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: 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}]
     5: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the
        whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of
        information" [syn: {detail}, {item}]
     6: an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" [syn: {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: {tip}, {peak}]
     9: a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines
        between the dots" [syn: {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}]
     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: {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}]
     17: a linear unit used to measure the size of type;
         approximately 1/72 inch
     18: 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}, {full
         stop}, {stop}, {full point}]
     19: a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point
         of the arrow was due north" [syn: {head}]
     20: the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point [syn: {pointedness}]
         [ant: {unpointedness}]
     21: a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows
         my bad points as well as my good points"
     22: the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a
         gun" [syn: {gunpoint}]
     23: a wall socket [syn: {power point}]
     24: a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its
         projecting arm contacts distributor points and current
         flows to the spark plugs [syn: {distributor point}, {breaker
         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}, {show}]
     2: be oriented; "The weather vane points North" [syn: {orient}]
     3: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged
        his weapon at me" [syn: {charge}, {level}]
     4: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
        [syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre}, {direct},
         {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}, {signal}]
     6: sail close to the wind [syn: {luff}]
     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}]
     12: give a point to; "The candles are tapered" [syn: {sharpen},
         {taper}]
     13: repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" [syn: {repoint}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0