point
Part of speech: intj
verb
Morphological type: simple
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Etymology: From Middle English poynt, from Old French point m (“dot; minute amount”), from Latin pūnctum (“a hole punched in; a point, puncture”), substantive use of pūnctus m, perfect passive participle of pungō (“to prick, punch”); alternatively, from Old French pointe f (“sharp tip”), from Latin pūncta f (past participle), all from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to sting, prick”).
Mostly displaced native Middle English ord (“point”), from Old English ord (“point”). Doublet of pointe, ponto, puncto, punctum, punt, and punto.
Inflected forms:
form: p'int
pos: intj
tags: alternative
form: points
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: pointing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: pointed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: pointed
pos: verb
tags: past
form: p'int
pos: verb
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: point taken; understood; got it
pos: intj
gloss: To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: It's rude to point at other people.
Now must the world point at poor Katharine.
Point at the tattered coat and ragged shoe.
Luiz struggled with the movement of Helguson in the box, as he collected a long ball and the Spaniard barged him over, leaving referee Chris Foy little option but to point to the spot.
gloss: To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: The arrow of a compass points north
The skis were pointing uphill.
The arrow on the map points towards the entrance
In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.
gloss: To face in a particular direction.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
gloss: To direct toward an object; to aim.
pos: verb
tags: figuratively
sometimes
transitive
examples: to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort
Mr. Fitzsimons pointed my attention to an outside car on which was written, "Take warning," or something of that kind, and he pointed that out to me, and drew my attention to it, as a thing likely to intimidate […]
gloss: To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
pos: verb
examples: to point a dart, a pencil, or (figuratively) a moral
gloss: To indicate a probability of something.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: Tens of thousands of Portuguese, Greek and Irish people have left their homelands this year, many heading for the southern hemisphere. Anecdotal evidence points to the same happening in Spain and Italy.
gloss: To repair mortar.
pos: verb
tags: ambitransitive
gloss: To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
pos: verb
examples: Damaged stone will be removed, and the new stone installed and pointed to ensure a comprehensive match to maintain the integrity of the structure.
gloss: To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: If he asks for food, point him toward the refrigerator.
Whosoever should be guided through his battles by Minerva, and pointed to every scene of them.
gloss: To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To mark with diacritics.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.
pos: verb
tags: dated
examples: to point a composition
gloss: To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
pos: verb
tags: Internet
transitive
gloss: To sail close to the wind.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: Bear off a little, we're pointing.
gloss: To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: Novv the vvarm Scent aſſures the Covey near, / He [the dog] treads vvith Caution, and he points vvith Fear; […]
He says he found him, not a hour ago, under a clump in Birling Wood, because his own dog knew there was something there and as good as said so. I thought it sounded queer too, mum, but Mr. Batts did say that his dog stood and pointed at the bush and there when he looked was Nipper.
gloss: To approximate to the surface; to head.
pos: verb
gloss: To give point to (something said or done); to give particular prominence or force to.
pos: verb
tags: dated
examples: He points it, however, by no deviation from his straightforward manner of speech.
‘Oh, it is the great defect in our Indian character!’ – and, as if to point his criticism, the lights of the Civil Station appeared on a rise to the right.
Derived words: finger-point
finger pointing at the moon
point and call
point-and-click
point-and-drool
point-and-shoot
point-and-shooter
point at
point at infinity
pointer
point fingers
point one's toes
point out
point Percy at the porcelain
point the bone
point the finger
point the finger at
point up
repoint
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