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 |
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 |
| 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 |
reference
consultation | the act of referring or consulting, reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer |
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 |
| reference grid | a pattern of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image or a map |
| 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 |
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 |
| McBurney's point | a point one third of the way along a line drawn from the hip to the umbilicus, the point of maximum sensitivity in acute appendicitis |
| frame of reference frame | a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning |
| point system | a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules |