(noun.)sharpend;'hestuckthepointoftheknifeintoatree';'hebrokethepointofhispencil'.
(noun.)awallsocket.
(noun.)thegunmuzzle'sdirection;'heheldmeupatthepointofagun'.
(noun.)anoutstandingcharacteristic;'hisactingwasoneofthehighpointsofthemovie'.
(noun.)adistinguishingorindividuatingcharacteristic;'heknowsmybadpointsaswellasmygoodpoints'.
(noun.)thepropertyofashapethattaperstoasharptip.
(noun.)ageometricelementthathaspositionbutnoextension;'apointisdefinedbyitscoordinates'.
(noun.)theobjectofanactivity;'whatisthepointofdiscussingit'.
(noun.)abriefversionoftheessentialmeaningofsomething;'gettothepoint';'hemissedthepointofthejoke';'lifehaslostitspoint'.
(noun.)aV-shapedmarkatoneendofanarrowpointer;'thepointofthearrowwasduenorth'.
(noun.)thepreciselocationofsomething;aspatiallylimitedlocation;'shewalkedtoapointwhereshecouldsurveythewholestreet'.
(noun.)apromontoryextendingoutintoalargebodyofwater;'theysailedsoutharoundthepoint'.
(noun.)onepercentofthetotalprincipalofaloan;itispaidatthetimetheloanismadeandisindependentoftheinterestontheloan.
(noun.)theunitofcountinginscoringagameorcontest;'hescored20pointsinthefirsthalf';'atouchdowncounts6points'.
(noun.)alinearunitusedtomeasurethesizeoftype;approximately1/72inch.
(noun.)astyleinspeechorwritingthatarrestsattentionandhasapenetratingorconvincingqualityoreffect.
(noun.)aVshape;'thecannibal'steethwerefiledtosharppoints'.
(noun.)averysmallcircularshape;'arowofpoints';'drawlinesbetweenthedots'.
(noun.)aninstantoftime;'atthatpointIhadtoleave'.
(verb.)repairthejointsofbricks;'pointachimney'.
(verb.)bepositionableinaspecifiedmanner;'Thegunpointswithease'.
(verb.)indicatethepresenceof(game)bystandingandpointingwiththemuzzle;'thedogpointedthedeadduck'.
(verb.)markwithdiacritics;'pointtheletter'.
(verb.)mark(apsalmtext)toindicatethepointsatwhichthemusicchanges.
(verb.)mark(Hebrewwords)withdiacritics.
(v.t.&i.)Toappoint.
(n.)Thatwhichpricksorpierces;thesharpendofanything,esp.thesharpendofapiercinginstrument,asaneedleorapin.
(n.)Aninstrumentwhichpricksorpierces,asasortofneedleusedbyengravers,etchers,laceworkers,andothers;also,apointedcuttingtool,asastonecutter'spoint;--calledalsopointer.
(n.)Anythingwhichtaperstoasharp,well-definedtermination.Specifically:Asmallpromontoryorcape;atractoflandextendingintothewaterbeyondthecommonshoreline.
(n.)Themarkmadebytheendofasharp,piercinginstrument,asaneedle;aprick.
(n.)Anindefinitelysmallspace;amerespotindicatedorsupposed.Specifically:(Geom.)Thatwhichhasneitherpartsnormagnitude;thatwhichhasposition,buthasneitherlength,breadth,northickness,--sometimesconceivedofasthelimitofaline;thatbythemotionofwhichalineisconceivedtobeproduced.
(n.)Anindivisibleportionoftime;amoment;aninstant;hence,theverge.
(n.)Amarkofpunctuation;acharacterusedtomarkthedivisionsofacomposition,orthepausestobeobservedinreading,ortopointoffgroupsoffigures,etc.;astop,asacomma,asemicolon,andesp.aperiod;hence,figuratively,anend,orconclusion.
(n.)Whateverservestomarkprogress,rank,orrelativeposition,ortoindicateatransitionfromonestateorpositiontoanother,degree;step;stage;hence,positionorconditionattained;as,apointofelevation,orofdepression;thestockfellofffivepoints;hewonbytenpoints.
(n.)Thatwhicharrestsattention,orindicatesqualitiesorcharacter;asalientfeature;acharacteristic;apeculiarity;hence,aparticular;anitem;adetail;as,thegoodorbadpointsofaman,ahorse,abook,astory,etc.
