English to English
noun
- a geometric element that has position but no extension
A point is defined by its coordinates.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
She walked to a point where she could survey the whole street.
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- 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.
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- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
Several of the details are similar.
A point of information.
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- 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?.
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- an instant of time
At that point I had to leave.
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- the object of an activity
What is the point of discussing it?.
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- a V shape
The cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points.
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- a very small circular shape
A row of points.
Draw lines between the dots.
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- the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
He scored 20 points in the first half.
A touchdown counts 6 points.
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- a promontory extending out into a large body of water
They sailed south around the point.
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- 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.
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- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
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- an outstanding characteristic
His acting was one of the high points of the movie.
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- sharp end
He stuck the point of the knife into a tree.
He broke the point of his pencil.
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- any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
He checked the point on his compass.
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- a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
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- 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
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- 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.
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- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
The point of the arrow was due north.
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- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
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- the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
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- a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
He knows my bad points as well as my good points.
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- the gun muzzle's direction
He held me up at the point of a gun.
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- a wall socket
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- a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
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- That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin.
source: Webster 1913
- A pointed piece of quill or bone covered at one end with vaccine matter; -- called also vaccine point.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- 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.
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- be oriented
The weather vane points North.
The dancers toes pointed outward.
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- direct into a position for use
Point a gun.
He charged his weapon at me.
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- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
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- 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.
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- sail close to the wind
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- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
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- mark with diacritics
Point the letter.
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- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
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- be positionable in a specified manner
The gun points with ease.
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- 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.
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- indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
The dog pointed the dead duck.
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- give a point to
The candles are tapered.
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- repair the joints of bricks
Point a chimney.
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- To appoint.
source: Webster 1913
- To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.
source: Webster 1913
- To direct the point of something, as of a finger, for the purpose of designating an object, and attracting attention to it; -- with at.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [póint] Dulo; tulos
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [póint] Tumudlâ; umapuntá; iturò; daliriin
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
