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      »   The noun point has 24 meanings (first 15 from tagged texts)

• point -- (a Geometric1.) Geometric, geometrical -- (characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration; "a buffalo hide painted with red and black geometric designs")
  
  2.) Geometric, geometrical -- (of or relating to or determined by geometry)
  
  geometric element that has Position1.) Position, place -- (the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place")
  
  2.) Military position, position -- (a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons)
  
  position but no Extension1.) Extension -- (a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt; "they applied for an extension of the loan")
  
  2.) Extension -- (act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need")
  
  extension; "a point is Defined1.) Define -- (give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'")
  
  2.) Specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate -- (determine the essential quality of)
  
  defined by its coordinates")

• point -- (the Precise1.) Precise -- (sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment")
  
  2.) Accurate, exact, precise -- ((of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement")
  
  precise location of Something1.) Something -- (a thing of some kind; "is there something you want?")
  
  something; a Spatially1.) Spatially -- (with regard to space; "spatially limited")
  
  spatially limited Location1.) Location -- (a point or extent in space)
  
  2.) Placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement -- (the act of putting something in a certain place)
  
  location; "she Walked1.) Walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet")
  
  2.) Walk -- (traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day")
  
  walked to a point where she could Survey1.) Survey, study -- (a detailed critical inspection)
  
  2.) Sketch, survey, resume -- (short descriptive summary (of events))
  
  survey the Whole1.) Whole -- (all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature")
  
  2.) Whole, unit -- (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit")
  
  whole street")

• point -- (a Brief1.) Brief, legal brief -- (a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case)
  
  2.) Brief -- (a condensed written summary or abstract)
  
  brief version of the Essential1.) Necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary -- (anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained")
  
  1.) Essential, indispensable -- (absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker")
  
  essential meaning of Something1.) Something -- (a thing of some kind; "is there something you want?")
  
  something; "get to the point"; "he Missed1.) Miss, lose -- (fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said")
  
  2.) Miss -- (feel or suffer from the lack of; "He misses his mother")
  
  missed the point of the joke"; "Life1.) Life -- (a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life")
  
  2.) Life -- (the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others")
  
  life has Lost1.) Doomed, lost -- (people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice")
  
  1.) Lose -- (fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat")
  
  lost its point")

• degree, Level1.) Degree, grade, level -- (a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree")
  
  2.) Grade, level, tier -- (a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade")
  
  level, stage, point -- (a Specific1.) Particular, specific -- (a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general")
  
  2.) Specific -- (a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria")
  
  specific identifiable Position1.) Position, place -- (the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place")
  
  2.) Military position, position -- (a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons)
  
  position in a Continuum1.) Continuum -- (a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct of distinguishable from adjacent parts)
  
  continuum or Series1.) Series -- (similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies")
  
  2.) Serial, series -- (a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series")
  
  series or Especially1.) Particularly, peculiarly, especially, specially -- (to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger")
  
  2.) Specially, especially -- (in a special manner; "a specially arranged dinner")
  
  especially in a Process1.) Procedure, process -- (a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error")
  
  2.) Process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation -- ((psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering")
  
  process; "a Remarkable1.) Remarkable, singular -- (unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young")
  
  2.) Noteworthy, remarkable -- (worthy of notice; "a noteworthy fact is that her students rarely complain"; "a remarkable achievement")
  
  remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what Stage1.) Phase, stage -- (any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected")
  
  2.) Degree, level, stage, point -- (a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?")
  
  stage are the Social1.) Sociable, social, mixer -- (a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity)
  
  1.) Social, societal -- (relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation")
  
  social sciences?")

• detail, Item1.) Item, point -- (a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "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")
  
  2.) Item -- (a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items")
  
  item, point -- (an Isolated1.) Isolate, insulate -- (place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates")
  
  2.) Isolate -- (obtain in pure form; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound")
  
  isolated fact that is Considered1.) See, consider, reckon, view, regard -- (deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do")
  
  2.) Study, consider -- (give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving")
  
  considered separately from the Whole1.) Whole -- (all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature")
  
  2.) Whole, unit -- (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit")
  
  whole; "several of the Details1.) Details, inside information -- (true confidential information; "after the trial he gave us the real details")
  
  1.) Detail, item, point -- (an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information")
  
  details are similar"; "a point of information")

• point, point in Time1.) Time, clip -- (an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip")
  
  2.) Time -- (an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor is his time")
  
  time -- (an Instant1.) Blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute -- (a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash")
  
  2.) Moment, minute, second, instant -- (a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began")
  
  instant of Time1.) Time, clip -- (an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip")
  
  2.) Time -- (an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor is his time")
  
  time; "at that point I had to leave")

• point -- (the Object1.) Object, physical object -- (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects")
  
  2.) Aim, object, objective, target -- (the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children")
  
  object of an Activity1.) Activity -- (any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity")
  
  2.) Action, activity, activeness -- (the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action")
  
  activity; "what is the point of Discussing1.) Discourse, talk about, discuss -- (to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'")
  
  2.) Hash out, discuss, talk over -- (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget")
  
  discussing it?")

• point, Tip1.) Tip -- (the extreme end of something; especially something pointed)
  
  2.) Gratuity, tip, pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh -- (a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter))
  
  tip, peak -- (a V1.) Volt, V -- (a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it)
  
  2.) Vanadium, V, atomic number 23 -- (a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite)
  
  V shape; "the cannibal's Teeth1.) Dentition, teeth -- (the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal)
  
  1.) Tooth -- (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)
  
  teeth were Filed1.) File, register -- (record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint")
  
  2.) File -- (smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails")
  
  filed to Sharp1.) Sharp -- (a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named)
  
  2.) Sharp -- (a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point)
  
  sharp points")

• point, Dot1.) Point, dot -- (a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots")
  
  2.) Department of Transportation, Transportation, DoT -- (the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966)
  
  dot -- (a very Small1.) Small -- (the slender part of the back)
  
  2.) Small -- (a garment size for a small person)
  
  small circular Shape1.) Shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation -- (any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes")
  
  2.) Shape, form -- (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape")
  
  shape; "a Row1.) Row -- (an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line; "a row of chairs")
  
  2.) Quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup -- (an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words")
  
  row of points"; "Draw1.) Draw -- (a gully that is shallower than a ravine)
  
  2.) Drawing card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter -- (an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had")
  
  draw lines Between1.) Between, betwixt -- (in the interval; "dancing all the dances with little rest between")
  
  2.) Between, 'tween -- (in between; "two houses with a tree between")
  
  between the dots")

• point -- (the Unit1.) Unit of measurement, unit -- (any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume")
  
  2.) Unit -- (an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit")
  
  unit of Counting1.) Count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally -- (the act of counting; "the counting continued for several hours")
  
  1.) Count, number, enumerate, numerate -- (determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change")
  
  counting in Scoring1.) Marking, grading, scoring -- (evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do")
  
  1.) Score, hit, tally, rack up -- (gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season")
  
  scoring a Game1.) Game -- (a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours")
  
  2.) Game -- (a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game")
  
  game or Contest1.) Contest, competition -- (an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants)
  
  2.) Contest -- (a struggle between rivals)
  
  contest; "he Scored1.) Score, hit, tally, rack up -- (gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season")
  
  2.) Score, nock, mark -- (make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it")
  
  scored 20 Points1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  points in the first half"; "a Touchdown1.) Touchdown -- (a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line)
  
  2.) Touchdown -- (a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes)
  
  touchdown counts 6 points")

• point -- (a Promontory1.) Promontory, headland, head, foreland -- (a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea))
  
  promontory extending out into a Large1.) Large -- (a garment size for a large person)
  
  1.) Large, big -- (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world")
  
  large body of Water1.) Water, H2O -- (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)
  
  2.) Body of water, water -- (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge")
  
  water; "they Sailed1.) Sail -- (traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone")
  
  2.) Sweep, sail -- (move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky")
  
  sailed south Around1.) About, around -- (in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight")
  
