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By-turning
(n.) An obscure road
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

turning point Bedeutung

point after
point after touchdown
extra point
in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown
turning act of changing in practice or custom, the law took many turnings over the years
avoidance
turning away
shunning
dodging
deliberately avoiding, keeping away from or preventing from happening
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
turn turning the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course, he took a turn to the right
turning the activity of shaping something on a lathe
point duty the control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection
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
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
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
three-way switch
three-point switch
an electric switch that has three terminals, used to control a circuit from two different locations
turning the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe
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
Curie temperature
Curie point
the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic
dew point the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins
flash point
flashpoint
the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air
freezing point
melting point
the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid
boiling point boil the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level, they brought the water to a boil
point
pointedness
the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
point of view the spatial property of the position from which something is observed
forte strong suit
long suit
metier
specialty speciality strong point
strength
an asset of special worth or utility, cooking is his forte
weak point an attribute that is inadequate or deficient
craniometric point a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken
auriculare
auricular point
the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus
jugale
jugal point
the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone
orbitale
orbital point
the craniometric point at the lowest point on the lower edge of the orbit
prosthion
prostheon
alveolar point
craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla
pressure point an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure, you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu
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