Point Definition

point
pointed, pointing, points
noun
points
A minute mark or dot.
Webster's New World
An element in geometry having definite position, but no size, shape, or extension.
A line between two points.
Webster's New World
A dot in printing or writing, as a period, decimal point, vowel point, etc.
Webster's New World
Any of certain positions where a player is stationed in cricket, lacrosse, and other games.
Webster's New World
The player at such a position.
Webster's New World
verb
pointed, pointing, points
To direct one's finger or the like (at or to something)
Webster's New World
To call attention or allude (to something); hint (at something)
Webster's New World
To mark off (sums or numbers) with points, as esp. a decimal fraction from a whole number.
Webster's New World
To indicate the position or direction of.
Pointed out the oldest buildings on the skyline.
American Heritage
To put punctuation marks or pauses in.
Webster's New World
idiom
beside the point
  • Irrelevant to the matter at hand.
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in point
  • Having relevance or pertinence.
American Heritage
in point of
  • With reference to; in the matter of:

    In point of fact, I never lived at the address stated on the form.

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make a point of
  • To consider or treat (an action or activity) as indispensable:

    made a point of visiting their niece on the way home.

American Heritage
stretch a point
  • To make an exception.
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Other Word Forms of Point

Noun

Singular:
point
Plural:
points

Origin of Point

  • Middle English partly from Old French point prick, mark, moment (from Vulgar Latin punctum) (from Latin pūnctum) (from neuter past participle of pungere to prick) and partly from Old French pointe sharp end (from Vulgar Latin puncta) (from Latin pūncta) (from) (feminine past participle of pungere to prick peuk- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English point, from Old French point (“a point, dot, full stop, period, speck, hole, stitch, point of time, moment, difficulty, etc."), from Latin punctum (“a point, puncture"), prop. a hole punched in, substantive use of punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick, punch"). Displaced native Middle English ord (“point"), from Old English ord (“point").

    From Wiktionary

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