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Point
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Point has 26 senses
- point(n = noun.cognition) Array - a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates" has particulars: attracter, attractor, intersection, intersection point, point of intersection, intercept
- point(n = noun.location) Array - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" is a kind of location
- point(n = noun.communication) Array - a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point" is a kind of import, meaning, significance, signification
- point(n = noun.cognition) detail, item - an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" is a kind of fact
- point(n = noun.state) degree, level, stage - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" is a kind of state
- point(n = noun.time) point in time - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" is a kind of amount, measure, quantity
- point(n = noun.cognition) Array - the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?" is a kind of aim, object, objective, target
- point(n = noun.shape) peak, tip - a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" is a part of alpenstock, arrowhead, knife, pencil, blade, brand, steel, sword, cone, cone shape, conoid
- point(n = noun.shape) dot - a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots" is a kind of disc, disk, saucer
- point(n = noun.quantity) Array - the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points" has particulars: extra point, point after, point after touchdown, advantage, set point, match point
- point(n = noun.object) Array - a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point" is a kind of foreland, head, headland, promontory
- point(n = noun.communication) item - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" is a part of list, listing
- point(n = noun.linkdef) Array - a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect; Array is a kind of relevance, relevancy
- point(n = noun.attribute) spot - an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" is a kind of characteristic
- point(n = noun.artifact) Array - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" has particulars: arrowhead, barb, barb, cusp, diamond point, nib, pen nib, pike, pinpoint, spear-point, spearhead, spearpoint, spike
- point(n = noun.linkdef) compass point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass" is a kind of direction
- point(n = noun.quantity) Array - a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch; Array is a kind of linear measure, linear unit
- point(n = noun.possession) Array - 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; Array is a kind of loan
- point(n = noun.communication) full point, full stop, period, stop - a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop" is a kind of punctuation, punctuation mark
- point(n = noun.communication) head - a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north" is a kind of mark
- point(n = noun.communication) decimal point, percentage point - the dot at the left of a decimal fraction; Array is a kind of mathematical notation
- point(n = noun.attribute) pointedness - the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip; Array is a kind of taper
- point(n = noun.attribute) Array - a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points" is a kind of characteristic
- point(n = noun.artifact) gunpoint - the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun" is a kind of gun muzzle, muzzle
- point(n = noun.artifact) power point - a wall socket; Array is a kind of electric outlet, electric receptacle, electrical outlet, outlet, wall plug, wall socket
- point(n = noun.artifact) breaker point, distributor point - a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs; Array is a kind of contact, tangency
is a kind of component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
has particulars: punctum, blind spot, optic disc, optic disk, belly button, bellybutton, navel, omphalos, omphalus, umbilicus, mcburney's point, node, antinode, beginning, origin, root, rootage, source, celestial point, center, centre, midpoint, crinion, trichion, chokepoint, corner, crossing, focus, geographic point, geographical point, ground zero, hot spot, hotspot, midair, abutment, place, position, position, pressure point, military position, position, corner, place, spot, topographic point, vanishing point, focal point, focus, hilum, focal point, focus, nidus
has particulars: bottom line, crux, crux of the matter, rallying point, talking point
has particulars: minutia, nook and cranny, nooks and crannies, regard, respect, sticking point, technicality, trifle, triviality
has particulars: ladder, acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top, extent, end point, resultant, standard of life, standard of living, plane, state of the art, ultimacy, ultimateness, quickening, climax
has particulars: distance, date, particular date, deadline, arrival time, time of arrival, departure time, time of departure, midterm, full term, term, midterm, instant, minute, moment, second, run-time, beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time, middle, end, ending, phase, phase angle, show time, then
has particulars: widow's peak, cusp, head
is a kind of convex shape, convexity
Derived form verb point13
Derived forms verb point9, verb point8, verb point7
is a kind of unit, unit of measurement
is a part of score
has particulars: agenda item, incidental, inventory item, line item, news item, place, position
is a kind of component, component part, constituent, part, portion
is a part of awl, ice pick, icepick, knife, needle, pencil, pin
is a kind of end, terminal
Derived form verb point13
has particulars: cardinal compass point, nbe, north by east, nne, nor'-nor'-east, north northeast, nebn, northeast by north, ne, nor'-east, northeast, northeastward, nebe, northeast by east, east northeast, ene, east by north, ebn, east by south, ebs, east southeast, ese, sebe, southeast by east, se, sou'-east, southeast, southeastward, sebs, southeast by south, sou'-sou'-east, south southeast, sse, sbe, south by east, sbw, south by west, sou'-sou'-west, south southwest, ssw, southwest by south, swbs, sou'-west, southwest, southwestward, sw, southwest by west, swbw, west southwest, wsw, wbs, west by south, wbn, west by north, west northwest, wnw, northwest by west, nwbw, nor'-west, northwest, northwestward, nw, northwest by north, nwbn, nnw, nor'-nor'-west, north northwest, nbw, north by west
is a part of em, pica, pica em
has particulars: suspension point
Derived forms verb point9, verb point8, verb point7
is a part of arrow, pointer
Derived form verb point13
has particulars: selling point
Derived form verb point10
is a part of distributer, distributor, electrical distributor
Verb Point has 14 senses
- point(v = verb.communication) designate, indicate, show - indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" is one way to inform
- point(v = verb.stative) orient - be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward" is one way to lie
- point(v = verb.competition) charge, level - direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" is one way to aim, direct, take, take aim, train
- point(v = verb.motion) channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, steer - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling; Array is one way to command, control
- point(v = verb.communication) bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal - be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" is one way to tell
- point(v = verb.motion) luff - sail close to the wind; Array is one way to sail
- point(v = verb.contact) Array - mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics; Array is one way to label, mark, tag
- point(v = verb.contact) Array - mark with diacritics; "point the letter" is one way to label, mark, tag
- point(v = verb.contact) Array - mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes; Array is one way to label, mark, tag
- point(v = verb.competition) Array - be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease" is one way to be
- point(v = verb.competition) aim, direct, place, target - intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" is one way to aim, direct, take, take aim, train
- point(v = verb.communication) Array - indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle; "the dog pointed the dead duck" is one way to designate, indicate, point, show
- point(v = verb.change) sharpen, taper - give a point to; "The candles are tapered" is one way to change form, change shape, deform
- point(v = verb.change) repoint - repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" is one way to bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on
Derived forms noun pointer3, noun pointer2, noun pointer1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Derived forms noun pointer2, noun pointer1
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
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Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something
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Somebody ----s
Derived forms noun point19, noun point9
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun point19, noun point9
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun point19, noun point9
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun point24, noun pointer3, noun pointer2, noun pointer1
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
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Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something
Derived forms noun point15, noun point22, noun point8
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
Point, v. t. & i.
To appoint. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See Pungent, and cf. Puncto, Puncture.].
