POINTS
/pษษชnts/
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Scrabble
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WWF
P(3) O(1) I(1) N(1) T(1) S(1)
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Definition
/pษษชnts/
noun
- A discrete division of something.
- A sharp extremity.
- One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
- A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
- A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
verb
- To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.“It's rude to point at other people.”
- To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.“The arrow of a compass points north”
- To face in a particular direction.
- (sometimes figurative) To direct toward an object; to aim.“to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort”
- To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.“to point a dart, a pencil, or (figuratively) a moral”
verb
- To appoint.
noun
- Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.
- The two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow current to flow or not through the ignition coil. Each surface is called a point singular (there's usually a moving point which is pushed by the distributor cam and a fixed point which isn't), but they're made together in a unit and serviced or replaced that way and are hence normally called points plural.
Source: Wiktionary
