point - Meaning in Sanskrit

point - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Definitions and Meaning of point in English

point noun

1. sharp end

   Examples

   • "he broke the point of his pencil"
   • "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"
2. an instant of time

   Example

   • "at that point I had to leave"
3. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

   Examples

   • "a remarkable degree of frankness"
   • "at what stage are the social sciences?"
4. a very small circular shape

   Examples

   • "a row of points"
   • "draw lines between the dots"
5. a V shape

   Synonyms

   tip, tip

   Example

   • "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
6. any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass

   Example

   • "he checked the point on his compass"
7. a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
8. a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
9. the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest

   Examples

   • "a touchdown counts 6 points"
   • "he scored 20 points in the first half"
10. 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
11. a promontory extending out into a large body of water

    Example

    • "they sailed south around the point"
12. the precise location of something; a spatially limited location

    Example

    • "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
13. a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

    Example

    • "in England they call a period a stop"
14. the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
15. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

    Example

    • "the point of the arrow was due north"
16. a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
17. a wall socket
18. the gun muzzle's direction

    Example

    • "he held me up at the point of a gun"
19. an outstanding characteristic

    Example

    • "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
20. a distinguishing or individuating characteristic

    Example

    • "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
21. the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
22. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

    Examples

    • "a point of information"
    • "several of the details are similar"
23. a geometric element that has position but no extension

    Example

    • "a point is defined by its coordinates"
24. the object of an activity

    Example

    • "what is the point of discussing it?"
25. a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

    Examples

    • "he noticed an item in the New York Times"
    • "she had several items on her shopping list"
    • "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"
26. a brief version of the essential meaning of something

    Examples

    • "get to the point"
    • "he missed the point of the joke"
    • "life has lost its point"

point verb

1. be oriented

   Examples

   • "the dancers toes pointed outward"
   • "The weather vane points North"
2. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
3. sail close to the wind
4. mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
5. mark with diacritics

   Example

   • "point the letter"
6. mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
7. be positionable in a specified manner

   Example

   • "The gun points with ease"
8. direct into a position for use

   Examples

   • "He charged his weapon at me"
   • "point a gun"
9. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

   Synonyms

   target

   Examples

   • "criticism directed at her superior"
   • "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
   • "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"
10. indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle

    Example

    • "the dog pointed the dead duck"
11. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

    Examples

    • "he indicated his opponents"
    • "He pointed to the empty parking space"
    • "I showed the customer the glove section"
12. be a signal for or a symptom of

    Examples

    • "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"
    • "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
    • "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"
13. give a point to

    Synonyms

    taper

    Example

    • "The candles are tapered"
14. repair the joints of bricks

    Example

    • "point a chimney"

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