Definition of point

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Point (n.) The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick..

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Isobathytherm :: Isobathytherm (n.) A line connecting the points on the surface of the earth where a certain temperature is found at the same depth.
Cape :: Cape (v. i.) To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by south..
Peck :: Peck (v.) Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc., with repeated quick movements..
Note :: Note (n.) A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence..
Faburden :: Faburden (n.) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass.
Exemplification :: Exemplification (n.) That which exemplifies; a case in point; example.
Bluntness :: Bluntness (n.) Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness.
Pivotal :: Pivotal (a.) Of or pertaining to a pivot or turning point; belonging to, or constituting, a pivot; of the nature of a pivot; as, the pivotalopportunity of a career; the pivotal position in a battle..
Appraiser :: Appraiser (n.) One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates..
Cap :: Cap (v. t.) To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity..
Antisolar :: Antisolar (a.) Opposite to the sun; -- said of the point in the heavens 180ยก distant from the sun.
Secant :: Secant (a.) A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points..
Swallow-tailed :: Swallow-tailed (a.) Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a swallow's tail in form; having narrow and tapering or pointed skirts; as, a swallow-tailed coat..
Circumscribe :: Circumscribe (v. t.) To draw a line around so as to touch at certain points without cutting. See Inscribe, 5..
Pourpoint :: Pourpoint (n.) A quilted military doublet or gambeson worn in the 14th and 15th centuries; also, a name for the doublet of the 16th and 17th centuries worn by civilians..
Spire :: Spire (n.) A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Arch.), the roof of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high in proportion to its width; also, the pyramidal or aspiring termination of a tower which can not be said to have a roof, such as that of Strasburg cathedral; the tapering part of a steeple, or the steeple itself..
Meridian :: Meridian (a.) Hence: The highest point, as of success, prosperity, or the like; culmination..
Job :: Job (v. t.) To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.
Spicule :: Spicule (n.) A minute, slender granule, or point..
Headland :: Headland (n.) A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea or other expanse of water.
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