- That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin. [1913 Webster]
- An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; -- called also
pointer . [1913 Webster] - Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a tract of land extending into the water beyond the common shore line. [1913 Webster]
- The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick. [1913 Webster]
- An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or supposed. Specifically:
(Geom.) That which has neither parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of which a line is conceived to be produced. [1913 Webster] - An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant; hence, the verge. [1913 Webster]"When time's first point begun
Made he all souls." [1913 Webster] - A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence, figuratively, an end, or conclusion. [1913 Webster]"And there a point, for ended is my tale." [1913 Webster]"Commas and points they set exactly right." [1913 Webster]
- Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints. [1913 Webster]"A lord full fat and in good point." [1913 Webster]
- That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as, the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story, etc. [1913 Webster]"He told him, point for point, in short and plain." [1913 Webster]"In point of religion and in point of honor." [1913 Webster]"Shalt thou dispute
With Him the points of liberty ?" [1913 Webster] - Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp., the proposition to be established; as, the point of an anecdote. Shak. [1913 Webster]"They will hardly prove his point." [1913 Webster]
- A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a punctilio. [1913 Webster]"This fellow doth not stand upon points." [1913 Webster]"[He] cared not for God or man a point." [1913 Webster]
- A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time [1913 Webster]
- A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See Equinoctial Nodal. [1913 Webster]
- One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See Escutcheon. [1913 Webster]
- One of the points of the compass (see
Points of the compass , below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point. [1913 Webster] - A a string or lace used to tie together certain parts of the dress. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below. [1913 Webster]
- A switch. [1913 Webster]
- An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer. [1913 Webster]
- A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman. [1913 Webster]
- The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See Pointer. [1913 Webster]
- A standard unit of measure for the size of type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica type. See
Point system of type , under Type. [1913 Webster] - A tyne or snag of an antler. [1913 Webster]
- One of the spaces on a backgammon board. [1913 Webster]
- A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point. [1913 Webster]
- A pointed piece of quill or bone covered at one end with vaccine matter; -- called also
vaccine point . [Webster 1913 Suppl.] - One of the raised dots used in certain systems of printing and writing for the blind. The first practical system was that devised by
Louis Braille in 1829, and still used in Europe (see Braille). Two modifications of this are current in the United States:New York point founded on three bases of equidistant points arranged in two lines (viz., : :: :::), and a later improvement, American Braille, embodying the Braille base (:::) and the New-York-point principle of using the characters of few points for the commonest letters. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] - In various games, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player himself; [Webster 1913 Suppl.]" The word
point is a general term, much used in the sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics, perspective, and physics, but generally either in the geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the specific uses are explained; as, boilingpoint , carbonpoint , drypoint , freezingpoint , meltingpoint , vanishingpoint , etc." [1913 Webster]
- To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral. [1913 Webster]
- To direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort. [1913 Webster]
- Hence, to direct the attention or notice of. [1913 Webster]"Whosoever should be guided through his battles by Minerva, and pointed to every scene of them." [1913 Webster]
- To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to point a composition. [1913 Webster]
- To mark (a text, as in Arabic or Hebrew) with
vowel points ; -- also calledvocalize . [1913 Webster] - To give particular prominence to; to designate in a special manner; to indicate, as if by pointing; as, the error was pointed out. Pope. [1913 Webster]"He points it, however, by no deviation from his straightforward manner of speech." [1913 Webster]
- To indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game. [1913 Webster]
- To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface. [1913 Webster]
- To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool. [1913 Webster]
Point, v. i.
- To direct the point of something, as of a finger, for the purpose of designating an object, and attracting attention to it; -- with at. [1913 Webster]"Now must the world point at poor Katharine." [1913 Webster]"Point at the tattered coat and ragged shoe." [1913 Webster]
- To indicate the presence of game by fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do. [1913 Webster]"He treads with caution, and he points with fear." [1913 Webster]
- To approximate to the surface; to head; -- said of an abscess. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Point, n. & v.
--n.
1 the sharp or tapered end of a tool, weapon, pencil, etc.
2 a tip or extreme end.
3 that which in geometry has position but not magnitude, e.g. the intersection of two lines.
4 a particular place or position (Bombay and points east; point of contact).
5 a a precise or particular moment (at the point of death). b the critical or decisive moment (when it came to the point, he refused).
6 a very small mark on a surface.
7 a a dot or other punctuation mark, esp. = full point = FULL(1). b a dot or small stroke used in Semitic languages to indicate vowels or distinguish consonants.
8 = decimal point.
9 a stage or degree in progress or increase (abrupt to the point of rudeness; at that point we gave up).
10 a level of temperature at which a change of state occurs (freezing-point).
11 a single item; a detail or particular (we differ on these points; it is a point of principle).
12 a a unit of scoring in games or of measuring value etc. b an advantage or success in less quantifiable contexts such as an argument or discussion. c a unit of weight (2 mg) for diamonds. d a unit (of varying value) in quoting the price of stocks etc.
13 a (usu. prec. by the) the significant or essential thing; what is actually intended or under discussion (that was the point of the question). b (usu. with neg. or interrog.; often foll. by in) sense or purpose; advantage or value (saw no point in staying). c (usu. prec. by the) a salient feature of a story, joke, remark, etc. (don't see the point).
14 a distinctive feature or characteristic (it has its points; tact is not his good point).
15 pungency, effectiveness (their comments lacked point).
16 a each of 32 directions marked at equal distances round a compass. b the corresponding direction towards the horizon.
17 (usu. in pl.) Brit. a junction of two railway lines, with a pair of linked tapering rails that can be moved laterally to allow a train to pass from one line to the other.
18 Brit. = power point.
19 (usu. in pl.) each of a set of electrical contacts in the distributor of a motor vehicle.
20 Cricket a a fielder on the off side near the batsman. b this position.
21 the tip of the toe in ballet.
22 a promontory.
23 the prong of a deer's antler.
24 the extremities of a dog, horse, etc.
25 Printing a unit of measurement for type bodies (in the UK and US 0.0138 in., in Europe 0.0148 in.).
26 Hunting a a spot to which a straight run is made. b such a run.
27 Heraldry any of nine particular positions on a shield used for specifying the position of charges etc.
28 Boxing the tip of the chin as a spot for a knockout blow.
29 Mil. a small leading party of an advanced guard.
30 hist. a tagged lace for lacing a bodice, attaching a hose to a doublet, etc.
31 Naut. a short piece of cord at the lower edge of a sail for tying up a reef.
32 the act or position of a dog in pointing.
--v.
1 (usu. foll. by to, at) a tr. direct or aim (a finger, weapon, etc.). b intr. direct attention in a certain direction (pointed to the house across the road).
2 intr. (foll. by at, towards) a aim or be directed to. b tend towards.
3 intr. (foll. by to) indicate; be evidence of (it all points to murder).
4 tr. give point or force to (words or actions).
5 tr. fill in or repair the joints of (brickwork) with smoothly finished mortar or cement.
