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pinpoint definition

pin·point (pin′po̵int′)

transitive verb

  1. to show the location of (a place on a map, etc.) by sticking in a pin
  2. to locate, define, or focus on precisely

noun

  1. the point of a pin
  2. something trifling or insignificant

adjective

  1. minute, exact, precise, etc.
  2. very fine in texture: said of textiles pinpoint oxford cloth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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