Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word point. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in point.
Definitions and meaning of point
point
Alternative forms
p'int
Pronunciation
(UK, General American) enPR: point, IPA(key): /pɔɪnt/
Rhymes: -ɔɪnt
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishpoynt, from Old Frenchpointm(“dot; minute amount”), from Latinpūnctum(“a hole punched in; a point, puncture”), substantive use of pūnctusm, perfect passive participle of pungō(“I prick, punch”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European*pewǵ-(“prick, punch”)); alternatively, from Old Frenchpointef(“sharp tip”), from Latinpūnctaf(past participle). Displaced native Middle Englishord(“point”), from Old Englishord(“point”). Doublet of pointe, punctum, punt, andpunto.
Noun
point (pluralpoints)
A small dot or mark.
Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark. [from 15th c.]
A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark. [from 14th c.]
(mathematics) A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud). [from 18th c.]
Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc. [from 17th c.]
(music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
(by extension) A note; a tune.
(mathematics, sciences) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. [from 14th c.]
A small discrete division or individual feature of something.
An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality. [from 13th c.]
A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture. [from 13th c.]
(archaic) Condition, state. [from 13th c.]
A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition. [from 14th c.]
(US, slang, dated) An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful. [from 14th c.]
(obsolete) The smallest quantity of something; a jot, a whit. [14th–17th c.]
(obsolete) A tiny amount of time; a moment. [14th–17th c.]
A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position. [from 14th c.]
A distinguishing quality or characteristic. [from 15th c.]
(in the plural, dated) The chief or excellent features.
the points of a horse
(usually in the plural) An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking. [from 19th c.]
(now only in phrases) A tenth; formerly also a twelfth. [from 17th c.]
Short for percentage point.
(sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition. [from 18th c.]
(economics) A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares. [from 19th c.]
(typography) a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era). [from 19th c.]
(UK) An electric power socket. [from 20th c.]
(navigation, nautical) A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
(UK) A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
(automotive, chiefly in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
A sharp extremity.
The sharp tip of an object. [from 14th c.]
Any projecting extremity of an object. [from 14th c.]
An object which has a sharp or tapering tip. [from 14th c.]
(archaeology) A spearhead or similar object hafted to a handle.
(medicine, obsolete) A vaccine point.
(backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played. [from 15th c.]
A peninsula or promontory. [from 15th c.]
The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force. [from 16th c.]
(by extension) An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
Short for point man.
Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction. [from 16th c.]
(nautical) The difference between two points of the compass.
Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression. [from 17th c.]
(rail transport, UK, in the plural) A railroad switch. [from 19th c.]
A tine or snag of an antler.
(heraldry) One of the "corners" of the escutcheon: the base (bottom center) unless a qualifier is added (point dexter, point dexter base, point sinister, point sinister base), generally when separately tinctured. (Compare terrace, point champaine, enté en point.)
(heraldry, by extension) An ordinary similar to a pile (but sometimes shorter), extending upward from the base. (Often termed a point pointed.)
The act of pointing.
The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
(falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
(fencing) A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
(nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
(historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
Lace worked by the needle.
In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.
(cricket) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover. [from 19th c.]
(lacrosse, ice hockey) The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
(baseball) The position of the pitcher and catcher.
(hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
Synonyms
(location or place):location, place, position, spot
(in geometry):ord
(particular moment in an event or occurrence):moment, ord, time
(sharp tip):end, ord, tip
(arithmetic symbol):spot, decimal point(name of the symbol; not used when reading decimal fractions aloud)
(opinion):opinion, point of view, view, viewpoint
(unit of measure of success or failure):mark(in a competition)
(color of extremities of an animal):
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
point d'appui
Descendants
→ Cantonese: point
→ Indonesian: poin
→ Japanese: ポイント(pointo)
→ Korean: 포인트(pointeu)
Translations
See also
Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take for the use of point with these verbs
References
point on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From Middle Englishpointen, poynten, from Old Frenchpointier, pointer, poynter, from point from Latinpūnctum.
