Cover-point
(n.) The fielder in the games of cricket and lacrosse who supports "point." |
Dew-point
(n.) The temperature at which dew begins to form. It varies with the humidity and temperature of the atmosphere. |
Dust-point
(n.) An old rural game. |
Libration point
(n.) any one of five points in the plane of a system of two large astronomical bodies orbiting each other, as the Earth-moon system, where the gravitational pull of the two bodies on an object are approximately equal, and in opposite directions. A solid object moving in the same velocity and direction as such a libration point will remain in gravitational equilibrium with the two bodies of the system and not fall toward either body. |
Point
(v. t. & i.) To appoint. |
Point
(n.) That which pricks or pierces |
Point
(n.) An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others |
Point
(n.) Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape |
Point
(n.) The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle |
Point
(n.) An indefinitely small space |
Point
(n.) An indivisible portion of time |
Point
(n.) A mark of punctuation |
Point
(n.) Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree |
Point
(n.) That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or character |
Point
(n.) Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc. |
Point
(n.) A small matter |
Point
(n.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time |
Point
(n.) A dot or mark distinguishing or characterizing certain tones or styles |
Point
(n.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note, to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half, as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a half note equal to three quarter notes. |
Point
(n.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended |
Point
(n.) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See Escutcheon. |
Point
(n.) One of the points of the compass (see Points of the compass, below) |
Point
(n.) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See Reef point, under Reef. |
Point
(n.) A a string or lace used to tie together certain parts of the dress. |
Point
(n.) Lace wrought the needle |
Point
(n.) A switch. |
Point
(n.) An item of private information |
Point
(n.) A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman. |
Point
(n.) The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game |
Point
(n.) A standard unit of measure for the size of type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica type. See Point system of type, under Type. |
Point
(n.) A tyne or snag of an antler. |
Point
(n.) One of the spaces on a backgammon board. |
Point
(n.) A movement executed with the saber or foil |
Point
(n.) To give a point to |
Point
(n.) To direct toward an abject |
Point
(n.) Hence, to direct the attention or notice of. |
Point
(n.) To supply with punctuation marks |
Point
(n.) To mark (as Hebrew) with vowel points. |
Point
(n.) To give particular prominence to |
Point
(n.) To indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game. |
Point
(n.) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface. |
Point
(n.) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool. |
Point
(v. i.) To direct the point of something, as of a finger, for the purpose of designating an object, and attracting attention to it |
Point
(v. i.) To indicate the presence of game by fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do. |
Point
(v. i.) To approximate to the surface |
Point-blank
(n.) The white spot on a target, at which an arrow or other missile is aimed. |
Point-blank
(n.) With all small arms, the second point in which the natural line of sight, when horizontal, cuts the trajectory. |
Point-blank
(n.) With artillery, the point where the projectile first strikes the horizontal plane on which the gun stands, the axis of the piece being horizontal. |
Point-blank
(a.) Directed in a line toward the object aimed at |
Point-blank
(a.) Hence, direct |
documentation
support | documentary validation, his documentation of the results was excellent, the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones |
point after
point after touchdown
extra point | in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown |
springboard
jumping-off point
point of departure | a beginning from which an enterprise is launched, he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own, reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions, the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out |
| three-point landing | a landing in which all three wheels of the aircraft touch the ground at the same time |
| support reinforcement reenforcement | a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission, they called for artillery support |
| close support | close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit |
| direct support | a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance |
electronic warfare-support measures
ESM | electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition |
| support supporting | the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening, he leaned against the wall for support |
| point duty | the control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection |
| support | aiding the cause or policy or interests of, the president no longer has the support of his own party, they developed a scheme of mutual support |
| support | the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities, his support kept the family together, they gave him emotional support during difficult times |
logistic support
logistic assistance | assistance between and within military commands |
| integrated logistic support | the pooling of specific resources by subscribing nations for the support of some joint operation |
mutual aid
international logistic support | arrangements made between nations to assist each other |
interdepartmental support
interagency support | provision of logistic (or administrative) support by one or more of the military services to one or more departments or agencies of the United States government |
| inter-service support | action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service |
| three-point turn | the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs |
bluepoint
blue point | small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island |
| blue point Siamese | Siamese cat having a bluish creamolored body and dark grey points |
| arch support | a support for the arch of the foot |
| basic point defense missile system | a shipboard missile system |
corner
street corner
turning point | the intersection of two streets, standing on the corner watching all the girls go by |
| diamond point | a very hard small point made from a diamond |
distributor point
breaker point
point | a contact in the distributor, as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs |
| dry point | a steel needle for engraving without acid on a bare copper plate |
| dry point | a print produced by dry point engraving |
| gros point | needlepoint embroidery done with large stitches |
| gros point | a needlepoint stitch covering two horizontal and two vertical threads |
life-support system
life support | medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive, the patient is on life support |
| life-support system life support | equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions, the astronauts relied on their life-support systems |
| petit point | needlepoint done with small stitches |
| petit point tent stitch | a small diagonal needlepoint stitch |
| point | sharp end, he stuck the point of the knife into a tree, he broke the point of his pencil |
| point power point | a wall socket |
| point gunpoint | the gun muzzle's direction, he held me up at the point of a gun |
| point-and-shoot camera | a lightweight photographic camera with an autofocus |
point lace
needlepoint | lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern |
spearhead
spearpoint
spear-point | the head and sharpened point of a spear |
| support | any device that bears the weight of another thing, there was no place to attach supports for a shelf |
| support | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation, the statue stood on a marble support |
| support column | a column that supports a heavy weight |
support hose
support stocking | elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) |
three-way switch
three-point switch | an electric switch that has three terminals, used to control a circuit from two different locations |
well point
wellpoint | a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area |
| boiling point | being highly angry or excited, ready to boil over, after an hour of waiting I was at the boiling point |
| vanishing point | the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge |
| point spot | an outstanding characteristic, his acting was one of the high points of the movie |
| point | a distinguishing or individuating characteristic, he knows my bad points as well as my good points |
| selling point | a characteristic of something that is up for sale that makes it attractive to potential customers |