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Definition: Meaning of, point in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pɔɪnt /

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point points
  1. idea [countable] a single fact, idea, or opinion that is part of an argument or discussion
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  2. main meaning/idea the point the most important fact or idea
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  3. purpose [uncountable] the purpose or aim of something
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  4. place [countable] a particular place or position
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  5. in time/development [countable] an exact moment, time, or stage in the development of something
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  6. quality/feature [countable usually plural] a particular quality or feature that something or someone has
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  7. games/sport [countable] one of the marks or numbers that shows your score in a game or sport
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  8. sharp end [countable] a sharp end of something
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  9. boiling point/freezing point/melting point etc the temperature at which something boils, freezes, melts etc
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  10. the point of no return a stage in a process or activity when it becomes impossible to stop it or do something different
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  11. point of departure an idea which you use to start a discussion
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  12. be on the point of (doing) something to be going to do something very soon
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  13. up to a point partly, but not completely
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  14. to the point dealing only with the important subject or idea, and not including any unnecessary discussions
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  15. make a point of doing something to do something deliberately, even when it involves making a special effort
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  16. when/if it comes to the point British English used to talk about what happens when someone is in a difficult situation and has to make a difficult decision
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  17. in point of fact formal used when saying that something is true, although it may seem unlikely
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  18. not to put too fine a point on it especially British English used when you are saying something in a very direct way
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  19. numbers [countable] a sign (. ) used to separate a whole number from any DECIMAL s that follow it
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  20. measure on a scale [countable] a mark or measure on a scale
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  21. small spot [countable] a very small spot of light or colour
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  22. direction [countable] one of the marks on a COMPASS that shows direction
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  23. piece of land [countable] a long thin piece of land that stretches out into the sea
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  24. electricity [countable] British English a piece of plastic with holes in it which is attached to a wall and to which electrical equipment can be connected
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  25. railways points [plural] British English a piece of railway track that can be moved to allow a train to cross over from one track to another
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
point pointed pointed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
pointing points
  1. show something with your finger [intransitive and transitive] to show something to someone by holding up one of your fingers or a thin object towards it
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  2. aim something [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hold something so that it is aimed towards a person or thing
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  3. face in one direction [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to face or be aimed in a particular direction
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  4. show somebody where to go [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to show someone which direction they should go in
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  5. suggest what somebody should do [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to suggest what someone should do
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  6. suggest that something is true [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to suggest that something is true
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  7. walls/buildings [transitive] British English to put new CEMENT between the bricks of a wall
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  8. point your toes to stretch the ends of your feet downwards
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  9. point the/a finger at somebody to blame someone or say that they have done something wrong
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  10. point the way to show the direction that something is in
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  11. point the way to show how something could change or develop successfully
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point used in phrases

  • Curie point (noun)
    1. the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic
  • Lagrange point (noun)
    1. esp. the earth and the sun space science a point in space where an object can remain in a static position relative to the rotation of two larger objects
  • McBurney's point (noun)
    1. a point one third of the way along a line drawn from the hip to the umbilicus; the point of maximum sensitivity in acute appendicitis
  • West Point
    1. another name for the United States Military Academy, where officers of the US Army are given a university education and trained
  • access point (noun)
    1. a special piece of equipment on a computer system, that is designed to manage and control information, requests etc received from other computers that are connected to the system without wires [↪  wireless communication]
  • action point (noun)
    1. something that must be done, as a result of a meeting
  • alveolar point (noun)
    1. craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla
  • auricular point (noun)
    1. the craniometric point at the centre of the opening of the external acoustic meatus
  • basic point defense missile system (noun)
    1. a shipboard missile system
  • beside the point (adjective)
    1. having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
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point used in phrasal verbs

  • point out (phrasal verb)
    1. to show someone who a person is or where something is
    2. to tell someone something
  • point to (phrasal verb)
    1. to show the truth or importance of something
  • point up (phrasal verb)
    1. to emphasize something
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