  2.) Around -- (by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond")
  
  around the point")

• item, point -- (a Distinct1.) Distinct -- (easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints")
  
  2.) Distinct, distinguishable -- ((often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"; "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees")
  
  distinct part that can be Specified1.) Stipulate, qualify, condition, specify -- (specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments")
  
  2.) Specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate -- (determine the essential quality of)
  
  specified separately in a Group1.) Group, grouping -- (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
  
  2.) Group, radical, chemical group -- ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)
  
  group of Things1.) Things -- (any movable possession (especially articles of clothing); "she packed her things and left")
  
  1.) Thing -- (a special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing")
  
  things that could be Enumerated1.) Enumerate, recite, itemize, itemise -- (specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug")
  
  2.) Count, number, enumerate, numerate -- (determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change")
  
  enumerated on a list; "he Noticed1.) Detect, observe, find, discover, notice -- (discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint")
  
  2.) Notice, mark, note -- (notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words")
  
  noticed an Item1.) Item, point -- (a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "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")
  
  2.) Item -- (a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items")
  
  item in the New1.) New -- (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World")
  
  2.) New -- (other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction")
  
  New York Times"; "she had Several1.) Respective, several, various -- (considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed")
  
  2.) Several -- (distinct and individual; "three several times")
  
  several items on her Shopping1.) Shopping -- (searching for or buying goods or services; "went shopping for a reliable plumber"; "does her shopping at the mall rather than down town")
  
  1.) Shop -- (do one's shopping; "She goes shopping every Friday")
  
  shopping list"; "the Main1.) Main, briny -- (any very large body of (salt) water)
  
  2.) Main -- (a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage)
  
  main point on the Agenda1.) Agenda, docket, schedule -- (a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to)
  
  2.) Agenda, agendum, order of business -- (a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting))
  
  agenda was Taken1.) Take -- (carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance")
  
  2.) Take, occupy, use up -- (require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time")
  
  taken up first")

• point -- (a Style1.) Style -- (a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand")
  
  2.) Manner, mode, style, way, fashion -- (how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion")
  
  style in Speech1.) Address, speech -- (the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets")
  
  2.) Speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication -- ((language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets")
  
  speech or Writing1.) Writing, authorship, composition, penning -- (the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship")
  
  2.) Writing, written material, piece of writing -- (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing")
  
  writing that Arrests1.) Apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody -- (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar")
  
  2.) Arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage -- (the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat")
  
  arrests attention and has a Penetrating1.) Penetrate, perforate -- (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest")
  
  2.) Penetrate, fathom, bottom -- (come to understand)
  
  penetrating or Convincing1.) Convert, win over, convince -- (make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product")
  
  1.) Convincing -- (causing one to believe the truth of something; "a convincing story"; "a convincing manner")
  
  convincing quality or effect)

• point, Spot1.) Topographic point, place, spot -- (a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic")
  
  2.) Spot -- (a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising)
  
  spot -- (an Outstanding1.) Outstanding -- (distinguished from others in excellence; "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record")
  
  2.) Outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, striking -- (having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child")
  
  outstanding characteristic; "his Acting1.) Acting, playing, playacting, performing -- (the performance of a part or role in a drama)
  
  1.) Act, move -- (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel")
  
  acting was one of the High1.) High -- (a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high")
  
  2.) High, high pressure -- (an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high")
  
  high points of the movie")

• point -- (Sharp1.) Sharp -- (a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named)
  
  2.) Sharp -- (a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point)
  
  sharp end; "he Stuck1.) Lodge, wedge, stick, deposit -- (fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table")
  
  2.) Stay, stick, stick around, stay put -- (stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!")
  
  stuck the point of the Knife1.) Knife -- (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)
  
  2.) Knife -- (a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point)
  
  knife into a tree"; "he Broke1.) Interrupt, break -- (terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty")
  
  2.) Break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart -- (become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart")
  
  broke the point of his pencil")

• compass point, point -- (any of 32 Horizontal1.) Horizontal -- (something that is oriented horizontally)
  
  1.) Horizontal -- (parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a horizontal surface")
  
  horizontal directions Indicated1.) Bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal -- (be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued")
  
  2.) Indicate, point, show -- (indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents")
  
  indicated on the Card1.) Card -- (one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys")
  
  2.) Card, identity card -- (a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show his card to get in")
  
  card of a Compass1.) Compass -- (navigational instrument for finding directions)
  
  2.) Scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit -- (an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power")
  
  compass; "he Checked1.) Check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into -- (examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine")
  
  2.) Check -- (make an examination or investigation; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class")
  
  checked the point on his compass")

• point -- (a Linear1.) Linear, additive -- (designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree)
  
  2.) Linear, one-dimensional -- (of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension; "a linear measurement")
  
  linear unit Used1.) Use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ -- (put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer")
  
  2.) Use, habituate -- (take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely")
  
  used to Measure1.) Measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration -- (the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate")
  
  2.) Standard, criterion, measure, touchstone -- (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work")
  
  measure the Size1.) Size -- (the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog")
  
  2.) Size -- (the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe")
  
  size of Type1.) Type -- (a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?")
  
  2.) Character, eccentric, type, case -- (a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case")
  
  type; approximately 1/72 inch)

• period, point, Full1.) Full moon, full-of-the-moon, full phase of the moon, full -- (the time when the moon is fully illuminated; "the moon is at the full")
  
  1.) Full -- (beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening; "full the cloth")
  
  full stop, Stop1.) Stop, halt -- (the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill")
  
  2.) Stop, stoppage -- (the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood")
  
  stop, full point -- (a Punctuation1.) Punctuation -- (something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions)
  
  2.) Punctuation, punctuation mark -- (the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)
  
  punctuation mark (.) Placed1.) Put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")
  
  2.) Place -- (place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation")
  
  placed at the End1.) End -- (either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line")
  
  2.) End, ending -- (the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period")
  
  end of a Declarative1.) Indicative mood, indicative, declarative mood, declarative, common mood, fact mood -- (a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact)
  
  1.) Declarative, declaratory, asserting -- (relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration)
  
  declarative sentence to Indicate1.) Bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal -- (be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued")
  
  2.) Indicate, point, show -- (indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents")
  
  indicate a Full1.) Full moon, full-of-the-moon, full phase of the moon, full -- (the time when the moon is fully illuminated; "the moon is at the full")
  
  1.) Full -- (beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening; "full the cloth")
  
  full stop or After1.) After -- (located farther aft)
  
  1.) Subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later on -- (happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that")
  
  after abbreviations; "in England1.) England -- (a division of the United Kingdom)
  
  England they Call1.) Call, phone call, telephone call -- (a telephone connection; "she reported several anonymous calls"; "he placed a phone call to London"; "he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call")
  
  2.) Call -- (a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call")
  
  call a Period1.) Time period, period of time, period -- (an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period")
  
  2.) Period -- (one of three periods of play in hockey games)
  
  period a stop")

• point, Head1.) Head, caput -- (the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window")
  
  2.) Head -- (a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle")
  
  head -- (a V-shaped Mark1.) Mark, grade, score -- (a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?")
  