6 tr. a punctuate. b insert points in (written Hebrew etc.). c mark (Psalms etc.) with signs for chanting.
7 tr. sharpen (a pencil, tool, etc.).
8 tr. (also absol.) (of a dog) indicate the presence of (game) by acting as pointer.
--n.
1 the sharp or tapered end of a tool, weapon, pencil, etc.
2 a tip or extreme end.
3 that which in geometry has position but not magnitude, e.g. the intersection of two lines.
4 a particular place or position (Bombay and points east; point of contact).
5 a a precise or particular moment (at the point of death). b the critical or decisive moment (when it came to the point, he refused).
6 a very small mark on a surface.
7 a a dot or other punctuation mark, esp. = full point = FULL(1). b a dot or small stroke used in Semitic languages to indicate vowels or distinguish consonants.
8 = decimal point.
9 a stage or degree in progress or increase (abrupt to the point of rudeness; at that point we gave up).
10 a level of temperature at which a change of state occurs (freezing-point).
11 a single item; a detail or particular (we differ on these points; it is a point of principle).
12 a a unit of scoring in games or of measuring value etc. b an advantage or success in less quantifiable contexts such as an argument or discussion. c a unit of weight (2 mg) for diamonds. d a unit (of varying value) in quoting the price of stocks etc.
13 a (usu. prec. by the) the significant or essential thing; what is actually intended or under discussion (that was the point of the question). b (usu. with neg. or interrog.; often foll. by in) sense or purpose; advantage or value (saw no point in staying). c (usu. prec. by the) a salient feature of a story, joke, remark, etc. (don't see the point).
14 a distinctive feature or characteristic (it has its points; tact is not his good point).
15 pungency, effectiveness (their comments lacked point).
16 a each of 32 directions marked at equal distances round a compass. b the corresponding direction towards the horizon.
17 (usu. in pl.) Brit. a junction of two railway lines, with a pair of linked tapering rails that can be moved laterally to allow a train to pass from one line to the other.
18 Brit. = power point.
19 (usu. in pl.) each of a set of electrical contacts in the distributor of a motor vehicle.
20 Cricket a a fielder on the off side near the batsman. b this position.
21 the tip of the toe in ballet.
22 a promontory.
23 the prong of a deer's antler.
24 the extremities of a dog, horse, etc.
25 Printing a unit of measurement for type bodies (in the UK and US 0.0138 in., in Europe 0.0148 in.).
26 Hunting a a spot to which a straight run is made. b such a run.
27 Heraldry any of nine particular positions on a shield used for specifying the position of charges etc.
28 Boxing the tip of the chin as a spot for a knockout blow.
29 Mil. a small leading party of an advanced guard.
30 hist. a tagged lace for lacing a bodice, attaching a hose to a doublet, etc.
31 Naut. a short piece of cord at the lower edge of a sail for tying up a reef.
32 the act or position of a dog in pointing.
--v.
1 (usu. foll. by to, at) a tr. direct or aim (a finger, weapon, etc.). b intr. direct attention in a certain direction (pointed to the house across the road).
2 intr. (foll. by at, towards) a aim or be directed to. b tend towards.
3 intr. (foll. by to) indicate; be evidence of (it all points to murder).
4 tr. give point or force to (words or actions).
5 tr. fill in or repair the joints of (brickwork) with smoothly finished mortar or cement.
6 tr. a punctuate. b insert points in (written Hebrew etc.). c mark (Psalms etc.) with signs for chanting.
7 tr. sharpen (a pencil, tool, etc.).
8 tr. (also absol.) (of a dog) indicate the presence of (game) by acting as pointer.
Idiom
at all points in every part or respect. at the point of (often foll. by verbal noun) on the verge of; about to do (the action specified). beside the point irrelevant or irrelevantly. case in point an instance that is relevant or (prec. by the) under consideration. have a point be correct or effective in one's contention. in point apposite, relevant. in point of fact see FACT. make (or prove) a (or one's) point establish a proposition; prove one's contention. make a point of (often foll. by verbal noun) insist on; treat or regard as essential. nine points nine tenths, i.e. nearly the whole (esp. possession is nine points of the law). on (or upon) the point of (foll. by verbal noun) about to do (the action specified). point-duty the positioning of a police officer or traffic warden at a crossroad or other point to control traffic. point lace thread lace made wholly with a needle. point of honour an action or circumstance that affects one's reputation. point of no return a point in a journey or enterprise at which it becomes essential or more practical to continue to the end. point of order a query in a debate etc. as to whether correct procedure is being followed. point-of-sale (usu. attrib.) denoting publicity etc. associated with the place at which goods are retailed. point of view
1 a position from which a thing is viewed.
2 a particular way of considering a matter. point out (often foll. by that + clause) indicate, show; draw attention to. point-to-point a steeplechase over a marked course for horses used regularly in hunting. point up emphasize; show as important. score points off get the better of in an argument etc. take a person's point concede that a person has made a valid contention. to the point relevant or relevantly. up to a point to some extent but not completely. win on points Boxing win by scoring more points, not by a knockout.
1 a position from which a thing is viewed.
2 a particular way of considering a matter. point out (often foll. by that + clause) indicate, show; draw attention to. point-to-point a steeplechase over a marked course for horses used regularly in hunting. point up emphasize; show as important. score points off get the better of in an argument etc. take a person's point concede that a person has made a valid contention. to the point relevant or relevantly. up to a point to some extent but not completely. win on points Boxing win by scoring more points, not by a knockout.