Verb
point (third-person singular simple presentpoints, present participlepointing, simple past and past participlepointed)
(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
(intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
(intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
(transitive, sometimes figurative) To direct toward an object; to aim.
To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
(intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.
(transitive, intransitive, masonry) To repair mortar.
(transitive, masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
(stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
(transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
(transitive, mathematics) To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
(transitive) To mark with diacritics.
(dated) To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.
(transitive, computing) To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
(transitive, Internet) To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
(intransitive, nautical) To sail close to the wind.
(intransitive, hunting) To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
(medicine, of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head.
(dated) To give point to (something said or done); to give particular prominence or force to.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle Englishpointen, poynten, by apheresis of apointen, appointen, appoynten. See appoint.
Verb
point (third-person singular simple presentpoints, present participlepointing, simple past and past participlepointed)
(obsolete) To appoint.
References
Further reading
“point”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
“point”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
跳point[Cantonese] ― tiu3pon1[Jyutping] ― to increase in salary by moving up the wage scale
Danish
Etymology
From Frenchpoint, from Latinpūnctum, the neuter of the participle pūnctus(“pointed”). The French word is also borrowed to pointe, and the Latin word is borrowed to punkt(“dot”) and punktum(“full stop”). See also punktere.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [pʰoˈɛŋ]
Noun
point
a point(in a game)
Declension
See also
punkt
pointe
pointere
Further reading
“point” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /pwɛ̃/
(Quebec) IPA(key): [pwɛ̃ɪ̃]
Rhymes: -ɛ̃
Homophones: poing, poings, points
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle Frenchpoinct (with orthography modified to reflect the Latin etymology), from Old Frenchpoint, from Latinpunctum.
Noun
pointm (pluralpoints)
point (small mark)
(sports, games)point
full stop, period (punctuation mark)
(knitting) stitch pattern
dot (Morse code symbol)
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Danish: point
→ Dutch: punt
→ Norwegian Bokmål: poeng
→ Persian: پوئن(pu'an)
→ Polish: pointa
→ Swedish: poäng
→ Turkish: puan
Adverb
point
(literary, dialectal, usually with "ne") not
Synonym:pas (contemporary French)
Ne craignez point ― Fear not
Related terms
appointer
pointe
poindre
poignant
poinçon
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Frenchpoint, from Latinpunctus.
Participle
point (femininepointe, masculine pluralpoints, feminine pluralpointes)
past participle of poindre
Etymology 3
From Latin pungit.
Verb
point
third-person singular present indicative of poindre
Further reading
“point”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
piton
Manx
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
point (verbal nounpointeil, past participlepointit)
appoint
Mutation
Norman
Etymology
From Old Frenchpoint, from Latinpunctum.
Noun
pointm (pluralpoints)
(Jersey) full stop, period (punctuation mark)
Derived terms
point d'excliamâtion(“exclamation mark”)
point d'tchestchionn'nie(“question mark”)
point virgule(“semicolon”)
Old French
Etymology 1
From Latinpunctum.
Noun
pointoblique singular, m (oblique pluralpoinzorpointz, nominative singularpoinzorpointz, nominative pluralpoint)
a sting; a prick
moment; time
(on a die) dot
small amount
Adverb
point
a little
(with ne) not (indicates negation)
Descendants
Middle French: poinct
French: point
Etymology 2
From Latinpunctus.
Verb
point
past participle of poindre
Descendants
Dutch: pointeren
English: point
Middle French: poinct
French: point
Norwegian Bokmål: poeng
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /pwɛnt/
Rhymes: -ɛnt
Syllabification: point
Noun
pointf pl
genitive plural of pointa
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Englishpoint.
Pronunciation
(Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpõj̃.t͡ʃ(i)/
Noun
pointm (pluralpoints)
(Brazil, slang) a location where members of a group usually meet