  2.) Marker, marking, mark -- (a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep")
  
  mark at one End1.) End -- (either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line")
  
  2.) End, ending -- (the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period")
  
  end of an Arrow1.) Arrow, pointer -- (a mark to indicate a direction or relation)
  
  2.) Arrow -- (a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow)
  
  arrow pointer; "the point of the Arrow1.) Arrow, pointer -- (a mark to indicate a direction or relation)
  
  2.) Arrow -- (a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow)
  
  arrow was Due1.) Due -- (that which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due")
  
  2.) Due -- (a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues")
  
  due north")

• point, Pointedness1.) Point, pointedness -- (the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip)
  
  2.) Pointedness -- (the quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing; "the pointedness of his sarcasm was unmistakable")
  
  pointedness -- (the Property1.) Place, property -- (any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House")
  
  2.) Property, belongings, holding, material possession -- (something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";)
  
  property of a Shape1.) Shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation -- (any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes")
  
  2.) Shape, form -- (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape")
  
  shape that Tapers1.) Taper -- (a convex shape that narrows toward a point)
  
  2.) Taper -- (the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone))
  
  tapers to a Sharp1.) Sharp -- (a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named)
  
  2.) Sharp -- (a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point)
  
  sharp tip)

• point -- (a Distinguishing1.) Distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart -- (mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple")
  
  2.) Recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart -- (detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph")
  
  distinguishing or Individuating1.) Individuate -- (give individual character to)
  
  2.) Individuate -- (give individual shape or form to; "Language that individuates his memories")
  
  individuating characteristic; "he Knows1.) Know -- (the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people; "he is always in the know")
  
  1.) Know, cognize, cognise -- (be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time")
  
  knows my Bad1.) Bad, badness -- (that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good")
  
  1.) Bad -- (having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice")
  
  bad points as well as my Good1.) Good -- (benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?")
  
  2.) Good, goodness -- (moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people")
  
  good points")

• point, Gunpoint1.) Point, gunpoint -- (the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun")
  
  gunpoint -- (the Gun1.) Gun -- (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))
  
  2.) Artillery, heavy weapon, gun, ordnance -- (large but transportable armament)
  
  gun muzzle's Direction1.) Direction, way -- (a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home")
  
  2.) Direction -- (the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind")
  
  direction; "he Held1.) Hold, throw, have, make, give -- (organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course")
  
  2.) Keep, maintain, hold -- (keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes")
  
  held me up at the point of a gun")

• point, Power1.) Power, powerfulness -- (possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade")
  
  2.) Power -- ((physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second))
  
  power point -- (a Wall1.) Wall -- (an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures")
  
  2.) Rampart, bulwark, wall -- (an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down")
  
  wall socket)

• distributor point, Breaker1.) Breaker, ledgeman -- (a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone)
  
  2.) Surf, breaker, breakers -- (waves breaking on the shore)
  
  breaker point, point -- (a Contact1.) Contact -- (close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings")
  
  2.) Contact -- (the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid")
  
  contact in the Distributor1.) Distributor, distributer -- (someone who markets merchandise)
  
  2.) Allocator, distributor -- (a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion)
  
  distributor; as the Rotor1.) Rotor, rotor coil -- (the rotating armature of a motor or generator)
  
  2.) Rotor -- (the revolving bar of a distributor)
  
  rotor turns its Projecting1.) Project -- (communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings")
  
  2.) Stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project -- (extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff")
  
  projecting arm Contacts1.) Contact -- (close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings")
  
  2.) Contact -- (the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity; "litmus paper turns red on contact with an acid")
  
  contacts them and Current1.) Current, electric current -- (a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes")
  
  2.) Current, stream -- (a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air")
  
  current flows to the Spark1.) Flicker, spark, glint -- (a momentary flash of light)
  
  2.) Sparkle, twinkle, spark, light -- (merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes")
  
  spark plugs)

Overview of verb point
      »   The verb point has 13 meanings (first 5 from tagged texts)

• indicate, point, Show1.) Show -- (the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill")
  
  2.) Display, show -- (something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested")
  
  show -- (Indicate1.) Bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal -- (be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued")
  
  2.) Indicate, point, show -- (indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents")
  
  indicate a Place1.) Topographic point, place, spot -- (a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic")
  
  2.) Place, property -- (any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House")
  
  place, direction, Person1.) Person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")
  
  2.) Person -- (a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person")
  
  person, or Thing1.) Thing -- (a special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing")
  
  2.) Thing -- (an action; "how could you do such a thing?")
  
  thing; either Spatially1.) Spatially -- (with regard to space; "spatially limited")
  
  spatially or Figuratively1.) Figuratively -- (in a figurative sense; "figuratively speaking,...")
  
  figuratively; "I Showed1.) Show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate -- (show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington")
  
  2.) Prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew -- (establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture")
  
  showed the Customer1.) Customer, client -- (someone who pays for goods or services)
  
  1.) Custom-made, customized, custom, customised -- (made according to the specifications of an individual)
  
  customer the Glove1.) Baseball glove, glove, baseball mitt, mitt -- (the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball)
  
  2.) Glove -- (handwear: covers the hand and wrist)
  
  glove section"; "He Pointed1.) Indicate, point, show -- (indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents")
  
  2.) Orient, point -- (be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward")
  
  pointed to the Empty1.) Empty -- (a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store")
  
  1.) Empty -- (make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building")
  
  empty parking space"; "he Indicated1.) Bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal -- (be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued")
  
  2.) Indicate, point, show -- (indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents")
  
  indicated his opponents")

• orient, point -- (be Oriented1.) Orient, point -- (be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward")
  
  2.) Orient, orientate -- (determine one's position with reference to another point)
  
  oriented; "The Weather1.) Weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition -- (the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception")
  
  1.) Weather, endure, brave, brave out -- (face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements")
  
  weather vane Points1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  points North"; "the Dancers1.) Dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean -- (a performer who dances)
  
  2.) Dancer, social dancer -- (a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball))
  
  dancers toes Pointed1.) Indicate, point, show -- (indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents")
  
  2.) Orient, point -- (be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward")
  
  pointed outward")

• charge, Level1.) Degree, grade, level -- (a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree")
  
  2.) Grade, level, tier -- (a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade")
  
  level, point -- (Direct1.) Direct -- (command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework")
  
  2.) Target, aim, place, direct, point -- (intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself")
  
  direct into a Position1.) Position, place -- (the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place")
  
  2.) Military position, position -- (a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons)
  
  position for Use1.) Use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise -- (the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers")
  
  2.) Use -- (a particular service; "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses")
  
  use; "point a gun"; "He Charged1.) Charge, bear down -- (to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork")
  
  2.) Charge, accuse -- (blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged thee director with indifference")
  
  charged his Weapon1.) Weapon, arm, weapon system -- (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon")
  
  2.) Weapon, artillery -- (a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons")
  
  weapon at me")

• steer, Maneuver1.) Maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation -- (a military training exercise)
  
  2.) Tactic, tactics, maneuver, manoeuvre -- (a plan for attaining a particular goal)
  
  maneuver, manoeuver, Manoeuvre1.) Tactic, tactics, maneuver, manoeuvre -- (a plan for attaining a particular goal)
  
  2.) Maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation -- (a military training exercise)
  
  manoeuvre, direct, point, Head1.) Head, caput -- (the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window")
  
  2.) Head -- (a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle")
  
  head, guide, Channelize1.) Steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise -- (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)
  
  2.) Channelize, channelise -- (make a channel for; provide with a channel; "channelize the country for better transportation")
  
  channelize, channelise -- (Direct1.) Direct -- (command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework")
  
  2.) Target, aim, place, direct, point -- (intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself")
  
  direct the Course1.) Course, course of study, course of instruction, class -- (education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes")
  
  2.) Course, line -- (a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available")
  
  course; determine the Direction1.) Direction, way -- (a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home")
  
  2.) Direction -- (the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind")
  
  direction of travelling)

• bespeak, Betoken1.) Bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal -- (be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued")
  
  2.) Bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict -- (indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news")
  
  betoken, indicate, point, Signal1.) Signal, signaling, sign -- (any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped")
  
  2.) Signal -- (any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration")
  
  signal -- (be a Signal1.) Signal, signaling, sign -- (any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped")
  
  2.) Signal -- (any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration")
  
  signal for or a Symptom1.) Symptom -- ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
  
  2.) Symptom -- (anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence)
  
  symptom of; "These Symptoms1.) Symptom -- ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
  
  2.) Symptom -- (anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence)
  
  symptoms indicate a Serious1.) Serious -- (concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!")
  