(n.)Hence,themostprominentorimportantfeature,asofanargument,discourse,etc.;theessentialmatter;esp.,thepropositiontobeestablished;as,thepointofananecdote.
(n.)Asmallmatter;atrifle;aleastconsideration;apunctilio.
(n.)Adotormarkusedtodesignatecertaintonesortime
(n.)Adotormarkdistinguishingorcharacterizingcertaintonesorstyles;as,pointsofperfection,ofaugmentation,etc.;hence,anote;atune.
(n.)Adotplacedattherighthandofanote,toraiseitsvalue,orprolongitstime,byonehalf,astomakeawholenoteequaltothreehalfnotes,ahalfnoteequaltothreequarternotes.
(n.)Afixedconventionalplaceforreference,orzeroofreckoning,intheheavens,usuallytheintersectionoftwoormoregreatcirclesofthesphere,andnamedspecificallyineachcaseaccordingtothepositionintended;as,theequinoctialpoints;thesolstitialpoints;thenodalpoints;verticalpoints,etc.SeeEquinoctialNodal.
(n.)Oneoftheseveraldifferentpartsoftheescutcheon.SeeEscutcheon.
(n.)Oneofthepointsofthecompass(seePointsofthecompass,below);also,thedifferencebetweentwopointsofthecompass;as,tofalloffapoint.
(n.)Ashortpieceofcordageusedinreefingsails.SeeReefpoint,underReef.
(n.)Aastringorlaceusedtotietogethercertainpartsofthedress.
(n.)Lacewroughttheneedle;as,pointdeVenise;Brusselspoint.SeePointlace,below.
(n.)Aswitch.
(n.)Anitemofprivateinformation;ahint;atip;apointer.
(n.)Afielderwhoisstationedontheoffside,abouttwelveorfifteenyardsfrom,andalittleinadvanceof,thebatsman.
(n.)Theattitudeassumedbyapointerdogwhenhefindsgame;as,thedogcametoapoint.SeePointer.
(n.)Astandardunitofmeasureforthesizeoftypebodies,beingonetwelfthofthethicknessofpicatype.SeePointsystemoftype,underType.
(n.)Atyneorsnagofanantler.
(n.)Oneofthespacesonabackgammonboard.
(n.)Amovementexecutedwiththesaberorfoil;as,tiercepoint.
(n.)Togiveapointto;tosharpen;tocut,forge,grind,orfiletoanacuteend;as,topointadart,orapencil.Usedalsofiguratively;as,topointamoral.
(n.)Todirecttowardanabject;toaim;as,topointagunatawolf,oracannonatafort.
(n.)Hence,todirecttheattentionornoticeof.
(n.)Tosupplywithpunctuationmarks;topunctuate;as,topointacomposition.
(n.)Tomark(asHebrew)withvowelpoints.
(n.)Togiveparticularprominenceto;todesignateinaspecialmanner;toindicate,asifbypointing;as,theerrorwaspointedout.
(n.)Toindicateordiscoverbyafixedlook,asgame.
(n.)Tofillupandfinishthejointsof(awall),byintroducingadditionalcementormortar,andbringingittoasmoothsurface.
(n.)Tocut,asasurface,withapointedtool.
(v.i.)Todirectthepointofsomething,asofafinger,forthepurposeofdesignatinganobject,andattractingattentiontoit;--withat.
(v.i.)Toindicatethepresenceofgamebyfixedandsteadylook,ascertainhuntingdogsdo.
(v.i.)Toapproximatetothesurface;tohead;--saidofanabscess.
编辑:珀尔
n.[1].Sharpend.[2].Cape,headland,projection.[3].Moment,instant,period,verge,eve.[4].Spot,place,station,stage.[5].Degree,grade,state,condition.[6].Object,end,aim,purpose,design.[7].Punctilio,nicety.[8].Question,position,thesis,theme,proposition,text,subject-matter,mootpoint.[9].Respect,particularaspect.[10].Characteristic,peculiarity,salienttrait.[11].Mark(asofpunctuation),character,stop.[12].Dot,speck.[13].Sally,witticism,flashofwit,livelyturnofthought.[14].Poignancy,sting.
v.a.[1].Sharpen,makepointed.[2].Aim,level,direct.[3].Indicate,designate,show,pointout,directattentionto.[4].Punctuate.
编辑:桑德拉
SYN:Aim,level,direct,show,indicate,[SeeINDICATE]
SYN:Apex,top,summit,sharp_end,aim,purpose,subject_matter,object,[SeeACME]