point

  • (noun): A discrete division of something.
  • (noun): A sharp extremity.
  • (noun): One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
  • (noun): A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
  • (noun): A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
  • (noun): Lace worked by the needle.
  • (noun): An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
  • (noun): The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
  • (noun): The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
  • (noun): The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
  • (noun): The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
  • (noun): A vaccine point.
  • (noun): In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.
  • point de Venise; Brussels point
  • The dog came to a point.