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    [Noun]  | "point" | \ ˈpȯint \


    1: an individual detail : item

    2: a distinguishing detail

    3: the most important essential in a discussion or matter

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, partly from Anglo-French, prick, dot, moment, from Latin punctum, from neuter of punctus, past participle of pungere to prick; partly from Anglo-French pointe sharp end, from Vulgar Latin *puncta, from Latin, feminine of punctus, past participle {mat|pungent|};

    [Noun]  | "point count" 


    1: a method of evaluating the strength of a hand in bridge by counting points for each high card and usually for long or short suits; also : the value of a hand so evaluated

    Origin: 1914 ;

    [Noun]  | "point d'ap*pui" | \ ˌpwaⁿ(n)-da-ˈpwē \


    1: foundation, base

    Origin: 1781 ;

     French, literally, point of support;

    [Noun]  | "point estimate" 


    1: the single value assigned to a parameter in point estimation

    Origin: 1966 ;

    [Noun]  | "point estimation" 


    1: estimation in which a single value is assigned to a parameter

    Origin: 1962 ;

    [Verb]  | "point" 


    1: to furnish with a point : sharpen

    2: to give added force, emphasis, or piquancy to

    3: to scratch out the old mortar from the joints of (something, such as a brick wall) and fill in with new material

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Adjective]  | "point-and-click" | \ ˈpȯint-ən(d)-ˈklik \


    1: of, relating to, or being a computer interface that allows the activation of a file or function by selection with a pointing device (such as a mouse)

    Origin: 1983 ;

    [Adjective]  | "point-and-shoot" | \ ˈpȯint-ən(d)-ˈshüt \


    1: having or using preset or automatically adjusted controls (as for focus or shutter speed)

    Origin: 1964 ;

    [Adjective]  | "point-blank" | \ ˈpȯint-ˈblaŋk \


    1: marked by no appreciable drop below initial horizontal line of flight

    2: so close to a target that a missile fired will travel in a straight line to the mark

    3: direct, blunt

    Origin: 1591 ;

    [Adjective]  | "point-de*vice" | \ ˌpȯint-di-ˈvīs \


    1: marked by punctilious attention to detail : meticulous

    Origin: circa 1529 ;

     Middle English at point devis at a fixed point;

    [Verb]  | "point" 


    1: as in mention, signal;



    2: as in set, aim;


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    [Verb]  | "point (to)" 


    1: to serve as a sign or symptom of;


      * e.g., " ... the reduced production points to declining efficiency within the plant "



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    [Verb]  | "point (toward)" 


    1: to stand or sit with the face or front toward;


      * e.g., " ... the town's monument to its lost fishermen points toward the sea, the source of its wealth as well as its sorrow "



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    [Verb]  | "point (up)" 


    1: to indicate the importance of by centering attention on;


      * e.g., " ... pointed up his warning by furiously wagging his finger at them "




    [Verb]  | "point (out)" 


    [Verb]  | "point (for)" 


    1: as in prepare (for), train (with);


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    [Noun]  | "point" 


    1: a particular and often important moment in time;


      * e.g., " ... it was at that point that I had to stop and check on the experiment "



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    2: the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow;


      * e.g., " ... be careful with the point on that umbrella, or you could hurt someone "



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    3: an interval of time just before the onset of something;


      * e.g., " ... was at the point of accepting the new job when he realized he didn't want to leave his old one "



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    [Noun]  | "point man" 


    1: a person who speaks for another or for a group;


      * e.g., " ... the point man for the automaker announced a recall of several models with defective parts "



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    [Adverb]  | "point-blank" 


    [Adjective]  | "point-blank" 


    1: as in forthright, plainspoken;



     

     

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