Point

Synonyms for "point" (1103 found)

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Closest matches (221)

Noun(17 words)

decimal pointdot mark spot tip view agendum aimaimed changeaims apex apices argument arrowheadbreaker pointcompass pointcusps

abode accent accentuate ace acerbity acidity acme acridity acrimony aculeate aculeus acuminate acumination addressadvance guardadvantageaffective meaningaimaim atairhead

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allude toambition amount analyze ancestor angle animus announcer antecedent antler apex apogee applicability applicable application apposite appropriate appropriateness apropos apt area articleas regardsascender aspect aspiration astringency atom attribute auger availavant gardeavant-garde awl ax azimuth back barbbarbed wirebarblet barbule barbwire basisbastard typebattle linebeachhead beak bear beard bearing bearings behalf behoof bellwether bellybelly laughbench markbendbend tobenefit bentbeside the pointbevel bias bifurcation bight bill birthmark bit bitebitter endbitternessblack letterblade blazeblaze a trailblemish blotchblue storybodkin body borer bottombottom dollarboundary bracket bradawl brand breakwater bridgeheadbring upbrink brow buccinator burden burin bushwhacker business buttbutt endcaesura calibercall attention tocaltrop cant cap cape capitalcardinal pointcarpet tackcase castcaste markcausticity chalkchalk upchapter character characteristic checkcheck offcheckmark chersonesecheval-de-frisechevronchief thingchisel cicatrix cicatrize circumstantial circumstantiality climaxcloud ninecockspur coincold steelcolon coloring comma compass concern concerning conduce conjugate connotation consequence consideration constituent contribute conveniencecoral reefcore corner cornerstone counsel count counter course crank crest crisiscritical pointcrook crotchet crown crumb crux culmen culmination current cusp cuspidate cut cutlery cutter dab dagger

Verb(7 words)

aim aimed bespeak betoken channelise channelize charge

Strong matches (331)

dapple dash datum daydecimal pointdecline define deflection degree delimit delta demarcate denotation descend descender desideration desideratum design designate desire

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detail details determination determinediacritical markdibble die directdirect attention todirectiondirection linedirectionizedirty jokedirty storydiscolor discoloration dispose district dogleg dole dotdouble entendredram dribble driblet drift drill drop droplet dwarf earmark edgeedge tooledge toolseffect elbow element ell em emphasize emplacement enend stopengrave engravingengraving toolentity essence essentialessential matteretching balletching groundetching needleetching pointethnic jokeexhibit explorer extension extent extremeextreme limitextremity face facet fact factorfag endfarthest boundfarthest outpostfarthing fastenfat-faced typefateful momentfeature feet fid fierceness filefirst linefishhook fitting fixfix onfixed purposefleck flick flyspeck focusfocus of attentionfocus of interestfont force forebear forebears forefront foregoer foreland forerunner fork fragment freckle frontfront linefront rankfront runnerfront-runner frontiersman fuglemanfull stopfun function fundamentalfunny storyfurcation gaff gag gash germane gimlet gist gnat go goad goal gobbetgood onegood storygrade graingrammatical meaninggranule gravamen graver graving gravitategreat pointgrind grip groat groove groundbreaker guide guts hack hair handful handle harbinger harpoon harshnesshat pinhatchhave a tendencyhead heading headland heart heaven heavens height helmsmanship heraldhigh noonhigh pointhighest pitchhighest pointhilltop hinthold a headinghold onhole hone hook horn hour howler hyphenate icepick idea identify immaterial impact implication imply importimportant thingimpress imprintin point ofin reference toinappropriate inapt incidental inclination incline inconsequential indicate individual inflect inflection innovator instance instant intaglio integer intendment intension intent intention interest interval iota irrelevant issue italic item jape jest jestbook joke jotjumping off placejumping-off placejuncture kairos keenness kernel keystone kilometer knee knife knollllace lance lancet landmarklatitude and longitudelaugh lay leadlead runnerleader lean leap lentigo letter levellevel atlexical meaninglie lieu ligature limit lineline of directionline of marchliteral meaninglittlelittle bitliving issuelocale locality location locuslofty peaklogotypelook tolower casemaculamain pointmain thingmajuscule

Noun(26 words)

degree demerits designate detail directdistributor pointemphasize end fifteenfull pointfull stopgesture goal gunpoint head headlands highlight idea indicateindicate pattern

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item items jut kill level location

Verb(11 words)

designate direct directsdirects sowgestured guide head indicateindicate directionlevel luff

Preposition(1 words)

in detail

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Noun(47 words)

make a gesturematter for discussionmicrodot mouses mousing nodes note objective opinion ord peakpercentage pointperiodphysical science orientedpinpoints pip placepoint in timepoint of viewpointedness

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positionpower pointprickles prongs ptpunctuation dotpunctum purpose remark sadhe separator show signal signpost spearheads spearpoint spikes stage stance steer stop target technicalitytime adverb termusage orientsvertices viewpoint

make a markmalapropos mallet markmark offmark outmarking marlinespike materialmaterial pointmattermatter in handmaximum meaning measure meat mention meridian message messenger

