Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)pointa geometric element that has position but no extension“a point is defined by its coordinates” (n)pointthe precise location of something; a spatially limited location“she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street” (n)pointa brief version of the essential meaning of something“get to the point”,
“he missed the point of the joke”,
“life has lost its point” (n)detail, item, pointan isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole“several of the details are similar”,
“a point of information” (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)pointthe object of an activity“what is the point of discussing it?” (n)point, tip, peaka V shape“the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points” (n)point, dota very small circular shape“a row of points”,
“draw lines between the dots” (n)pointthe unit of counting in scoring a game or contest“he scored 20 points in the first half”,
“a touchdown counts 6 points” (n)pointa promontory extending out into a large body of water“they sailed south around the point” (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)pointa style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect (n)point, spotan outstanding characteristic“his acting was one of the high points of the movie” (n)pointsharp end“he stuck the point of the knife into a tree”,
“he broke the point of his pencil” (n)compass point, pointany of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass“he checked the point on his compass” (n)pointa linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch (n)pointone 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 (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)point, heada V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer“the point of the arrow was due north” (n)pointa distinguishing or individuating characteristic“he knows my bad points as well as my good points” (n)point, gunpointthe gun muzzle's direction“he held me up at the point of a gun” Verbs
(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)orient, pointbe oriented“The weather vane points North”,
“the dancers toes pointed outward” (v)charge, level, pointdirect into a position for use“point a gun”,
“He charged his weapon at me” (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)pointmark (Hebrew words) with diacritics (v)pointmark with diacritics“point the letter” (v)pointmark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes (v)pointbe positionable in a specified manner“The gun points with ease” (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” (v)pointindicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle“the dog pointed the dead duck” (v)point, repointrepair the joints of bricks“point a chimney”