(n)degree, level, stage, pointa 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?”
(n)item, pointa 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”
(n)period, point, full stop, stop, full pointa 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”
(n)distributor point, breaker point, pointa contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
(v)indicate, point, designate, showindicate 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”
(v)bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signalbe 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”
(v)target, aim, place, direct, pointintend (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”