a geometric element that has position but no extension"a point is defined by its coordinates"
the precise location of something; a spatially limited location"she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
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 specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process 同义词：degreelevelstage
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole"a point of information"
同义词：detailitem
an instant of time"at that point I had to leave"
同义词：point in time
the object of an activity"what is the point of discussing it?"
a V shape"the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
同义词：tippeak
a very small circular shape"a row of points"
同义词：dot
the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest"he scored 20 points in the first half"; " a touchdown counts 6 points"
a promontory extending out into a large body of water"they sailed south around the point"
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list"the main point on the agenda was taken up first"
同义词：item
a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect an outstanding characteristic"his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
同义词：spot
sharp end"he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; " he broke the point of his pencil"
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass"he checked the point on his compass"
同义词：compass point
a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations 同义词：periodfull stopstopfull point
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer"the point of the arrow was due north"
同义词：head
the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip 同义词：pointedness
a distinguishing or individuating characteristic"he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
the gun muzzle's direction"he held me up at the point of a gun"
同义词：gunpoint
a wall socket 同义词：power point
a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs 同义词：distributor pointbreaker point
v. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively"He pointed to the empty parking space"
同义词：indicateshow
be oriented"The weather vane points North"; " the dancers toes pointed outward"
同义词：orient
direct into a position for use"point a gun"
同义词：chargelevel
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling 同义词：steermaneuvermanoeuvermanoeuvredirectheadguidechannelizechannelise
be a signal for or a symptom of"Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"
同义词：bespeakbetokenindicatesignal
sail close to the wind 同义词：luff
mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics mark with diacritics"point the letter"
mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes be positionable in a specified manner"The gun points with ease"
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal 同义词：targetaimplacedirect
give a point to 同义词：sharpentaper
repair the joints of bricks"point a chimney"
同义词：repoint