  2.) Serious -- (of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter")
  
  serious illness"; "Her Behavior1.) Behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings -- (manner of acting or controlling yourself)
  
  2.) Behavior, behaviour -- (the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments")
  
  behavior points to a Severe1.) Severe, terrible, wicked -- (intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough")
  
  2.) Hard, knockout, severe -- (very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow")
  
  severe neurosis"; "The Economic1.) Economic, economical -- (of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life")
  
  2.) Economic -- (of or relating to the science of economics; "economic theory")
  
  economic indicators Signal1.) Signal, signaling, sign -- (any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped")
  
  2.) Signal -- (any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration")
  
  signal that the Euro1.) Euro -- (the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies)
  
  euro is undervalued")

• luff, point -- (Sail1.) Sail, canvas, canvass, sheet -- (a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel)
  
  2.) Cruise, sail -- (an ocean trip taken for pleasure)
  
  sail close to the wind)

• point -- (Mark1.) Mark, grade, score -- (a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?")
  
  2.) Marker, marking, mark -- (a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep")
  
  mark (Hebrew Words1.) Words -- (the words that are spoken; "I listened to his words very closely")
  
  2.) Lyric, words, language -- (the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language")
  
  words) with diacritics)

• point -- (Mark1.) Mark, grade, score -- (a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?")
  
  2.) Marker, marking, mark -- (a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep")
  
  mark with Diacritics1.) Diacritical mark, diacritic -- (a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation)
  
  diacritics; "point the letter")

• point -- (Mark1.) Mark, grade, score -- (a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?")
  
  2.) Marker, marking, mark -- (a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep")
  
  mark (a Psalm1.) Psalm -- (one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David)
  
  2.) Psalm -- (any sacred song used to praise the deity)
  
  psalm text) to Indicate1.) Bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal -- (be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued")
  
  2.) Indicate, point, show -- (indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents")
  
  indicate the Points1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  points at which the Music1.) Music -- (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
  
  2.) Music, euphony -- (any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes")
  
  music changes)

• point -- (be Positionable1.) Positionable -- (capable of being positioned)
  
  positionable in a Specified1.) Stipulate, qualify, condition, specify -- (specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments")
  
  2.) Specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate -- (determine the essential quality of)
  
  specified manner; "The Gun1.) Gun -- (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))
  
  2.) Artillery, heavy weapon, gun, ordnance -- (large but transportable armament)
  
  gun points with ease")

• target, Aim1.) Purpose, intent, intention, aim, design -- (an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs")
  
  2.) Aim, object, objective, target -- (the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children")
  
  aim, place, Direct1.) Direct -- (command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework")
  
  2.) Target, aim, place, direct, point -- (intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself")
  
  direct, point -- (Intend1.) Intend, mean, think -- (have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night")
  
  2.) Intend, destine, designate, specify -- (design or destine; "She was intended to become the director")
  
  intend (something) to Move1.) Move -- (the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer")
  
  2.) Move, relocation -- (the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire")
  
  move towards a Certain1.) Certain -- (definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones")
  
  2.) Certain, sure -- (having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends")
  
  certain goal; "He Aimed1.) Aim, take, train, take aim, direct -- (aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent")
  
  2.) Aim, purpose, purport, propose -- (propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon")
  
  aimed his Fists1.) Fist, clenched fist -- (a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting))
  
  fists towards his opponent's face"; "Criticism1.) Criticism, unfavorable judgment -- (disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent")
  
  2.) Criticism, critique -- (a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated")
  
  criticism directed at her superior"; "Direct1.) Direct -- (command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework")
  
  2.) Target, aim, place, direct, point -- (intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself")
  
  direct your Anger1.) Anger, choler, ire -- (a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance)
  
  2.) Anger, angriness -- (the state of being angry)
  
  anger towards others, not towards yourself")

• sharpen, Taper1.) Taper -- (a convex shape that narrows toward a point)
  
  2.) Taper -- (the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone))
  
  taper, point -- (Give1.) Give, spring, springiness -- (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)
  
  1.) Give -- (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold")
  
  give a point to; "The Candles1.) Candle, taper, wax light -- (stick of wax with a wick in the middle)
  
  2.) Candle, candela, cd, standard candle -- (the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin)
  
  candles are tapered")

• point, Repoint1.) Point, repoint -- (repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney")
  
  repoint -- (Repair1.) Repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation -- (the act of putting something in working order again)
  
  2.) Repair -- (a formal way of referring to the condition of something; "the building was in good repair")
  
  repair the Joints1.) Joint, articulation, articulatio -- ((anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion))
  
  2.) Joint -- (a disreputable place of entertainment)
  
  joints of Bricks1.) Brick -- (rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material)
  
  2.) Brick -- (a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy)
  
  bricks; "point a chimney")

Related Terms - "Point"

Meaning 1 of Pointpoint component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient

• Be-all and end-all1.) Be-all and end-all, be all and end all -- (the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of Business1.) Business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation -- (a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern")
  
  2.) Commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business -- (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial Aspect1.) Aspect, facet -- (a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question")
  
  2.) Aspect -- (a characteristic to be considered)
  
  Aspect - A distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"s; "computers are now widely used in business")
  
  Business - A commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"")
  
  Be-all and end-all, Be all and end all1.) Be-all and end-all, be all and end all -- (the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business")
  
  Be all and end all - The essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business"

• Plot element1.) Plot element -- (a component or element of the plot of a story)
  
  Plot element - A component or element of the plot of a story

• Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates" is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates" is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially Li1.) Lithium, Li, atomic number 3 -- (a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals)
  
  2.) Li -- (Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers)
  
  Li - A soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several mineralsmited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates" is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates" is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates" is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates" is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates" is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates" is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates" is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates" is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"

Meaning 2 of Pointpoint location

• Here1.) Here -- (the present location; this place; "where do we go from here?")
  
  2.) Hera, Here -- (queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno)
  
  Here - The present location; this place; "where do we go from here?"

• There1.) There -- (a location other than here; that place; "you can take it from there")
  
  1.) There, at that place, in that location -- (in or at that place; "they have lived there for years"; "it's not there"; "that man there")
  
  There - A location other than here; that place; "you can take it from there"

• Somewhere1.) Somewhere -- (an indefinite or unknown location; "they moved to somewhere in Spain")
  
  1.) Somewhere, someplace -- (in or at or to some place; "she must be somewhere"; (`someplace' is used informally for `somewhere'))
  
  Somewhere - An indefinite or unknown location; "they moved to somewhere in Spain"

• Bilocation1.) Bilocation -- (the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations)
  
  Bilocation - The ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations

• Home1.) Home, place -- (where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?")
  
  2.) Dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house -- (housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless")
  
  Home - Where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"

• Base1.) Base, alkali -- (any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia")
  
  2.) Base, base of operations -- (installation from which a Mil1.) Mil -- (a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire))
  
  2.) Mil -- (a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound)
  
  Mil - A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire)itary force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases")
  
  Base, Home1.) Home, place -- (where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?")
  
  2.) Dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house -- (housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless")
  
  Home - Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"

• Outer Space1.) Space, infinite -- (the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite")
  
  2.) Space -- (an empty area (usually bounded in some way between Thing1.) Thing -- (a special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing")
  
  2.) Thing -- (an action; "how could you do such a thing?")
  
