Definition of point

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Point (v. i.) To approximate to the surface; to head; -- said of an abscess.

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Prejudication :: Prejudication (n.) A previous treatment and decision of a point; a precedent.
Dull :: Dull (superl.) Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt.
Directrix :: Directrix (n.) A line along which a point in another line moves, or which in any way governs the motion of the point and determines the position of the curve generated by it; the line along which the generatrix moves in generating a surface..
Constituent :: Constituent (a.) Having the power of electing or appointing.
Prick :: Prick (v.) That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer..
Antiae :: Antiae (n. pl.) The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds; the frontal points.
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..
Boiling :: Boiling (a.) Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; swelling with heat, ardor, or passion..
Bluntness :: Bluntness (n.) Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness.
Loop :: Loop (n.) A wire forming part of a main circuit and returning to the point from which it starts.
Assignation :: Assignation (n.) An appointment of time and place for meeting or interview; -- used chiefly of love interviews, and now commonly in a bad sense..
Cusp :: Cusp (n.) A multiple point of a curve at which two or more branches of the curve have a common tangent.
Sham :: Sham (n.) That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug..
Pike :: Pike (n. & v.) A foot soldier's weapon, consisting of a long wooden shaft or staff, with a pointed steel head. It is now superseded by the bayonet..
Standstill :: Standpoint (n.) A fixed point or station; a basis or fundamental principle; a position from which objects or principles are viewed, and according to which they are compared and judged..
West :: West (a.) Lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a western direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the west, or coming from the west; as, a west course is one toward the west; an east and west line; a west wind blows from the west..
Gad :: Gad (n.) A sharp-pointed rod; a goad.
Rough :: Rough (n.) Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth..
Style :: Style (v. t.) A sharp-pointed tool used in engraving; a graver.
Rivet :: Rivet (v. t.) To spread out the end or point of, as of a metallic pin, rod, or bolt, by beating or pressing, so as to form a sort of head..
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