POINT

'POINT' is a 5 letter word starting with P and ending with T

Crossword clues for 'POINT'

Synonyms, crossword answers and other related words for POINT

Definition of point

• repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"
• indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle; "the dog pointed the dead duck"
• be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"
• mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
• mark with diacritics; "point the letter"
• mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
• sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
• a wall socket
• the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"
• an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
• a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
• the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
• a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"
• the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"
• 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"
• a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
• the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
• a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point"
• 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
• the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
• a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
• a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
• a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
• a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
• an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"

Anagrams of point