  Thing - A special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing"s); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth")
  
  Space - The unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite"1.) Outer space -- (any location outside the Earth1.) Earth, world, globe -- (the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world")
  
  2.) Earth, ground -- (the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church")
  
  Earth - The 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"'s atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether")
  
  Outer space - Any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"

• Jungle1.) Jungle -- (an impenetrable equatorial forest)
  
  2.) Jungle -- (a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival)
  
  Jungle - An impenetrable equatorial forest

• Earth - no definition found

• Line1.) Line -- (a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call")
  
  2.) Line -- (a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart")
  
  Line - A formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call"

• point - no definition found

• Region1.) Region, part -- (the extended spatial location of something; "the farming Region1.) Region, part -- (the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space")
  
  2.) Area, region -- (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region")
  
  Region - The extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"s of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space")
  
  2.) Area, region -- (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region")
  
  Region, Part1.) Part, portion, component part, component -- (something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach")
  
  2.) Region, part -- (the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space")
  
  Part - The extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"

• region - no definition found

• Whereabouts1.) Whereabouts -- (the General1.) General, full general -- (a general officer of the highest rank)
  
  2.) General, superior general -- (the Head1.) Head, caput -- (the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window")
  
  2.) Head -- (a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle")
  
  Head - The upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window" of a religious order or congregation)
  
  General - A general officer of the highest rank location where something is; "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime")
  
  Whereabouts - The general location where something is; "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime"

• Sodom1.) Sodom -- (any location known for vice and corruption)
  
  2.) Sodom -- ((Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants)
  
  Sodom - Any location known for vice and corruption

• Pass1.) Base on balls, walk, pass -- ((baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls")
  
  2.) Pass -- ((military) a written Lea1.) Lea -- (a unit of length of thread or yarn)
  
  2.) Pasture, pastureland, grazing land, lea, ley -- (a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock)
  
  Lea - A unit of length of thread or yarnve of absence; "he had a pass for three days")
  
  Pass, Mountain pass1.) Pass, mountain pass, notch -- (the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow")
  
  Mountain pass, Notch1.) Notch -- (a V-shaped indentation; "mandibular notch")
  
  2.) Pass, mountain pass, notch -- (the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow")
  
  Notch - (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"

• space - no definition found

Meaning 3 of Pointpoint meaning, significance, signification, import

• Lexical meaning1.) Lexical meaning -- (the meaning of a word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express)
  
  Lexical meaning - The meaning of a word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express

• Grammatical meaning1.) Grammatical meaning -- (the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form)
  
  Grammatical meaning - The meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form

• Symbolization1.) Symbolization, symbolisation -- (the use of symbols to convey meaning)
  
  2.) Symbol, symbolization, symbolisation, symbolic representation -- (something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States")
  
  Symbolization, Symbolisation1.) Symbolization, symbolisation -- (the use of symbols to convey meaning)
  
  2.) Symbol, symbolization, symbolisation, symbolic representation -- (something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States")
  
  Symbolisation - The use of symbols to convey meaning

• Sense1.) Sense -- (a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self")
  
  2.) Sense, signified -- (the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is Link1.) Link, nexus -- (the means of connection between things linked in series)
  
  2.) Link, linkup, tie, tie-in -- (a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction")
  
  Link - The means of connection between things linked in seriesed to the signified")
  
  Sense, Signified1.) Sense, signified -- (the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified")
  
  1.) Mean, intend, signify, stand for -- (denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means")
  
  Signified - A general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"

• Intension1.) Intension, connotation -- (what you must know in Order1.) Order -- ((often plural) a Comma1.) Comma -- (a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence)
  
  2.) Comma, comma butterfly, Polygonia comma -- (anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing)
  
  Comma - A punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentencend given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London")
  
  2.) Order, order of magnitude -- (a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude")
  
  Order - (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London" to determine the reference of an expression)
  
  Intension, Connotation1.) Intension, connotation -- (what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression)
  
  2.) Connotation -- (an idea that is implied or suggested)
  
  Connotation - What you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

• Referent1.) Referent -- (something referred to; the object of a reference)
  
  2.) Referent -- (the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate)
  
  Referent - Something referred to; the object of a reference

• Effect1.) Consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot -- (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event")
  
  2.) Impression, effect -- (an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting")
  
  Effect, Essence1.) Kernel, Substance1.) Substance, matter -- (that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter")
  
  2.) Substance -- (the stuff of which an object consists)
  
  Substance - That which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter", core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty -- (the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story")
  
  2.) Essence -- (any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted)
  
  Essence, Burden1.) Burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus -- (an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind")
  
  2.) Load, loading, burden -- (weight to be borne or conveyed)
  
  Burden, Core1.) Core -- (the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core")
  
  2.) Core, nucleus, core group -- (a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program")
  
  Core, Gist1.) Effect, essence, burden, core, gist -- (the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work)
  
  2.) Kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty -- (the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story")
  
  Gist - A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

• Intent1.) Purpose, intent, intention, aim, design -- (an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs")
  
  2.) Intent, purport, spirit -- (the intended meaning of a communication)
  
  Intent, Purport1.) Intent, purport, spirit -- (the intended meaning of a communication)
  
  2.) Drift, purport -- (the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation")
  
  Purport, Spirit1.) Spirit -- (the vital principle or animating force within living things)
  
  2.) Spirit, tone, feel, Feeling1.) Feeling -- (the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual")
  
  2.) Impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion -- (a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying")
  
  Feeling - The experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual", flavor, flavour, look, smell -- (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason")
  
  Spirit - An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"

• Moral1.) Moral, lesson -- (the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor")
  
  1.) Moral -- (relating to principles of right and wrong; i.e. to morals or ethics; "moral philosophy")
  
  Moral, Lesson1.) Lesson -- (a Unit1.) Unit of measurement, unit -- (any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume")
  
  2.) Unit -- (an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit")
  
  Unit - Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume" of instruction; "he took driving lessons")
  
  2.) Example, deterrent example, lesson, object lesson -- (punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him")
  
  Lesson - The significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"

• Nuance1.) Nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement -- (a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning")
  
  Nuance, Nicety1.) Justness, rightness, nicety -- (conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty")
  
  2.) Nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement -- (a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning")
  
  Nicety, Shade1.) Shade, shadiness, shadowiness -- (relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs")
  
  2.) Shade, tint, tincture, tone -- (a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted")
  
  Shade, Subtlety1.) Nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement -- (a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning")
  
  2.) Subtlety, niceness -- (the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; "you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew")
  
  Subtlety, Refinement1.) Polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish -- (a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad)
  
  2.) Refinement, elaboration -- (the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique")
  
  Refinement - A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"

• Overtone1.) Overtone -- ((usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair")
  
  2.) Overtone, partial, partial tone -- (a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency)
  
  Overtone - (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair"

• point - no definition found

Meaning 4 of Pointdegree, level, stage, point state

• feeling - no definition found

• Skillfulness1.) Skillfulness -- (the state of being cognitively skillful)
  
  Skillfulness - The state of being cognitively skillful

• Cognitive state1.) Cognitive state, state of mind -- (the state of a person's cognitive processes)
  
  Cognitive state, State of mind1.) State of mind, frame of mind -- (a temporary psychological state)
  
  2.) Cognitive state, state of mind -- (the state of a person's cognitive processes)
  
  State of mind - The state of a person's cognitive processes

• Cleavage1.) Cleavage -- (the state of being split or cleft; "there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative Member1.) Member -- (one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participates in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family")
  
  2.) Member -- (an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations); "the library was a member of the interlibrary loan association"; "Canada is a member of the United Nations")
  
  Member - One of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participates in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"s")
  
  2.) Cleavage -- (the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules)
  
  Cleavage - The state of being split or cleft; "there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members"

• Medium1.) Medium -- (a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information)
  
  2.) Medium -- (the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium")
  
  Medium - A means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information

• Ornamentation1.) Ornamentation -- (the state of being ornamented)
  
  2.) Decoration, ornament, ornamentation -- (something used to beautify)
  
  Ornamentation - The state of being ornamented

• Condition1.) Condition, status -- (a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations")
  
  2.) Condition -- (a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition")
  
  Condition - A state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

• Condition1.) Condition, status -- (a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations")
  
  2.) Condition -- (a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition")
  
  Condition, Status1.) Status, position -- (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life")
  
  2.) Condition, status -- (a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations")
  
  Status - A state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

• Conditionality1.) Conditionality -- (the state of being conditional)
  
  Conditionality - The state of being conditional

• Ground state1.) Ground state -- ((physics) the lowest energy state of an atom or other particle)
  
  Ground state - (physics) the lowest energy state of an atom or other particle

• Nationhood1.) Nationhood -- (the state of being a nation)
  
  Nationhood - The state of being a nation

• Situation1.) Situation, state of affairs -- (the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal Truth1.) Truth -- (a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is that he didn't want to do it")
  
