Point definition

Point as a noun

1. a geometric element that has position but no extension

   "a point is defined by its coordinates"

2. the precise location of something; a spatially limited location

   "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"

3. a brief version of the essential meaning of something

   "get to the point"

4. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

   "a point of information"

   Same sense: detail, item

5. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

   Same sense: level, stage, degree

6. an instant of time

   "at that point I had to leave"

   Same sense: point in time

7. the object of an activity

   "what is the point of discussing it?"

8. a V shape

   "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"

   Same sense: tip, peak

9. a very small circular shape

   "a row of points"

   Same sense: dot

10. the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest

    "he scored 20 points in the first half"

11. a promontory extending out into a large body of water

    "they sailed south around the point"

12. a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

    "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"

    Same sense: item

13. a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect

14. an outstanding characteristic

    "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"

    Same sense: spot

15. sharp end

    "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"

16. any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass

    "he checked the point on his compass"

    Same sense: compass point

17. a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch

18. 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

19. a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

    Same sense: stop, full point, full stop, period

20. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

    "the point of the arrow was due north"

    Same sense: head

21. the dot at the left of a decimal fraction

    Same sense: percentage point, decimal point

22. the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip

    Same sense: pointedness

23. a distinguishing or individuating characteristic

    "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"

24. the gun muzzle's direction

    "he held me up at the point of a gun"

    Same sense: gunpoint

25. a wall socket

    Same sense: power point

26. a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs

    Same sense: distributor point, breaker point

Point as a verb

27. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

    "He pointed to the empty parking space"

    Same sense: show, indicate, designate

28. be oriented

    "The weather vane points North"

    Same sense: orient

29. direct into a position for use

    "point a gun"

    Same sense: level, charge

30. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

    Same sense: head, direct, guide, steer, maneuver, manoeuvre, manoeuver, channelize

31. be a signal for or a symptom of

    "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"

    Same sense: signal, indicate, bespeak, betoken

32. sail close to the wind

    Same sense: luff

33. mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics

34. mark with diacritics

    "point the letter"

35. mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes

36. be positionable in a specified manner

    "The gun points with ease"

37. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

    Same sense: place, direct, target, aim

38. indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle

    "the dog pointed the dead duck"

39. give a point to

    Same sense: taper, sharpen

40. repair the joints of bricks

    "point a chimney"

    Same sense: repoint

Synonyms and antonyms

• detail
• item
• level definition
• stage definition
• degree
• point in time
• tip
• peak
• dot
• spot
• compass point
• stop definition
• full point
• full stop
• period definition
• head definition
• percentage point
• decimal point
• pointedness
• gunpoint
• power point
• distributor point
• breaker point
• show definition

All synonyms of point, sense by sense

How to say point

Point has 1 syllable and rhymes with joint. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with point

• joint
• appoint
• disappoint
• standpoint
• viewpoint
• checkpoint
• pinpoint
• gunpoint
• counterpoint
• pointe
• endpoint
• midpoint

POINT in word games

Scrabble

7

Words With Friends

9

Anagrams

3

Is POINT a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check POINT in the word checker, or unscramble POINT to see its 3 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.