Etymology
ME f. OF point, pointer f. L punctum f. pungere punct- prick
THESAURUS
Point
L, Thule, Ultima Thule, abode, accent, accentuate, ace, acerbity, acidity, acme, acridity, acrimony, aculeate, aculeus, acuminate, acumination, address, advance guard, advantage, affective meaning, aim, aim at, airhead, allude to, ambition, amount, analyze, ancestor, angle, animus, announcer, antecedent, antler, apex, apogee, applicability, applicable, application, apposite, appropriate, appropriateness, apropos, apt, area, article, as regards, ascender, aspect, aspiration, astringency, atom, attribute, auger, avail, avant-garde, awl, ax, azimuth, back, barb, barbed wire, barblet, barbule, barbwire, basis, bastard type, battle line, beachhead, bear, beard, bearing, bearings, behalf, behoof, bellwether, belly, belly laugh, bench mark, bend, bend to, benefit, bent, beside the point, bevel, bias, bifurcation, bight, bill, birthmark, bit, bite, bitter end, bitterness, black letter, blade, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, blue story, bodkin, body, borer, bottom, bottom dollar, boundary, bracket, bradawl, brand, breakwater, bridgehead, bring up, brink, brow, buccinator, burden, burin, bushwhacker, butt, butt end, caesura, caliber, call attention to, caltrop, cant, cap, cape, capital, cardinal point, carpet tack, case, cast, caste mark, causticity, chalk, chalk up, chapter, character, characteristic, check, check off, checkmark, chersonese, cheval-de-frise, chevron, chief thing, chisel, cicatrix, cicatrize, circumstantial, circumstantiality, climax, cloud nine, cockspur, coin, cold steel, colon, coloring, comma, compass, concern, concerning, conduce, conjugate, connotation, consideration, constituent, contribute, convenience, coral reef, core, corner, cornerstone, counsel, count, counter, course, crank, crest, crisis, critical point, crook, crotchet, crown, crumb, crux, culmen, culmination, current, cusp, cuspidate, cut, cutlery, cutter, dab, dagger, dapple, dash, datum, day, decimal point, decline, define, deflection, degree, delimit, delta, demarcate, denotation, descend, descender, desideration, desideratum, design, designate, desire, detail, details, determination, determine, diacritical mark, dibble, die, direct, direct attention to, direction, direction line, directionize, dirty joke, dirty story, discolor, discoloration, dispose, district, dogleg, dole, dot, double entendre, dram, dribble, driblet, drift, drill, drop, droplet, dwarf, earmark, edge, edge tools, effect, elbow, element, ell, em, emphasize, emplacement, en, end stop, engrave, engraving, engraving tool, entity, essence, essential, essential matter, etching ball, etching ground, etching needle, etching point, ethnic joke, exhibit, explorer, extension, extent, extreme, extreme limit, extremity, face, facet, fact, factor, fag end, farthest bound, farthest outpost, farthing, fat-faced type, fateful moment, feature, feet, fid, fierceness, file, first line, fishhook, fitting, fix, fix on, fixed purpose, fleck, flick, flyspeck, focus, focus of attention, focus of interest, font, force, forebear, forefront, foregoer, foreland, forerunner, fork, fragment, freckle, front line, front rank, front runner, front-runner, frontiersman, fugleman, full stop, fun, function, fundamental, funny story, furcation, gaff, gag, gash, germane, gimlet, gist, gnat, go, goad, goal, gobbet, good one, good story, grade, grain, grammatical meaning, granule, gravamen, graver, graving, gravitate, great point, grind, grip, groat, groove, groundbreaker, guide, guts, hack, hair, handful, harbinger, harpoon, harshness, hat pin, hatch, have a tendency, head, heading, headland, heart, heaven, heavens, height, helmsmanship, herald, high noon, high point, highest pitch, highest point, hilltop, hint, hold a heading, hold on, hole, hone, hook, horn, hour, howler, hyphenate, icepick, idea, identify, immaterial, impact, implication, imply, import, important thing, impress, imprint, in point of, in reference to, inappropriate, inapt, incidental, inclination, incline, inconsequential, indicate, individual, inflect, inflection, innovator, instance, instant, intaglio, integer, intendment, intension, intent, intention, interest, interval, iota, irrelevant, issue, italic, item, jape, jest, jestbook, joke, jot, jumping-off place, juncture, kairos, keenness, kernel, keystone, knee, knife, knoll, lance, lancet, landmark, latitude and longitude, laugh, lay, lead, lead runner, leader, lean, leap, lentigo, letter, level, level at, lexical meaning, lie, lieu, ligature, limit, line, line of direction, line of march, literal meaning, little, little bit, living issue, locale, locality, location, locus, lofty peak, logotype, look to, lower case, macula, main point, main thing, majuscule, make a mark, malapropos, mallet, mark, mark off, mark out, marking, marlinespike, material, material point, matter, matter in hand, maximum, meaning, measure, meat, mention, meridian, messenger, microbe, microorganism, midge, milestone, mind, minim, minimum, minor detail, minuscule, minute, minutia, minutiae, mite, modeling clay, modicum, module, mole, molecule, moment, moment of truth, mordacity, mordancy, mote, motif, motive, mottle, mountaintop, mucro, mull, nail, naked steel, navigation, naze, ne plus ultra, neb, needle, ness, nevus, nib, nicety, nick, nisus, no place higher, nook, noon, notch, notion, nuance, nub, nucleus, nutshell, object, objective, oilstone, orientation, ounce, outguard, outpost, overtone, oxgoad, panic, parenthesize, parse, part, particle, particular, pas, patch, pathfinder, pause, peak, pebble, peg, pencil, peninsula, pepper, percentage, period, person, persona, pertinence, pertinent, pi, pic, pica, pico, piece of advice, pigsticker, pike, piloting, pin, pinch, pinhead, pinnacle, pinpoint, pioneer, pitch, pitchfork, pith, pittance, pivot, place, place emphasis on, placement, plan, plane, plateau, play, plunge, poignancy, point at, point at issue, point in question, point out, point to, point up, pointer, pointless, pole, polka dot, position, precedent, precipice, precipitate, precursor, predecessor, pregnant moment, present, prick, prickle, print, problem, profit, project, projection, promontory, prong, property, proportion, proposal, prospectus, psychological moment, punch, punctuate, punctuation, punctuation marks, puncture, puncturer, purport, purpose, quality, quarter, question, quiddity, quill, quoin, railhead, range, range of meaning, ratio, reach, real issue, real meaning, redound to, reef, reference, reference mark, referent, regard, regarding, region, relation, relevance, relevant, remind, remove, reset, resolution, resolve, respect, rib tickler, riddle, ridge, rigor, riot, rocker, roman, roughness, round, rowel, rubric, run, rung, sake, salient point, sandspit, sans serif, say, scale, scar, scarification, scarify, scope, score, scorper, scotch, scout, scrap, scratch, scratching, scream, script, scruple, seal, seam, season, semantic cluster, semantic field, semicolon, sense, serve, service, set, set toward, settle, seventh heaven, severity, shade, shadow, shank, sharpen, sharpener, sharpness, shoulder, show, show a tendency, sick joke, side, sidesplitter, sight