  2.) Truth, the true, verity, trueness -- (conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities")
  
  Truth - A fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is that he didn't want to do it"s will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt)
  
  2.) Situation, position -- (a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation")
  
  Situation, State of affairs1.) Situation, state of affairs -- (the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt)
  
  State of affairs - The general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt

• Relationship1.) Relationship, human Relationship1.) Relationship, human relationship -- (a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and Unemployment1.) Unemployment -- (the state of being unemployed or not having a job; "unemployment is a serious social evil"; "the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy")
  
  Unemployment - The state of being unemployed or not having a job; "unemployment is a serious social evil"; "the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy"', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children")
  
  2.) Relationship -- (a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection); "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship")
  
  Relationship - A relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children" -- (a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children")
  
  2.) Relationship -- (a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection); "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship")
  
  Relationship - A relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children"

• relationship - no definition found

• Tribalism1.) Tribalism -- (the state of living together in tribes)
  
  2.) Tribalism -- (the beliefs of a tribal society)
  
  Tribalism - The state of living together in tribes

• Utopia1.) Utopia -- (a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island)
  
  2.) Utopia -- (ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral Aspect1.) Aspect, facet -- (a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question")
  
  2.) Aspect -- (a characteristic to be considered)
  
  Aspect - A distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"s)
  
  Utopia - A book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island

• Dystopia1.) Dystopia -- (state in which the condition of life is extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror)
  
  2.) Dystopia -- (a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror)
  
  Dystopia - State in which the condition of life is extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror

• Wild1.) Wild, natural state, state of nature -- (a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild")
  
  2.) Wilderness, wild -- (a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers")
  
  Wild, Natural state1.) Wild, natural state, state of nature -- (a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild")
  
  Natural state, State of nature1.) Wild, natural state, state of nature -- (a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild")
  
  State of nature - A wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"

• Isomerism1.) Isomerism -- (the state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and physical phenomena characteristic of isomers)
  
  Isomerism - The state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and physical phenomena characteristic of isomers

• Degree1.) Degree, grade, level -- (a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree")
  
  2.) Degree, level, stage, point -- (a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?")
  
  Degree, Level1.) Degree, grade, level -- (a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree")
  
  2.) Grade, level, tier -- (a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade")
  
  Level, Stage1.) Phase, stage -- (any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected")
  
  2.) Degree, level, stage, point -- (a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?")
  
  Stage, Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point - A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"

• Office1.) Office, business office -- (place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building")
  
  2.) Agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority -- (an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority")
  
  Office, Power1.) Power, powerfulness -- (possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade")
  
  2.) Power -- ((physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second))
  
  Power - Place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building"

• Status1.) Status, position -- (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life")
  
  2.) Condition, status -- (a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations")
  
  Status, Position1.) Position, place -- (the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place")
  
  2.) Military position, position -- (a point occupied by troops for tactical Reason1.) Reason, ground -- (a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration")
  
  2.) Reason -- (an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly")
  
  Reason - A rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"s)
  
  Position - The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

• Being1.) Being, beingness, existence -- (the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries")
  
  2.) Organism, being -- (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
  
  Being, Beingness1.) Being, beingness, existence -- (the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries")
  
  Beingness, Existence1.) Being, beingness, existence -- (the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries")
  
  2.) Universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm -- (everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence")
  
  Existence - The state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"

• Nonbeing1.) Nonbeing -- (the state of not being)
  
  Nonbeing - The state of not being

• Death1.) Death, decease, expiry -- (the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren")
  
  2.) Death -- (the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death")
  
  Death - The event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"

• Employment1.) Employment, employ -- (the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city")
  
  2.) Employment, work -- (the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work")
  
  Employment, Employ1.) Employment, employ -- (the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city")
  
  1.) Use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ -- (put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer")
  
  Employ - The state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city"

• unemployment - no definition found

• order - no definition found

• Disorder1.) Disorder, upset -- (condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time")
  
  2.) Disorderliness, disorder -- (a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder")
  
  Disorder - Condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"

• Hostility1.) Hostility, ill will -- (a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility")
  
  2.) Hostility, enmity, antagonism -- (a state of deep-seated ill-will)
  
  Hostility, Enmity1.) Hostility, enmity, antagonism -- (a state of deep-seated ill-will)
  
  2.) Hostility, enmity, ill will -- (the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility")
  
  Enmity, Antagonism1.) Hostility, enmity, antagonism -- (a state of deep-seated ill-will)
  
  2.) Antagonism -- (the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism")
  
  Antagonism - A hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility"

• Conflict1.) Conflict, struggle, battle -- (an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs")
  
  2.) Conflict -- (opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision")
  
  Conflict - An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

• Illumination1.) Light, illumination -- (a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light")
  
  2.) Illumination -- (the degree of visibility of your environment)
  
  Illumination - A condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light"

• Freedom1.) Freedom -- (the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints)
  
  2.) Exemption, freedom -- (immunity from an Obligation1.) Duty, responsibility, obligation -- (the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr)
  
  2.) Obligation -- (the state of being obligated to do or pay something; "he is under an obligation to finish the job")
  
  Obligation - The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr or duty)
  
  Freedom - The condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

• Representation1.) Representation, mental representation, internal representation -- (a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image)
  
  2.) Representation -- (a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)
  
  Representation, Delegacy1.) Representation, delegacy, agency -- (the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent)
  
  2.) Deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission -- (a group of representatives or delegates)
  
  Delegacy, Agency1.) Agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority -- (an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority")
  
  2.) Agency -- (a business that serves other businesses)
  
  Agency - A presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

• Dependence1.) Dependence, dependance, dependency -- (lack of independence or self-sufficiency)
  
  2.) Addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation -- (being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs))
  
  Dependence, Dependance1.) Addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation -- (being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs))
  
  2.) Dependence, dependance, dependency -- (lack of independence or self-sufficiency)
  
  Dependance, Dependency1.) Dependence, dependance, dependency -- (lack of independence or self-sufficiency)
  
  2.) Addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation -- (being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs))
  
  Dependency - Lack of independence or self-sufficiency

• Motion1.) Movement, motion -- (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
  
  2.) Gesture, motion -- (the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals)
  
  Motion - A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

• Motionlessness1.) Motionlessness, stillness, lifelessness -- (a state of no motion or movement; "the utter motionlessness of a marble statue")
  
  Motionlessness, Stillness1.) Hush, stillness, still -- ((poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night")
  
  2.) Stillness, windlessness -- (calmness without winds)
  
  Stillness, Lifelessness1.) Motionlessness, stillness, lifelessness -- (a state of no motion or movement; "the utter motionlessness of a marble statue")
  
  2.) Inanimateness, lifelessness -- (not having life)
  
  Lifelessness - A state of no motion or movement; "the utter motionlessness of a marble statue"

• Dead letter1.) Dead letter, non-issue -- (the state of something that has outlived its relevance)
  
  2.) Dead letter, dead mail -- (mail that can neither be delivered nor returned)
  
  Dead letter, Non-issue1.) Dead letter, non-issue -- (the state of something that has outlived its relevance)
  
  Non-issue - The state of something that has outlived its relevance

• Action1.) Action -- (something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions")
  
  2.) Action, activity, activeness -- (the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action")
  
  Action, Activity1.) Activity -- (any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity")
  
  2.) Action, activity, activeness -- (the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action")
  
  Activity, Activeness1.) Action, activity, activeness -- (the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action")
  
  2.) Activeness, activity -- (the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age")
  
  Activeness - Something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"

• Inaction1.) Inaction, inactivity, inactiveness -- (the state of being inactive)
  
  Inaction, Inactivity1.) Inaction, inactivity, inactiveness -- (the state of being inactive)
  
  2.) Inactiveness, inactivity, inertia -- (a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work")
  
  Inactivity, Inactiveness1.) Inaction, inactivity, inactiveness -- (the state of being inactive)
  
