Synonyms for point

verb

• be oriented
• sail close to the wind
• repair the joints of bricks
• be a signal for or a symptom of
• direct into a position for use
• indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
• give a point to
• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
• be positionable in a specified manner
• indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
• mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
• mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
• mark with diacritics

noun

• any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
• a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
• a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
• an outstanding characteristic
• a V shape
• a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
• the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
• the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
• the gun muzzle's direction
• a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
• an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
• a wall socket
• an instant of time
• a very small circular shape
• a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
• a brief version of the essential meaning of something
• a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
• a geometric element that has position but no extension
• a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
• a promontory extending out into a large body of water
• a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
• one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
• sharp end
• the object of an activity
• the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
• the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest