Definition of point

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Point (n.) Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp., the proposition to be established; as, the point of an anecdote..

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Nadir :: Nadir (n.) That point of the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly opposite the zenith; the inferior pole of the horizon; the point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where we stand..
Point-blank :: Point-blank (n.) With all small arms, the second point in which the natural line of sight, when horizontal, cuts the trajectory..
Nonagesimal :: Nonagesimal (n.) The middle or highest point of the part of the ecliptic which is at any given moment above the horizon. It is the ninetieth degree of the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it is intersected by the horizon..
Epigrammatical :: Epigrammatical () Suitable to epigrams; belonging to epigrams; like an epigram; pointed; piquant; as, epigrammatic style, wit, or sallies of fancy..
Label :: Label (n.) A barrulet, or, rarely, a bendlet, with pendants, or points, usually three, especially used as a mark of cadency to distinguish an eldest or only son while his father is still living..
From :: From (prep.) Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; -- used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occasion, out of
Ready :: Ready (superl.) On the point; about; on the brink; near; -- with a following infinitive.
Decucuminated :: Decucuminated (a.) Having the point or top cut off.
Rendezvous :: Rendezvous (n.) A meeting by appointment.
Moment :: Moment (n.) A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at thet very moment..
Bourne :: Bourne (n.) A bound; a boundary; a limit. Hence: Point aimed at; goal.
Mission :: Mission (n.) Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.
Straight :: Straight (superl.) Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one point to another by the nearest course; direct; not deviating or crooked; as, a straight line or course; a straight piece of timber..
Dibble :: Dibble (v. i.) A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which no set out plants or to plant seeds.
Far :: Far (adv.) To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity..
Chin :: Chin (n.) The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.
Homily :: Homily (n.) A serious or tedious exhortation in private on some moral point, or on the conduct of life..
Direct :: Direct (v. i.) To give direction; to point out a course; to act as guide.
Telethermometer :: Telethermometer (n.) An apparatus for determining the temperature of a distant point, as by a thermoelectric circuit or otherwise..
Light :: Light (n.) Appearance due to the particular facts and circumstances presented to view; point of view; as, to state things fairly and put them in the right light..
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