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point noun

  /pɔɪnt/
  • (mathematics, science) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. [from 14th c.]
  • A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark. [from 14th c.]
  • The sharp tip of an object. [from 14th c.]
  • Any projecting extremity of an object. [from 14th c.]
 punt
  • (sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition. [from 18th c.]
 punt, doelpunt
  • A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position. [from 14th c.]
 punt, locatie, oord, plaats, plek
  • A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture. [from 13th c.]
 tijdstip, punt, tijdpunt
  • A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful. [from 14th c.]
 doel, doelstelling, objectief, target
  • (typography) A unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era). [from 19th c.]
 eenheid, punt
  • (automotive, mostly, in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
 komma, standpunt
  • An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality. [from 13th c.]
 onderdeel, punt
schiereiland
  • (obsolete) A tiny amount of time; a moment. [14th–17th c.]
 tel

point verb

  /pɔɪnt/
  • (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
 wijzen

points noun

  /pɔɪnts/
  • (rail transport, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.
 wissel

pointed adjective

  /ˈpɔɪntɪd/ , /ˈpɔɪnɪd/<a:<<US>> in fast speech>
  • (comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull.
  • (comparable) Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant.
  • (comparable, of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at a person or topic.
 bijtend

pointed

spitsig
pointed cabbage
spitskool
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