Collins English-English Dictionary

point [pɔɪnt]

1. 1. n a dot or tiny mark

2. 2. n [Brit] [often plural] a junction of railway tracks in which a pair of rails can be moved so that a train can be directed onto either of two lines switch

3. 3. n a location, spot, or position

4. 4. n any dot or mark used in writing or printing, such as a decimal point or a full stop

5. 5. n short for vowel point

6. 6. n the sharp tapered end of a pin, knife, etc

7. 7. n a pin, needle, or other object having such a point

8. 8. n [maths] a geometric element having no dimensions and whose position in space is located by means of its coordinates

9. 9. n a location

   point of inflection

10. 10. n a promontory, usually smaller than a cape

11. 11. n a specific condition or degree

12. 12. n a moment

    at that point he left the room

13. 13. n an important or fundamental reason, aim, etc

    the point of this exercise is to train new teachers

14. 14. n an essential element or thesis in an argument

    you've made your point

    I take your point

15. 15. n a suggestion or tip

16. 16. n a detail or item

17. 17. n an important or outstanding characteristic, physical attribute, etc

    he has his good points

18. 18. n a distinctive characteristic or quality of an animal, esp one used as a standard in judging livestock

19. 19. n [often plural] any of the extremities, such as the tail, ears, or feet, of a domestic animal

20. 20. n [ballet] [often plural] the tip of the toes

21. 21. n a single unit for measuring or counting, as in the scoring of a game

22. 22. n an informal name for behind

23. 23. n [Australian rules football] [printing] a unit of measurement equal to one twelfth of a pica, or approximately 0.01384 inch. There are approximately 72 points to the inch

24. 24. n [finance] a unit of value used to quote security and commodity prices and their fluctuations

25. 25. n a percentage unit sometimes payable by a borrower as a premium on a loan

26. 26. n [navigation] one of the 32 marks on the circumference of a compass card indicating direction

27. 27. n the angle of 11°15 between two adjacent marks

28. 28. n a point on the horizon indicated by such a mark

29. 29. n [cricket] a fielding position at right angles to the batsman on the off side and relatively near the pitch

30. 30. n a fielder in this position

31. 31. n any of the numbers cast in the first throw in craps with which one neither wins nor loses by throwing them: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10

32. 32. n either of the two electrical contacts that make or break the current flow in the distributor of an internal-combustion engine

33. 33. n [often plural] a piece of ribbon, cord, etc, with metal tags at the end: used during the 16th and 17th centuries to fasten clothing

34. 34. n [backgammon] a place or position on the board

35. 35. n short for power point

36. 36. n an informal name for socket

37. 37. n [Brit] an aggressive position adopted in bayonet or sword drill

38. 38. n [military] the position at the head of a body of troops, or a person in this position

39. 39. n the position of the body of a pointer or setter when it discovers game

40. 40. n [boxing] a mark awarded for a scoring blow, knockdown, etc

41. 41. n any diacritic used in a writing system, esp in a phonetic transcription, to indicate modifications of vowels or consonants

42. 42. n [jewellery] a unit of weight equal to 0.01 carat

43. 43. n the act of pointing

44. 44. n [ice hockey] the position just inside the opponents' blue line

45. 45. vb [usually foll by at or to] to indicate the location or direction of by or as by extending (a finger or other pointed object) towards it

    he pointed to the front door

    don't