)
diamond point (a very hard small point made from a diamond)
cusp (point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch))
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)
Holonyms ("point" is a part of...):
needle (a sharp pointed implement (usually steel))
pencil (a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood)
knife (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)
pin (a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things)
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)
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"):
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)
SbW; south by west (the compass point that is one point west of due south)
SbE; south by east (the compass point that is one point east of due south)
sou'-sou'-east; south southeast; SSE (the compass point midway between south and southeast)
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)
SEbS; southeast by south (the compass point that is one point south of southeast)
SE; sou'-east; southeast; southeastward (the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees)
SEbE; southeast by east (the compass point that is one point east of southeast)
east southeast; ESE (the compass point midway between east and southeast)
east by south; EbS (the compass point that is one point south of due east)
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 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)
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; stop; point
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)
Meaning:
A V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
point; head
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)
Meaning:
The property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
pointedness; point
Hypernyms ("point" is a kind of...):
taper (the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone))
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)
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)
Meaning:
A wall socket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
power point; 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; GB; 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)
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)
Meaning:
Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
point; indicate; show
Context examples:
I showed the customer the glove section / He pointed to the empty parking space / he indicated his opponents
Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):
inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "point"):
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
Meaning:
Be oriented
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
orient; point
Context examples:
The weather vane points North / 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
Meaning:
Direct into a position for use
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
point; level; charge
Context examples:
point a gun / He charged his weapon at me
Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):
aim; direct; take; take aim; train (aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
maneuver; guide; steer; channelize; channelise; manoeuver; manoeuvre; point; head; direct
Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):
command; control (exercise authoritative control or power over)
Domain category:
driving (the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "point"):
corner; tree (force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape)
canalise; canalize; channel (direct the flow of)
navigate; pilot (act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance)
conn (conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane)
starboard (turn to the right, of helms or rudders)
stand out (steer away from shore, of ships)
navigate (direct carefully and safely)
crab (direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind)
pull over (steer a vehicle to the side of the road)
sheer (cause to sheer)
dock (haul into a dock)
park (maneuver a vehicle into a parking space)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Be a signal for or a symptom of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
bespeak; betoken; indicate; signal; point
Context examples:
These symptoms indicate a serious illness / Her behavior points to a severe neurosis / 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"):
mark (designate as if by a mark)
augur; auspicate; betoken; bode; forecast; foreshadow; foretell; omen; portend; predict; prefigure; presage; prognosticate (indicate by signs)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something
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 in a boat propelled by wind)
Domain category:
navigation; pilotage; piloting (the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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
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
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
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))
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Meaning:
Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
target; direct; aim; place; point
Context examples:
He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face / criticism directed at her superior / direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
Hypernyms (to "point" is one way to...):
aim; direct; take; take aim; train (aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "point"):
home in; range in; zero in (direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids)
address (direct a question at someone)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Give a point to
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
taper; sharpen; point
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
Meaning:
Repair the joints of bricks
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
repoint; point
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
