A small discrete division or individual feature of something.

• There comes a point in a marathon when some people give up.
• At this point in the meeting, I'd like to propose a new item for the agenda.

archaicA small discrete division or individual feature of something.

• She was not feeling in good point.

A small discrete division or individual feature of something.

• I made the point that we all had an interest to protect.

datedslangA small discrete division or individual feature of something.

A small discrete division or individual feature of something.

• The point is that we should stay together, whatever happens.

A small discrete division or individual feature of something.

• Near-synonyms: meaning, meaningfulness, use
• Since the decision has already been made, I see little point in further discussion.

obsoleteA small discrete division or individual feature of something.

• full large of limbe and euery ioint / He was, and cared not for God or man a point.

obsoleteA small discrete division or individual feature of something.

• When time's first point begun / Made he all souls.

A small discrete division or individual feature of something.

• We should meet at a pre-arranged point.

A small discrete division or individual feature of something.

• Logic isn't my strong point.

datedA small discrete division or individual feature of something.

• the points of a horse
• Knowledge was always useful, and he had frequently heard the words 'Great Portland Street' on the lips of his son, who regularly perused all the twelve automobilistic papers, and who was apparently the most learned pundit and inclusive encyclopædia ever created on the subject of petrol-driven vehicles, their prices, and their innumerable points.

A small discrete division or individual feature of something.

• The point color of that cat was a deep, rich sable.

A small discrete division or individual feature of something.

• Possession is nine points of the law.

hobbieslifestylesportsA small discrete division or individual feature of something.

• The one with the most points will win the game.

video-gamesA small discrete division or individual feature of something.

• This attack deals 320 points of damage.
• Defeating the boss grants 60 experience points.

economicssciencesA small discrete division or individual feature of something.

mediapublishingtypographyA small discrete division or individual feature of something.

A small discrete division or individual feature of something.

A small discrete division or individual feature of something.

automotivetransportvehiclesA small discrete division or individual feature of something.

A sharp extremity.

• Cut the skin with the point of the knife.
• Leaue words & let them feele your lances pointes

A sharp extremity.

A sharp extremity.

• His cowboy belt was studded with points.

archaeologyhistoryhuman-sciencesA sharp extremity.

• Solutrean points resemble the canines of the sabre-toothed cats.

obsoletemedicinesciencesA sharp extremity.

backgammongamesA sharp extremity.

A sharp extremity.

A sharp extremity.

• Willie Jones decided to become Kimani Jones, Black Panther, on the day his best friend, Otis Nicholson, stepped on a mine while walking point during a sweep in the central highlands.

A sharp extremity.

• "When do we pull the trigger?" he asked. I was quick to respond, "If Tammy get's Mrs. Wellington to agree, she'll call you in a couple hours. Then just pull out all stops. Tammy has point on this, I don't want to hear from you unless it's an all clear."
• The president’s senior policy adviser, Stephen Miller, has been point on immigration policy.

A sharp extremity.

nauticaltransportA sharp extremity.

• to fall off a point
• Ship ahoy, three points off the starboard bow!

A sharp extremity.

• There was moreover a hint of the duchess in the infinite point with which, as she felt, she exclaimed: "And this is what you call coming often?"
• And with an emphatic nod to give point to her self-possession Mrs. Larch vanished.

rail-transportrailwaystransportA sharp extremity.

A sharp extremity.

governmentheraldryhobbiesA sharp extremity.

governmentheraldryhobbiesA sharp extremity.

• The point, according to Edmondson, (meaning the point pointed,) is an ordinary somewhat resembling the pile, issuing from the base, as in Plate VII. fig. 24, and is sometimes termed a base point pointed, but the word base is superfluous, as that is the proper place of the point;[…]

The act of pointing.

The act of pointing.

• […] DCDP children are exposed to more points and gesturelike signs in their linguistic environment […]

The act of pointing.

• The dog came to a point.

falconryhobbieshuntingThe act of pointing.

fencinggovernmenthobbiesThe act of pointing.

• tierce point

nauticaltransportA short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.

historicalA string or lace used to tie together certain garments.

• pick your purse while they tie your points, and cut your throat while they smooth your pillow

Lace worked by the needle.

• point de Venise; Brussels point
• And I to make all knovv, I am not ſhallovv, / VVill have my points of Cucchineale and yellovv.

ball-gamescricketgamesIn various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.

ball-gamesgameshobbiesIn various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.

ball-gamesbaseballgamesIn various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.

hobbieshuntinglifestyleIn various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.

To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.

• Damaged stone will be removed, and the new stone installed and pointed to ensure a comprehensive match to maintain the integrity of the structure.

To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.

• If he asks for food, point him toward the refrigerator.
• Whosoever should be guided through his battles by Minerva, and pointed to every scene of them.

mathematicssciencesTo separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.

To mark with diacritics.

entertainmentlifestylemusicTo mark (e.g. an Anglican psalm) with pointing.

datedTo supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.

• to point a composition

computingengineeringmathematicsTo direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.

To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.

nauticaltransportTo sail close to the wind.

• Bear off a little, we're pointing.

hobbieshuntinglifestyleTo indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.

• Novv the vvarm Scent aſſures the Covey near, / He [the dog] treads vvith Caution, and he points vvith Fear; […]
• The writer from whom we derive the following legends tells us that he knew an old man whose dog had pointed a troop of fairies, and though he could not see them he plainly heard their music sounding like a fiddle and a very small pair of pipes.

medicinesciencesTo approximate to the surface; to head.

datedTo give point to (something said or done); to give particular prominence or force to.

• He points it, however, by no deviation from his straightforward manner of speech.
• ‘Oh, it is the great defect in our Indian character!’ – and, as if to point his criticism, the lights of the Civil Station appeared on a rise to the right.