Noun Definition
point
1.Definition: 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"
Category: General2.Definition: a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
Category: Objects3.Definition: 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"
Related Noun(s):item
Category: General4.Definition: a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
"He knows my bad points as well as my good points"
Category: General5.Definition: a geometric element that has position but no extension
"A point is defined by its coordinates"
Category: General6.Definition: a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
Category: General7.Definition: a promontory extending out into a large body of water
"They sailed south around the point"
Category: Objects8.Definition: a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Category: General9.Definition: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
Category: General10.Definition: a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
Category: General11.Definition: a V shape
"The cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
Category: General12.Definition: a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
"The point of the arrow was due north"
Related Noun(s):head
Category: General13.Definition: a very small circular shape
"A row of points", "Draw lines between the dots"
Related Noun(s):dot
Category: General16.Definition: an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
"Several of the details are similar", "A point of information"
Category: General17.Definition: an outstanding characteristic
"His acting was one of the high points of the movie"
Related Noun(s):spot
Category: General18.Definition: any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
"He checked the point on his compass"
Category: General19.Definition: 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
Category: General"He stuck the point of the knife into a tree", "He broke the point of his pencil"
Category: Objects22.Definition: the gun muzzle's direction
"He held me up at the point of a gun"
Related Noun(s):gunpoint
Category: Objects24.Definition: the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
"She walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
Category: Places25.Definition: the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
Related Noun(s):pointedness
Category: General26.Definition: the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
"He scored 20 points in the first half", "A touchdown counts 6 points"
Category: General