gag, sight on, significance, signification, significatum, signifie, sine qua non, single, single out, singleton, sink, site, situation, situs, skewer, sky, small cap, small capital, smidgen, smitch, snip, snippet, solder, soldering iron, something, soul, space, span, span of meaning, spatula, spearhead, specifics, speck, speckle, spell, spiculate, spicule, spiculum, spike, spine, spire, spirit, spit, splash, splotch, spoonful, sport, spot, spotlight, spur, stage, stain, stair, stamp, standard, staple, station, stead, steel, steer, steerage, steering, stem, step, stigma, stigmatize, sting, stint, stop, stormy petrel, story, strap, strawberry mark, streak, stress, stretch, striate, stridency, stringency, stripe, striving, strop, structural meaning, stub, study, stump, style, subject, subject matter, subject of thought, subside, substance, substantive point, suggest, suggestion, sum, sum and substance, summit, swerve, sword, symbolic meaning, tack, tactic, tag, tag end, tail, tail end, tally, tang, taper, tartness, tattoo, tattoo mark, teeth, tend, tend to go, tendency, tenor, text, the bottom line, the point, theme, thimbleful, thing, thought, thrust, thumbtack, tick, tick off, time, time lag, tine, tiny bit, tip, tip-top, tittle, to the point, toad sticker, tongue, top, topic, tor, totality of associations, trace, track, trailblazer, trailbreaker, train, train upon, trait, transferred meaning, tread, trenchancy, trend, trifling amount, trivia, turn, turn upon, turning point, type, type body, type class, type lice, typecase, typeface, typefounders, typefoundry, unadorned meaning, underline, underscore, undertone, unimportant, unit, upmost, upper case, upper extremity, uppermost, use, utmost, value, van, vanguard, vanishing point, vaunt-courier, veer, vehemence, verge, vertex, very top, view, violence, virulence, visual joke, voortrekker, warp, watermark, way, wheeze, whereabout, whereabouts, whet, while, whit, whittle, will, with respect to, work toward, worth, wow, yarn, zag, zenith, zig, zigzagROGET THESAURUS
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Vigor
N vigor, power, force, boldness, raciness, intellectual, force, spirit, point, antithesis, piquance, piquancy, verve, glow, fire, warmth, strong language, gravity, sententiousness, elevation, loftiness, sublimity, eloquence, command of words, command of language, vigorous, nervous, powerful, forcible, trenchant, incisive, impressive, sensational, spirited, lively, glowing, sparkling, racy, bold, slashing, pungent, piquant, full of point, pointed, pithy, antithetical, sententious, lofty, elevated, sublime, eloquent, vehement, petulant, impassioned, poetic, in glowing terms, in good set terms, in no measured terms, thoughts that breath and words that burn.Intention
N intent, intention, intentionality, purpose, quo animo, project, undertaking, predetermination, design, ambition, contemplation, mind, animus, view, purview, proposal, study, look out, final cause, raison d'etre, cui bono, object, aim, end, the be all and the end all, drift, tendency, destination, mark, point, butt, goal, target, bull's-eye, quintain, prey, quarry, game, decision, determination, resolve, fixed set purpose, settled purpose, ultimatum, resolution, wish, arriere pensee, motive, teleology, intended, intentional, advised, express, determinate, prepense, bound for, intending, minded, bent upon, at stake, on the anvil, on the tapis, in view, in prospect, in the breast of, in petto, teleological, intentionally, advisedly, wittingly, knowingly, designedly, purposely, on purpose, by design, studiously, pointedly, with intent, deliberately, with one's eyes open, in cold blood, for, with a view, with an eye to, in order to, in order that, to the end that, with the intent that, for the purpose of, with the view of, in contemplation of, on account of, in pursuance of, pursuant to, quo animo, to all intents and purposes, The road to hell is paved with good intentions, sublimi feriam sidera vertice.Circumstance
N circumstance, situation, phase, position, posture, attitude, place, point, terms, regime, footing, standing, status, occasion, juncture, conjunctive, contingency, predicament, emergence, emergency, exigency, crisis, pinch, pass, push, occurrence, turning point, bearings, how the land lies, surroundings, context, environment, location, contingency, dependence (uncertainty), causation, attribution, circumstantial, given, conditional, provisional, critical, modal, contingent, incidental, adventitious, limitative, in the circumstances, under the circumstances, the circumstances, conditions, thus, in such wise, accordingly, that being the case, such being the case, in view of the circumstances, that being so, sith, since, seeing that, as matters stand, as things go, as times go, conditionally, provided, if, in case, if so, if so be, if it be so, depending on circumstances, in certain circumstances, under certain conditions, if it so happen, if it so turn out, in the event of, in such a contingency, in such a case, in such an event, provisionally, unless, without, according to circumstances, according to the occasion, as it may happen, as it may turn out, as it may be, as the case may be, as the wind blows, pro re nata, yet are my sins not those of circumstance.Degree
N degree, grade, extent, measure, amount, ratio, stint, standard, height, pitch, reach, amplitude, range, scope, caliber, gradation, shade, tenor, compass, sphere, station, rank, standing, rate, way, sort, point, mark, stage, intensity, strength, comparative, gradual, shading off, within the bounds, by degrees, gradually, inasmuch, pro tanto, however, howsoever, step by step, bit by bit, little by little, inch by inch, drop by drop, a little at a time, by inches, by slow degrees, by degrees, by little and little, in some degree, in some measure, to some extent, di grado in grado.Smallness
N smallness, littleness, tenuity, paucity, fewness, meanness, insignificance (unimportance), mediocrity, moderation, small quantity, modicum, trace, hint, minimum, vanishing point, material point, atom, particle, molecule, corpuscle, point, speck, dot, mote, jot, iota, ace, minutiae, details, look, thought, idea, soupcon, dab, dight, whit, tittle, shade, shadow, spark, scintilla, gleam, touch, cast, grain, scruple, granule, globule, minim, sup, sip, sop, spice, drop, droplet, sprinkling, dash, morceau, screed, smack, tinge, tincture, inch, patch, scantling, tatter, cantlet, flitter, gobbet, mite, bit, morsel, crumb, seed, fritter, shive, snip, snippet, snick, snack, snatch, slip, scrag, chip, chipping, shiver, sliver, driblet, clipping, paring, shaving, hair, nutshell, thimbleful, spoonful, handful, capful, mouthful, fragment, fraction, drop in the ocean, animalcule, trifle, mere nothing, next to nothing, hardly anything, just enough to swear by, the shadow of a shade, finiteness, finite quantity, small, little, diminutive, minute, fine, inconsiderable, paltry, faint, slender, light, slight, scanty, scant, limited, meager, sparing, few, low, so-so, middling, tolerable, no great shakes, below par, under par, below the mark, at a low ebb, halfway, moderate, modest, tender, subtle, inappreciable, evanescent, infinitesimal, homeopathic, very