Definition of point

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Point (n.) That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin..

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Helicoid :: Helicoid (n.) A warped surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner that every point of the line shall have a uniform motion in the direction of another fixed straight line, and at the same time a uniform angular motion about it..
Flat :: Flat (superl.) Wanting relief; destitute of variety; without points of prominence and striking interest.
Assignee :: Assignee (v.) In England, the persons appointed, under a commission of bankruptcy, to manage the estate of a bankrupt for the benefit of his creditors..
Peck :: Peck (v.) To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree..
Pritch :: Pritch (n.) A sharp-pointed instrument; also, an eelspear..
Remonstrate :: Remonstrate (v. t.) To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate..
Polarity :: Polarity (n.) A property of the conic sections by virtue of which a given point determines a corresponding right line and a given right line determines a corresponding point. See Polar, n..
Prong :: Prong (n.) A sharp-pointed instrument.
Appoint :: Appoint (v. t.) To assign, designate, or set apart by authority..
Vertex :: Vertex (n.) A turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit; crown; apex.
Interpoint :: Interpoint (v. t.) To point; to mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate.
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash..
Hinge :: Hinge (n.) One of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or south..
Stack :: Staccato (a.) Expressed in a brief, pointed manner..
Finesse :: Finesse (a.) Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.
Center :: Center (n.) A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction..
Focus :: Focus (n.) A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror..
Bickern :: Bickern (n.) An anvil ending in a beak or point (orig. in two beaks); also, the beak or horn itself..
Place :: Place (n.) To put or set in a particular rank, office, or position; to surround with particular circumstances or relations in life; to appoint to certain station or condition of life; as, in whatever sphere one is placed..
Nucleus :: Nucleus (n.) A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the central or material portion; -- used both literally and figuratively..
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