Definition of point

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Point (n.) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See Reef point, under Reef..

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Supremely :: Supreme (a.) Situated at the highest part or point.
Destitute :: Destitute (v. t.) To disappoint.
Point :: Point (n.) A switch.
Destination :: Destination (n.) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at..
Crunode :: Crunode (n.) A point where one branch of a curve crosses another branch. See Double point, under Double, a..
Kaleidophone :: Kaleidophone () An instrument invented by Professor Wheatstone, consisting of a reflecting knob at the end of a vibrating rod or thin plate, for making visible, in the motion of a point of light reflected from the knob, the paths or curves corresponding with the musical notes produced by the vibrations..
Hinge :: Hinge (n.) That on which anything turns or depends; a governing principle; a cardinal point or rule; as, this argument was the hinge on which the question turned..
Punctum :: Punctum (n.) A point.
Colligation :: Colligation (n.) That process by which a number of isolated facts are brought under one conception, or summed up in a general proposition, as when Kepler discovered that the various observed positions of the planet Mars were points in an ellipse..
Detail :: Detail (n.) To tell off or appoint for a particular service, as an officer, a troop, or a squadron..
Syzygy :: Syzygy (n.) The point of an orbit, as of the moon or a planet, at which it is in conjunction or opposition; -- commonly used in the plural..
Tip :: Tip (v. t.) To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip anything with gold or silver..
Assigner :: Assigner (n.) One who assigns, appoints, allots, or apportions..
Barbated :: Barbated (a.) Having barbed points.
Attach :: Attach (v. t.) To connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship..
Home :: Home (a.) Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust..
Corradiate :: Corradiate (v. t.) To converge to one point or focus, as light or rays..
Contrapuntist :: Contrapuntist (n.) One skilled in counterpoint.
Fetlock :: Fetlock (n.) The cushionlike projection, bearing a tuft of long hair, on the back side of the leg above the hoof of the horse and similar animals. Also, the joint of the limb at this point (between the great pastern bone and the metacarpus), or the tuft of hair..
Sum :: Sum (n.) The principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the amount; the substance; compendium; as, this is the sum of all the evidence in the case; this is the sum and substance of his objections..
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