small, atomic, corpuscular, microscopic, molecular, subatomic, mere, simple, sheer, stark, bare, near run, dull, petty, shallow, stolid, ungifted, unintelligent, to a small extent, on a small scale, a little bit, a wee bit, slightly, imperceptibly, miserably, wretchedly, insufficiently, imperfectly, faintly, passably, pretty well, well enough, partially, in part, in a certain degree, to a certain degree, to a certain extent, comparatively, some, rather in some degree, in some measure, something, somewhat, simply, only, purely, merely, at least, at the least, at most, at the most, ever so little, as little as may be, tant soit peu, in ever so small a degree, thus far, pro tanto, within bounds, in a manner, after a fashion, so to speak, almost, nearly, well-nigh, short of, not quite, all but, near upon, close upon, peu s'en faut, near the mark, within an ace of, within an inch of, on the brink of, scarcely, hardly, barely, only just, no more than, about, thereabouts, somewhere about, nearly, say, be the same, be little more or less, no ways, no way, no wise, not at all, not in the least, not a bit, not a bit of it, not a whit, not a jot, not a shadow, in no wise, in no respect, by no means, by no manner of means, on no account, at no hand, dare pondus idonea fumo, magno conatu magnas nugas, small sands the mountain, moments make the year.End
N end, close, termination, desinence, conclusion, finis, finale, period, term, terminus, endpoint, last, omega, extreme, extremity, gable end, butt end, fag-end, tip, nib, point, tail, verge, tag, peroration, bonne bouche, bottom dollar, tail end, rear guard, consummation, denouement, finish, fate, doom, doomsday, crack of doom, day of Judgment, dies irae, fall of the curtain, goal, destination, limit, determination, expiration, expiry, extinction, extermination, death, end of all things, finality, eschatology, break up, commencement de la fin, last stage, turning point, coup de grace, deathblow, knock-out-blow, sockdolager, ending, final, terminal, definitive, crowning, last, ultimate, hindermost, rear, caudal, vergent, conterminate, conterminous, conterminable, ended, at an end, settled, decided, over, played out, set at rest, conclusive, penultimate, last but one, last but two, unbegun, uncommenced, fresh, finally, in fine, at the last, once for all, as high as Heaven and as deep as hell, deficit omne quod nascitur, en toute chose il faut considerer la fin, finem respice, ultimus Romanorum.Term
N term, rank, station, stage, step, degree, scale, remove, grade, link, peg, round of the ladder, status, position, place, point, mark, pas, period, pitch, stand, standing, footing, range.Success
N success, successfulness, speed, advance, trump card, hit, stroke, score, lucky hit, fortunate hit, good hit, good stroke, direct hit, bull's eye, goal, point, touchdown, home run, homer, hole-in-one, grand slam, killing, windfall bold stroke, master stroke, ten strike, coup de maitre, checkmate, half the battle, prize, profit, continued success, good fortune, time well spent, advantage over, upper hand, whip hand, ascendancy, mastery, expugnation, conquest, victory, subdual, subjugation, triumph, proficiency, conqueror, victor, winner, master of the situation, master of the position, top of the heap, king of the hill, achiever, success, success story, succeeding, successful, prosperous, triumphant, flushed with success, crowned with success, victorious, on top, set up, in the ascendant, unbeaten (beat), well-spent, felicitous, effective, in full swing, successfully, well flying colors, in triumph, swimmingly, a merveille, beyond all hope, to some purpose, to good purpose, to one's heart's content, veni vidi vici, the day being one's own, one's star in the ascendant, omne tulit punctum, bis vincit qui se vincit in victoria, cede repugnanti cedendo victor abibis, chacun est l'artisan de sa fortune, dies faustus, l'art de vaincre est celui de mepriser la mort, omnia vincit amor, love conquers all, peace hath her victories no less renowned than war, the race by vigor not by vaunts is won, vincit qui patitur, vincit qui se vincit, The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.Physical Energy
N energy, physical energy, force, power, keenness, intensity, vigor, strength, elasticity, go, high pressure, fire, rush, acrimony, acritude, causiticity, virulence, poignancy, harshness, severity, edge, point, pungency, cantharides, seasoning, activity, agitation, effervescence, ferment, fermentation, ebullition, splutter, perturbation, stir, bustle, voluntary energy, quicksilver, resolution, exertion, excitation, strong, energetic, forcible, active, intense, deep-dyed, severe, keen, vivid, sharp, acute, incisive, trenchant, brisk, rousing, irritation, poignant, virulent, caustic, corrosive, mordant, harsh, stringent, double-edged, double-shotted, double- distilled, drastic, escharotic, racy, potent, radioactive, strongly, fortiter in re, with telling effect, the steam is up, vires acquirit eundo, the race by vigor not by vaunts is won.Inextension
N inextension, nonextension, point, dot, atom.Place
N place, lieu, spot, point, dot, niche, nook, hole, pigeonhole, compartment, premises, precinct, station, area, courtyard, square, abode, locality, ins and outs, every hole and corner, somewhere, in some place, wherever it may be, here and there, in various places, passim.Wit
N wit, humor, wittiness, sense of humor, attic wit, attic salt, atticism, salt, esprit, point, fancy, whim, drollery, pleasantry, farce, buffoonery, fooling, tomfoolery, shenanigan, harlequinade, broad farce, broad humor, fun, espieglerie, vis comica, jocularity, jocosity, jocoseness, facetiousness, waggery, waggishness, whimsicality, comicality, banter, badinage, retort, repartee, smartness, ready wit, quid- pro-quo, ridicule, jest, joke, jape, jibe, facetiae, levity, quips and cranks, capital joke, canorae nugae, standing jest, standing joke, private joke, conceit, quip, quirk, crank, quiddity, concetto, plaisanterie, brilliant idea, merry thought, bright thought, happy thought, sally, flash of wit, flash of merriment, scintillation, mot, mot pour rire, witticism, smart saying, bon-mot, jeu d'esprit, epigram, jest book, dry joke, quodlibet, cream of the jest, word-play, jeu de mots, play of words, play upon words, pun, punning, double entente, double entendre, quibble, verbal quibble, conundrum, anagram, acrostic, double acrostic, trifling, idle conceit, turlupinade, old joke, tired joke, flat joke, Joe Miller, witty, attic, quick-witted, nimble-witted, smart, jocular, jocose, humorous, facetious, waggish, whimsical, kidding, joking, puckish, playful, merry and wise, pleasant, sprightly, light, spirituel, sparkling, epigrammatic, full of point, ben trovato, comic, zany, madcap, funny, amusing, jokingly, in joke, in jest, in sport, in play, adhibenda est in jocando moderatio, gentle dullness ever loves a joke, leave this keen encounter of our wits, just joking, just kidding, surely you jest!.Littleness
