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a contact in the distributor
as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
Synonym: distributor point breaker point
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sharp end
e.g. he stuck the point of the knife into a tree
e.g. he broke the point of his pencil
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a wall socket
Synonym: power point
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the gun muzzle's direction
e.g. he held me up at the point of a gun
Synonym: gunpoint
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an outstanding characteristic
e.g. his acting was one of the high points of the movie
Synonym: spot
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a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
e.g. he knows my bad points as well as my good points
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the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
Synonym: pointedness
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an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
e.g. several of the details are similar
e.g. a point of information
Synonym: detail item
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a geometric element that has position but no extension
e.g. a point is defined by its coordinates
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the object of an activity
e.g. what is the point of discussing it?
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a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
e.g. he noticed an item in the New York Times
e.g. she had several items on her shopping list
e.g. the main point on the agenda was taken up first
Synonym: item
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a brief version of the essential meaning of something
e.g. get to the point
e.g. he missed the point of the joke
e.g. life has lost its point
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the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
Synonym: decimal point percentage point
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a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
e.g. the point of the arrow was due north
Synonym: head
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a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
e.g. in England they call a period a stop
Synonym: period full stop stop full point
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the precise location of something
a spatially limited location
e.g. she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street
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a promontory extending out into a large body of water
e.g. they sailed south around the point
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one percent of the total principal of a loan
it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
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the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
e.g. he scored 20 points in the first half
e.g. a touchdown counts 6 points
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a linear unit used to measure the size of type
approximately 1/72 inch
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a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
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any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
e.g. he checked the point on his compass
Synonym: compass point
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a V shape
e.g. the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points
Synonym: tip peak
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a very small circular shape
e.g. a row of points
e.g. draw lines between the dots
Synonym: dot
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a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
e.g. a remarkable degree of frankness
e.g. at what stage are the social sciences?
Synonym: degree level stage
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an instant of time
e.g. at that point I had to leave
Synonym: point in time
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repair the joints of bricks
e.g. point a chimney
Synonym: repoint
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give a point to
e.g. The candles are tapered
Synonym: sharpen taper
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be a signal for or a symptom of
e.g. These symptoms indicate a serious illness
e.g. Her behavior points to a severe neurosis
e.g. The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
Synonym: bespeak betoken indicate signal
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indicate a place, direction, person, or thing
either spatially or figuratively
e.g. I showed the customer the glove section
e.g. He pointed to the empty parking space
e.g. he indicated his opponents
Synonym: indicate designate show
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indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
e.g. the dog pointed the dead duck
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intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
e.g. He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
e.g. criticism directed at her superior
e.g. direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
Synonym: target aim place direct
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direct into a position for use
e.g. point a gun
e.g. He charged his weapon at me
Synonym: charge level
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be positionable in a specified manner
e.g. The gun points with ease
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mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
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mark with diacritics
e.g. point the letter
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mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
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sail close to the wind
Synonym: luff
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direct the course
determine the direction of travelling
Synonym: steer maneuver manoeuver manoeuvre direct head guide channelize channelise
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be oriented
e.g. The weather vane points North
e.g. the dancers toes pointed outward
Synonym: orient