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microbe microorganism midge milestone mind minim minimumminor detailminuscule minute minutia minutiae mitemodeling claymodicum module mole molecule momentmoment of truthmoral mordacity mordancy mote motif motive mottle mountaintop mucro mull nailnaked steelnavigation nazene plus ultraneb needle ness nevus nib nicety nick nisusno place highernook noon notch notion nuance nub nucleus nutshell object objective oilstone orientation ounce outguard outpost overtone oxgoad page panic parenthesize parse part particle particular pas patch pathfinder pause peak pebble peg pencil peninsula pepper percentage period person persona pertinence pertinent pi pic pica picopiece of advicepigsticker pike piloting pin pinch pinhead pinnacle pinpoint pioneer pitch pitchfork pith pittance pivot placeplace emphasis onplacement plan plane plateau play plunge poignancypoint atpoint at issuepoint in questionpoint outpoint topoint uppointer pointless polepolka dotposition precedent precipice precipitate precursor predecessorpregnant momentpresent prick prickle print problem profit project projection prominence promontory prong property proportion proposal prospectuspsychological momentpunch punctuate punctuationpunctuation markspuncture puncturer purport purpose quality quarter question quiddity quill quoin railhead rangerange of meaningratio reachreal issuereal meaningreasonredound toreef referencereference markreferent regard regarding region relation relevance relevant remind remove reset resolution resolve respectrib ticklerriddle ridge rigor riot rocker roman roughness round rowel rubric run rung sakesalient pointsandspitsans serifsay scale scar scarification scarify scope score scorper scotch scout scrap scratch scratching scream script scruple seal seam seasonsemantic clustersemantic fieldsemicolon sense serve service setset towardsettleseventh heavenseverity shade shadow shank sharpen sharpener sharpness shoulder showshow a tendencysick jokeside sidesplitter sightsight gagsight onsignificance signification significatum signifiesine qua nonsinglesingle outsingleton sink site situation situs skewer sky slantsmall capsmall capitalsmidgen smitch snip snippet soldersoldering ironsomething soul space spanspan of meaningspatula spearhead specifics speck speckle spell spiculate spicule spiculum spike spine spire spirit spit splash splotch spoonful sport spot spotlight spur stage stain stair stamp standard staple static station stead steel steer steerage steering stem step stigma stigmatize sting stint stopstormy petrelstory strapstrawberry markstreak stress stretch striate stridency stringency stripe striving stropstructural meaningstub study stump style subjectsubject mattersubject of thoughtsubside substancesubstantive pointsuggest suggestion sumsum and substancesummit swerve swing swordsymbolic meaningtack tactic tagtag endtailtail endtally tang taper tartness tattootattoo markteeth tendtend to gotendency tenor term textthe bottom linethe pointtheme thesis thimbleful thing thorn thought threshold thrust thule thumbtack ticktick offtimetime lagtinetiny bittiptip offtip toptip-top tittleto the pointtoad stickertongue top topic tortotality of associationstrace track trailblazer trailbreaker traintrain upontraittransferred meaningtread trenchancy trendtrifling amounttrivia turnturn uponturning pointtypetype bodytype classtype licetypecase typeface typefounders typefoundryultima thuleunadorned meaningunderline underscore undertone unimportant unit upmostupper caseupper extremityuppermost use usefulness utmost value van vanguardvanishing pointvaunt-courier veer vehemence verge vertexvery topview violence virulencevisual jokevoortrekker warp watermark way wheeze whereabout whereabouts whet while whit whittle willwith respect towork towardworth wow yarn zag zenith zig zigzag

Verb(13 words)

maneuver manoeuver manoeuvre orient place repoint sharpen show signal spearheaded steer taper target

Adjective(1 words)

selfish aims

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6 relation types

More general

94 entries

aim amount be bushelchange formchange shapecharacteristic clarify command communicate componentcomponent partconstituent contact control

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More specific

11 entries

aim apex claim coordinate milestone premise spot stance target thesis tip

Collocations

9 entries

center pointdecimal pointfocal pointmain pointpoint of interestpoint of viewpoint valuepointing fingerturning point

Inflections

3 entries

pointed pointing points

Derivations

5 entries

pointed pointedly pointer pointing pointless

similar

2 entries

charge level

Translations

22 translations across 11 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

punt noun (compass point)

Bulgarian

3 entries

връх noun (object with sharp tip)
връх noun (position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force)
румб noun (compass point)

Finnish

3 entries

ilmansuunta noun (compass point)
kärki noun (position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force)
piikki noun (object with sharp tip)

French

2 entries

point noun (compass point)
pointe noun (object with sharp tip)

Greek

1 entries

σημείο noun (compass point)

Hungarian

3 entries

világtáj noun (compass point)
égtáj noun (compass point)
ék noun (position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force)

Irish

4 entries

aird noun (compass point)
aird an chompáis noun (compass point)
rinn noun (compass point)
rinn compáis noun (compass point)

Portuguese

2 entries

direção noun (compass point)
ponta noun (position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force)

Scots

1 entries

airt noun (compass point)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

àird noun (compass point)

Swedish

1 entries

streck noun (compass point)

Sample sentences

80 total sentences available.

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If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.

Source: tatoeba (1382)

I wish I could care more about my grades but it seems that, at a certain point of my life, I decided they wouldn't be so important anymore.

Source: tatoeba (1502)

Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article.

Source: tatoeba (1587)

There's no point saying "Hi, how are you?" to me if you have nothing else to say.

Source: tatoeba (1768)

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