N littleness, smallness, exiguity, inextension, parvitude, parvity, duodecimo, Elzevir edition, epitome, microcosm, rudiment, vanishing point, thinness, dwarf, pygmy, pigmy, Liliputian, chit, pigwidgeon, urchin, elf, atomy, dandiprat, doll, puppet, Tom Thumb, Hop-o'-my-thumb, manikin, mannikin, homunculus, dapperling, cock-sparrow, animalcule, monad, mite, insect, emmet, fly, midge, gnat, shrimp, minnow, worm, maggot, entozoon, bacteria, infusoria, microzoa, phytozoaria, microbe, grub, tit, tomtit, runt, mouse, small fry, millet seed, mustard seed, barleycorn, pebble, grain of sand, molehill, button, bubble, point, atom, fragment, powder, point of a pin, mathematical point, minutiae, micrometer, vernier, scale, microphotography, photomicrography, micrography, photomicrograph, microphotograph, microscopy, microscope (optical instruments), little, small, minute, diminutive, microscopic, microzoal, inconsiderable, exiguous, puny, tiny, wee, petty, minikin, miniature, pygmy, pigmy, elfin, undersized, dwarf, dwarfed, dwarfish, spare, stunted, limited, cramp, cramped, pollard, Liliputian, dapper, pocket, portative, portable, duodecimo, dumpy, squat, short, impalpable, intangible, evanescent, imperceptible, invisible, inappreciable, insignificant, inconsiderable, trivial, infinitesimal, homoeopathic, atomic, subatomic, corpuscular, molecular, rudimentary, rudimental, embryonic, vestigial, weazen, scant, scraggy, scrubby, thin, granular, shrunk, brevipennate, in a small compass, in a nutshell, on a small scale, minutely, microscopically.Sharpness
N sharpness, acuity, acumination, spinosity, point, spike, spine, spicule, spiculum, needle, hypodermic needle, tack, nail, pin, prick, prickle, spur, rowel, barb, spit, cusp, horn, antler, snag, tag thorn, bristle, Adam's needle, bear grass, tine, yucca, nib, tooth, tusk, spoke, cog, ratchet, crag, crest, arete, cone peak, sugar loaf, pike, aiguille, spire, pyramid, steeple, beard, chevaux de frise, porcupine, hedgehog, brier, bramble, thistle, comb, awn, beggar's lice, bur, burr, catchweed, cleavers, clivers, goose, grass, hairif, hariff, flax comb, hackle, hatchel, heckle, wedge, knife edge, cutting edge, blade, edge tool, cutlery, knife, penknife, whittle, razor, razor blade, safety razor, straight razor, electric razor, scalpel, bistoury, lancet, plowshare, coulter, colter, hatchet, ax, pickax, mattock, pick, adze, gill, billhook, cleaver, cutter, scythe, sickle, scissors, shears, pruning shears, cutters, wire cutters, nail clipper, paper cutter, sword, bodkin, belduque, bowie knife, paring knife, bushwhacker, drawing knife, drawing shave, microtome, chisel, screwdriver blade, flint blade, guillotine, sharpener, hone, strop, grindstone, whetstone, novaculite, steel, emery, sharp, keen, acute, acicular, aciform, aculeated, acuminated, pointed, tapering, conical, pyramidal, mucronate, mucronated, spindle shaped, needle shaped, spiked, spiky, ensiform, peaked, salient, cusped, cuspidate, cuspidated, cornute, cornuted, cornicultate, prickly, spiny, spinous, spicular, thorny, bristling, muricated, pectinated, studded, thistly, briary, craggy, snaggy, digitated, two-edged, fusiform, dentiform, denticulated, toothed, odontoid, starlike, stellated, stelliform, sagittate, sagittiform, arrowheaded, arrowy, barbed, spurred, acinaciform, apiculate, apiculated, aristate, awned, awny, bearded, calamiform, cone-shaped, coniform, crestate, echinate, gladiate, lanceolate, lanciform, awl, awl-shaped, lance-shaped, awl- shaped, scimitar-shaped, sword-shaped, setarious, spinuliferous, subulate, tetrahedral, xiphoid, cutting, sharp edged, knife edged, sharp as a razor, keen as a razor, sharp as a needle, sharp as a tack, sharpened, set.VB be sharp, taper to a point, bristle with, render sharp, sharpen, point, aculeate, whet, barb, spiculate, set, strop, grind, chip (flint), cut.
Probity
N probity, integrity, rectitude, uprightness, honesty, faith, honor, bonne foi, good faith, bona fides, purity, clean hands, fairness, fair play, justice, equity, impartiality, principle, even-handedness, grace, constancy, faithfulness, fidelity, loyalty, incorruption, incorruptibility, trustworthiness, truth, candor, singleness of heart, veracity, tender conscience, punctilio, delicacy, nicety, scrupulosity, scrupulousness, scruple, point, point of honor, punctuality, dignity, (repute), respectability, respectableness, gentilhomme, gentleman, man of honor, man of his word, fidus Achates, preux chevalier, galantuomo, truepenny, trump, brick, true Briton, white man, court of honor, a fair field and no favor, argumentum ad verecundiam, upright, honest, honest as daylight, veracious, virtuous, honorable, fair, right, just, equitable, impartial, evenhanded, square, fair and aboveboard, open and aboveboard, white, constant, constant as the northern star, faithful, loyal, staunch, true, true blue, true to one's colors, true to the core, true as the needle to the pole, marble-constant, true- hearted, trusty, trustworthy, as good as one's word, to be depended on, incorruptible, straightforward, frank, candid, open-hearted, conscientious, tender-conscienced, right-minded, high-principled, high-minded, scrupulous, religious, strict, nice, punctilious, correct, punctual, respectable, reputable, gentlemanlike, inviolable, inviolate, unviolated, unbroken, unbetrayed, unbought, unbribed, innocent, pure, stainless, unstained, untarnished, unsullied, untainted, unperjured, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undefiled, undepraved, undebauched, integer vitae scelerisque purus, justus et tenax propositi, chivalrous, jealous of honor, sans peur et sans reproche, high-spirited, supramundane, unworldly, other-worldly, overscrupulous, honorable, bona fide, on the square, in good faith, honor bright, foro conscientiae, with clean hands, a face untaught to feign, bene qui latuit bene vixit, mens sibi conscia recti, probitas laudatur et alget, fidelis ad urnam, his heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth, loyaute m'oblige, loyaute n'a honte, what stronger breastplate than a heart untainted?.Topic
N topic, subject of thought, material for thought, food for the mind, mental pabulum, subject, subject matter, matter, theme, noemata, topic, what it is about, thesis, text, business, affair, matter in hand, argument, motion, resolution, head, chapter, case, point, proposition, theorem, field of inquiry, moot point, problem, thought of, uppermost in the mind, in petto, under consideration, in question, in the mind, on foot, on the carpet, on the docket, on the tapis, relative to.Indication