  2.) Inactiveness, inactivity, inertia -- (a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work")
  
  Inactiveness - The state of being inactive

• Temporary state1.) Temporary state -- (a state that continues for a limited time)
  
  Temporary state - A state that continues for a limited time

• Imminence1.) Imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency, forthcomingness -- (the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon)
  
  Imminence, Imminency1.) Imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency, forthcomingness -- (the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon)
  
  Imminency, Imminentness1.) Imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency, forthcomingness -- (the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon)
  
  Imminentness, Impendence1.) Imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency, forthcomingness -- (the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon)
  
  Impendence, Impendency1.) Imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency, forthcomingness -- (the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon)
  
  Impendency, Forthcomingness1.) Imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency, forthcomingness -- (the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon)
  
  Forthcomingness - The state of being imminent and liable to happen soon

• Readiness1.) Readiness, preparedness, preparation -- (the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate")
  
  2.) Readiness, eagerness, zeal, forwardness -- (prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle")
  
  Readiness, Preparedness1.) Readiness, preparedness, preparation -- (the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate")
  
  Preparedness, Preparation1.) Preparation, readying -- (the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun")
  
  2.) Formulation, preparation -- (a substance prepared according to a formula)
  
  Preparation - The state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate"

• Flux1.) Flux -- (the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface)
  
  2.) Flux, fluxion -- (a flow or discharge)
  
  Flux, State of flux1.) Flux, state of flux -- (a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action; "the flux following the death of the emperor")
  
  State of flux - The rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface

• Physiological state1.) Physiological state, physiological condition -- (the state of the body or bodily functions)
  
  Physiological state, Physiological condition1.) Physiological state, physiological condition -- (the state of the body or bodily functions)
  
  Physiological condition - The state of the body or bodily functions

• Kalemia1.) Kalemia -- (the presence of excess potassium in the circulating blood)
  
  Kalemia - The presence of excess potassium in the circulating blood

• Enlargement1.) Expansion, enlargement -- (the act of increasing (something) in size or Volume1.) Volume -- (the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object; "the gas expanded to twice its original Volume1.) Volume -- (the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume")
  
  2.) Bulk, mass, volume -- (the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports")
  
  Volume - The amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume"")
  
  2.) Bulk, mass, volume -- (the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports")
  
  Volume - The amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume" or quantity or scope)
  
  2.) Enlargement -- (the state of being enlarged)
  
  Enlargement - The act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

• Separation1.) Separation -- (the act of dividing or disconnecting)
  
  2.) Separation, breakup, detachment -- (coming apart)
  
  Separation - The act of dividing or disconnecting

• Union1.) Union, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood -- (an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job")
  
  2.) Union, North -- (the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale")
  
  Union, Unification1.) Fusion, merger, unification -- (an occurrence that involves the production of a union)
  
  2.) Union, unification -- (the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union")
  
  Unification - An organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"

• Maturity1.) Adulthood, maturity -- (the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed)
  
  2.) Maturity, matureness -- (state of being mature; full development)
  
  Maturity, Matureness1.) Maturity, matureness -- (state of being mature; full development)
  
  Matureness - The period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed

• Immaturity1.) Immaturity, immatureness -- (not having reached maturity)
  
  Immaturity, Immatureness1.) Immaturity, immatureness -- (not having reached maturity)
  
  Immatureness - Not having reached maturity

• Grace1.) Grace, saving grace, state of grace -- ((Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace")
  
  2.) Grace, gracility -- (elegance and beauty of movement or expression)
  
  Grace, Saving grace1.) Grace, saving grace, state of grace -- ((Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace")
  
  Saving grace, State of grace1.) Grace, saving grace, state of grace -- ((Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace")
  
  State of grace - (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace"

• Damnation1.) Damnation -- (the act of damning)
  
  2.) Damnation, eternal damnation -- (the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell)
  
  Damnation, Eternal damnation1.) Damnation, eternal damnation -- (the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell)
  
  Eternal damnation - The act of damning

• Omniscience1.) Omniscience -- (the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge)
  
  Omniscience - The state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge

• Omnipotence1.) Omnipotence -- (the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power)
  
  Omnipotence - The state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power

• Perfection1.) Perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra -- (the state of being without a flaw or defect)
  
  2.) Paragon, idol, perfection, beau ideal -- (an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept)
  
  Perfection, Flawlessness1.) Perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra -- (the state of being without a flaw or defect)
  
  Flawlessness, Ne plus ultra1.) Perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra -- (the state of being without a flaw or defect)
  
  Ne plus ultra - The state of being without a flaw or defect

• Integrity1.) Integrity, unity, wholeness -- (an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting; "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development"; "he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia")
  
  2.) Integrity -- (moral soundness; "he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business"; "they admired his scrupulous professional integrity")
  
  Integrity, Unity1.) Integrity, unity, wholeness -- (an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting; "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development"; "he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia")
  
  2.) One, 1, I, ace, single, unity -- (the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one")
  
  Unity, Wholeness1.) Integrity, unity, wholeness -- (an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting; "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development"; "he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia")
  
  2.) Wholeness, haleness -- (a state of robust good health)
  
  Wholeness - An undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting; "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development"; "he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia"

• Imperfection1.) Imperfection, imperfectness -- (the state or an instance of being imperfect)
  
  Imperfection, Imperfectness1.) Imperfection, imperfectness -- (the state or an instance of being imperfect)
  
  Imperfectness - The state or an instance of being imperfect

• Receivership1.) Receivership -- (the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver; "the business is in receivership")
  
  2.) Receivership -- (a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all)
  
  Receivership - The state of property that is in the hands of a receiver; "the business is in receivership"

• Ownership1.) Ownership -- (the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others)
  
  2.) Possession, ownership -- (the act of having and controlling property)
  
  Ownership - The relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others

• obligation - no definition found

• End1.) End -- (either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line")
  
  2.) End, ending -- (the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period")
  
  End, Destruction1.) Destruction, devastation -- (the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists)
  
  2.) Destruction, demolition, wipeout -- (an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something)
  
  Destruction, Death1.) Death, decease, expiry -- (the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren")
  
  2.) Death -- (the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death")
  
  Death - Either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"

• Revocation1.) Revocation, annulment -- (the state of being cancelled or annulled)
  
  2.) Revocation -- (the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done; "the revocation of a law")
  
  Revocation, Annulment1.) Revocation, annulment -- (the state of being cancelled or annulled)
  
  2.) Annulment, invalidation -- ((law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc))
  
  Annulment - The state of being cancelled or annulled

• Merchantability1.) Merchantability -- (the state of being fit for market; ready to be bought or sold)
  
  Merchantability - The state of being fit for market; ready to be bought or sold

• Turgor1.) Turgor -- ((biology) the normal rigid state of fullness of a cell or blood vessel or capillary resulting from pressure of the contents against the wall or membrane)
  
  Turgor - (biology) the normal rigid state of fullness of a cell or blood vessel or capillary resulting from pressure of the contents against the wall or membrane

• Homozygosity1.) Homozygosity -- (the state of being homozygous; having two identical alleles of the same gene)
  
  Homozygosity - The state of being homozygous; having two identical alleles of the same gene

• Heterozygosity1.) Heterozygosity -- (the state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene)
  
  Heterozygosity - The state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene

• Neotony1.) Neotony -- (the state resulting when juvenile characteristics are retained by the adults of a species)
  
  Neotony - The state resulting when juvenile characteristics are retained by the adults of a species

• Plurality1.) Plurality -- (the state of being plural; "to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable")
  
  2.) Battalion, large number, multitude, plurality, pack -- (a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions")
  
  Plurality - The state of being plural; "to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable"

• Polyvalence1.) Polyvalence, polyvalency, multivalence, multivalency -- ((chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two)
  
  2.) Polyvalence, polyvalency -- ((toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism)
  
  Polyvalence, Polyvalency1.) Polyvalence, polyvalency, multivalence, multivalency -- ((chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two)
  
  2.) Polyvalence, polyvalency -- ((toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism)
  
