point
Forms
- Plural
- points
- present (v1)
- point
- past (v2)
- pointed
- past participle (v3)
- pointed
- present participle
- pointing
- 3rd person singular
- points
Definitions
1.A small dot or mark.
- Commas and points they set exactly right.
- The stars showed as tiny points of yellow light.
- Sound the trumpet, not a levant, or a flourish, but a point of war.
2.A small discrete division or individual feature of something.
- She was not feeling in good point.
- Possession is nine points of the law.
- We should meet at a pre-arranged point.
3.A sharp extremity.
- His cowboy belt was studded with points.
- Cut the skin with the point of the knife.
- Solutrean points resemble the canines of the sabre-toothed cats.
4.The act of pointing.
- The dog came to a point.
1.To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
- It's rude to point at other people.
- Now must the world point at poor Katharine.
- Point at the tattered coat and ragged shoe.
2.To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
- The skis were pointing uphill.
3.To face in a particular direction.
1.point taken; understood; got it
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #193
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
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”).