N indication, symbolism, symbolization, semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics, Zeitgeist, characteristic, diagnostic, lineament, feature, trait, fingerprint, voiceprint, footprint, noseprint, cloven hoof, footfall, recognition (memory), diagnostic, divining rod, detector, sign, symbol, index, indice, indicator, point, pointer, exponent, note, token, symptom, dollar sign, dollar mark, type, figure, emblem, cipher, device, representation, epigraph, motto, posy, gesture, gesticulation, pantomime, wink, glance, leer, nod, shrug, beck, touch, nudge, dactylology, dactylonomy, freemasonry, telegraphy, chirology, byplay, dumb show, cue, hint, clue, clew, key, scent, signal, signal post, rocket, blue light, watch fire, watch tower, telegraph, semaphore, flagstaff, cresset, fiery cross, calumet, heliograph, guidon, headlight, mark, scratch, line, stroke, dash, score, stripe, streak, tick, dot, point, notch, nick, print, imprint, impress, impression, keyboard symbols, printing symbols, red letter, italics, sublineation, underlining, bold font, jotting, note, annotation, reference, blaze, cedilla, guillemets, hachure, quotation marks, ", double quotes, " ", parentheses, "( )", brackets, "", braces, "", left arrow, "<", right arrow, ">", forward slash, "/", backward slash, "\", exclamation point, "!", commercial at, "@", pound sign, "#", percent sign, "%", carat, "", ampersand, "&", asterisk, "*", hyphen, "-", dash, "-", "_", em dash, "--", plus sign, "+", equals sign, "=", question mark, "?", period, ", ", semicolon, ", ", colon, ":", comma, ", ", apostrophe, "'", single quote, "'", tilde, "~", badge, criterion, countercheck, countermark, countersign, counterfoil, duplicate, tally, label, ticket, billet, letter, counter, check, chip, chop, dib, totem, tessera, card, bill, witness, voucher, stamp, cacher, trade mark, Hall mark, signature, mark, autograph, autography, attestation, hand, hand writing, sign manual, cipher, seal, sigil, signet, hand and seal, paraph, brand, superscription, indorsement, endorsement, password, watchword, catchword, security card, pass, passkey, credentials, open sesame, timbrology, mot de passe, mot du guet, pass-parole, shibboleth, title, heading, docket, address card, visiting card, carte de visite, insignia, banner, banneret, bannerol, bandrol, flag, colors, streamer, standard, eagle, labarum, oriflamb, oriflamme, figurehead, ensign, pennon, pennant, pendant, burgee, blue Peter, jack, ancient, gonfalon, union jack, banderole, old glory, quarantine flag, vexillum, yellow-flag, yellow jack, tricolor, stars and stripes, bunting, heraldry, crest, coat of arms, arms, armorial bearings, hatchment, escutcheon, scutcheon, shield, supporters, livery, uniform, cockade, epaulet, chevron, garland, love knot, favor, beacon, cairn, post, staff, flagstaff, hand, pointer, vane, cock, weathercock, guidepost, handpost, fingerpost, directing post, signpost, pillars of Hercules, pharos, bale-fire, beacon-fire, l'etoile du Nord, landmark, seamark, lighthouse, balize, polestar, loadstar, lodestar, cynosure, guide, address, direction, name, sign, signboard, warning, omen, prefigurement, trace, record, warning &c, alarm, scepter, trophy, gauge, milestone, milepost, brand, fool's cap, check, telltale, test, mileage ticket, milliary, notification, advertisement, word of command, call, bugle call, trumpet call, bell, alarum, cry, battle cry, rallying cry, angelus, reveille, sacring bell, sanctus bell, exposition &c (explanation), proof, pattern, indicating, indicative, indicatory, denotative, connotative, diacritical, representative, typical, symbolic, pantomimic, pathognomonic, symptomatic, characteristic, demonstrative, diagnostic, exponential, emblematic, armorial, individual, known by, recognizable by, indicated, pointed, marked, denotable, indelible, in token of, symbolically, in dumb show, ecce signum, ex ungue leonem, ex pede Herculem, vide ut supra, vultus ariete fortior, indication, symbolism, symbolization, semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics, Zeitgeist, characteristic, diagnostic, lineament, feature, trait, fingerprint, voiceprint, footprint, noseprint, cloven hoof, footfall, recognition (memory), diagnostic, divining rod, detector, sign, symbol, index, indice, indicator, point, pointer, exponent, note, token, symptom, dollar sign, dollar mark, type, figure, emblem, cipher, device, representation, epigraph, motto, posy, gesture, gesticulation, pantomime, wink, glance, leer, nod, shrug, beck, touch, nudge, dactylology, dactylonomy, freemasonry, telegraphy, chirology, byplay, dumb show, cue, hint, clue, clew, key, scent, signal, signal post, rocket, blue light, watch fire, watch tower, telegraph, semaphore, flagstaff, cresset, fiery cross, calumet, heliograph, guidon, headlight, mark, scratch, line, stroke, dash, score, stripe, streak, tick, dot, point, notch, nick, print, imprint, impress, impression, keyboard symbols, printing symbols, red letter, italics, sublineation, underlining, bold font, jotting, note, annotation, reference, blaze, cedilla, guillemets, hachure, quotation marks, ", double quotes, " ", parentheses, "( )", brackets, "", braces, "", left arrow, "<", right arrow, ">", forward slash, "/", backward slash, "\", exclamation point, "!", commercial at, "@", pound sign, "#", percent sign, "%", carat, "", ampersand, "&", asterisk, "*", hyphen, "-", dash, "-", "_", em dash, "--", plus sign, "+", equals sign, "=", question mark, "?", period, ", ", semicolon, ", ", colon, ":", comma, ", ", apostrophe, "'", single quote, "'", tilde, "~", badge, criterion, countercheck, countermark, countersign, counterfoil, duplicate, tally, label, ticket, billet, letter, counter, check, chip, chop, dib, totem, tessera, card, bill, witness, voucher, stamp, cacher, trade mark, Hall mark, signature, mark, autograph, autography, attestation, hand, hand writing, sign manual, cipher, seal, sigil, signet, hand and seal, paraph, brand, superscription, indorsement, endorsement, password, watchword, catchword, security card, pass, passkey, credentials, open sesame, timbrology, mot de passe, mot du guet, pass-parole, shibboleth, title, heading, docket, address card, visiting card, carte de visite, insignia, banner, banneret, bannerol, bandrol, flag, colors, streamer, standard, eagle, labarum, oriflamb, oriflamme, figurehead, ensign, pennon, pennant, pendant, burgee, blue Peter, jack, ancient, gonfalon, union jack, banderole, old glory, quarantine flag, vexillum, yellow-flag, yellow jack, tricolor, stars and stripes, bunting, heraldry, crest, coat of arms, arms, armorial bearings, hatchment, escutcheon, scutcheon, shield, supporters, livery, uniform, cockade, epaulet, chevron, garland, love knot, favor, beacon, cairn, post, staff, flagstaff, hand, pointer, vane, cock, weathercock, guidepost, handpost, fingerpost, directing post, signpost, pillars of Hercules, pharos, bale-fire, beacon-fire, l'etoile du Nord, landmark, seamark, lighthouse, balize, polestar, loadstar, lodestar, cynosure, guide, address, direction, name, sign, signboard, warning, omen, prefigurement, trace, record, warning &c, alarm, scepter, trophy, gauge, milestone, milepost, brand, fool's cap, check, telltale, test, mileage ticket, milliary, notification, advertisement, word of command, call, bugle call, trumpet call, bell, alarum, cry, battle cry, rallying cry, angelus, reveille, sacring bell, sanctus bell, exposition &c (explanation), proof, pattern, indicating, indicative, indicatory, denotative, connotative, diacritical, representative, typical, symbolic, pantomimic, pathognomonic, symptomatic, characteristic, demonstrative, diagnostic, exponential, emblematic, armorial, individual, known by, recognizable by, indicated, pointed, marked, denotable, indelible, in token of, symbolically, in dumb show, ecce signum, ex ungue leonem, ex pede Herculem, vide ut supra, vultus ariete fortior.
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