  Polyvalency - (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two

• Polyvalence1.) Polyvalence, polyvalency, multivalence, multivalency -- ((chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two)
  
  2.) Polyvalence, polyvalency -- ((toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism)
  
  Polyvalence, Polyvalency1.) Polyvalence, polyvalency, multivalence, multivalency -- ((chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two)
  
  2.) Polyvalence, polyvalency -- ((toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism)
  
  Polyvalency, Multivalence1.) Polyvalence, polyvalency, multivalence, multivalency -- ((chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two)
  
  Multivalence, Multivalency1.) Polyvalence, polyvalency, multivalence, multivalency -- ((chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two)
  
  Multivalency - (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two

• Paternity1.) Paternity -- (the state of being a father; "tests were conducted to determine paternity")
  
  2.) Fatherhood, paternity -- (the kinship relation between an offspring and the father)
  
  Paternity - The state of being a father; "tests were conducted to determine paternity"

• Utilization1.) Use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise -- (the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers")
  
  2.) Utilization -- (the state of having been made use of; "the rate of utilization")
  
  Utilization - The act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"

Meaning 5 of Pointdetail, Item1.) Item, point -- (a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "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")

2.) Item -- (a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items")

Item, Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")

2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")

Point - A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "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" fact

• Case1.) Lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa -- (a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord")
  
  2.) Case, instance, example -- (an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths")
  
  Case - A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"

• Detail1.) Detail, item, point -- (an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information")
  
  2.) Detail, particular, item -- (a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details")
  
  Detail, Item1.) Item, point -- (a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "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")
  
  2.) Item -- (a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items")
  
  Item, Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point - An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"

• Particular1.) Particular, specific -- (a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general")
  
  2.) Detail, particular, item -- (a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details")
  
  Particular, Specific1.) Particular, specific -- (a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general")
  
  2.) Specific -- (a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria")
  
  Specific - A fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general"

• general - no definition found

• Matter of fact1.) Question of fact, matter of fact -- (a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide)
  
  2.) Matter of fact -- (a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact)
  
  Matter of fact - A disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide

• Observation1.) Observation -- (the act of making and recording a measurement)
  
  2.) Observation, observance, watching -- (the act of observing; taking a patient look)
  
  Observation - The act of making and recording a measurement

• reason - no definition found

• Score1.) Mark, grade, score -- (a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?")
  
  2.) Score, musical score -- (a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages; "he studied the score of the sonata")
  
  Score - A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"

• truth - no definition found

Meaning 6 of Pointpoint, point in time measure, quantity, amount

• Probability1.) Probability, chance -- (a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5")
  
  2.) Probability -- (the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event; "for a while mutiny seemed a probability"; "going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost")
  
  Probability, Chance1.) Opportunity, chance -- (a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance")
  
  2.) Luck, fortune, chance, hazard -- (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance")
  
  Chance - A measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"

• Quantum1.) Quantum -- (a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantum in quantum theory)
  
  2.) Quantum -- ((physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory))
  
  Quantum - A discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantum in quantum theory

• Value1.) Value -- (a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds")
  
  2.) Value -- (the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world")
  
  Value, Economic value1.) Value, economic value -- (the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; "he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices")
  
  Economic value - A numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds"

• Fundamental quantity1.) Fundamental quantity, fundamental measure -- (one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement)
  
  Fundamental quantity, Fundamental measure1.) Fundamental quantity, fundamental measure -- (one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement)
  
  Fundamental measure - One of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement

• Definite quantity1.) Definite quantity -- (a specific measure of amount)
  
  Definite quantity - A specific measure of amount

• Indefinite quantity1.) Indefinite quantity -- (an estimated quantity)
  
  Indefinite quantity - An estimated quantity

• Relative quantity1.) Relative quantity -- (a quantity relative to some purpose)
  
  Relative quantity - A quantity relative to some purpose

• System of measurement1.) System of measurement, metric -- (a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic)
  
  System of measurement, Metric1.) Metric function, metric -- (a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them)
  
  2.) Metric unit, metric -- (a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds); "convert all the measurements to metric units"; "it is easier to work in metric")
  
  Metric - A system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic

• Cordage1.) Cordage -- (the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords)
  
  2.) Cordage -- (the ropes in the rigging of a ship)
  
  Cordage - The amount of wood in an area as measured in cords

• Octane number1.) Octane number, octane rating -- (a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline)
  
  Octane number, Octane rating1.) Octane number, octane rating -- (a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline)
  
  Octane rating - A measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline

• Linear measure1.) Linear measure, long measure -- (a measure of length)
  
  Linear measure, Long measure1.) Linear measure, long measure -- (a measure of length)
  
  Long measure - A measure of length

• Magnetization1.) Magnetization, magnetisation -- (the extent or degree to which something is magnetized)
  
  2.) Magnetization, magnetisation, magnetic induction -- (the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently))
  
  Magnetization, Magnetisation1.) Magnetization, magnetisation -- (the extent or degree to which something is magnetized)
  
  2.) Magnetization, magnetisation, magnetic induction -- (the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently))
  
  Magnetisation - The extent or degree to which something is magnetized

• volume - no definition found

• volume - no definition found

• Proof1.) Proof, cogent evidence -- (any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it")
  
  2.) Proof -- (a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it)
  
  Proof - Any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it"

• Time unit1.) Time unit, unit of time -- (a unit for measuring time periods)
  
  Time unit, Unit of time1.) Time unit, unit of time -- (a unit for measuring time periods)
  
  Unit of time - A unit for measuring time periods

• Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point, Point in time1.) Point, point in time -- (an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave")
  
  Point in time - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"

• Playing period1.) Playing period, period of play, play -- ((in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning")
  
  Playing period, Period of play1.) Playing period, period of play, play -- ((in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning")
  
  Period of play, Play1.) Play, drama, dramatic play -- (a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway")
  
  2.) Play -- (a theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours")
  
  Play - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"

• Time interval1.) Time interval, interval -- (a definite length of time marked off by two instants)
  
  Time interval, Interval1.) Time interval, interval -- (a definite length of time marked off by two instants)
  
  2.) Interval -- (a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints)
  
  Interval - A definite length of time marked off by two instants

Meaning 7 of Pointpoint aim, object, objective, target

• Grail1.) Grail -- (the object of any prolonged endeavor)
  
  2.) Grail, Holy Grail, Sangraal -- ((legend) chalice used by Christ at the last supper)
  
  Grail - The object of any prolonged endeavor

• business - no definition found

• point - no definition found

• thing - no definition found

Meaning 8 of Pointpoint, Tip1.) Tip -- (the extreme end of something; especially something pointed)

2.) Gratuity, tip, pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh -- (a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter))

Tip - The extreme end of something; especially something pointed, peak convex shape, convexity

• Umbo1.) Umbo -- (a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum)
  
  Umbo - A slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum

• Camber1.) Camber -- (a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road))
  
  2.) Bank, cant, camber -- (a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force)
  
  Camber - A slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)

• Entasis1.) Entasis -- (a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight)
  
  Entasis - A slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight

• Node1.) Node -- (a connecting point at which several lines come together)
  
  2.) Node, knob, thickening -- (any thickened enlargement)
  
  Node, Knob1.) Knob, boss -- (a circular rounded Projection1.) Projection -- (a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations)
  
  2.) Projection -- (the projection of an image from a film onto a screen)
  
  Projection - A prediction made by extrapolating from past observations or protuberance)
  
  2.) Knob -- (a round handle)
  
  Knob, Thickening1.) Thickening, thickener -- (any material used to thicken; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening")
  
  2.) Node, knob, thickening -- (any thickened enlargement)
  
  Thickening - A connecting point at which several lines come together

• Ridge1.) Ridge -- (a long narrow natural elevation or striation)
  
  2.) Ridge -- (any long raised strip)
  
  Ridge - A long narrow natural elevation or striation

• Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point, Tip1.) Tip -- (the extreme end of something; especially something pointed)
  
  2.) Gratuity, tip, pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh -- (a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter))
  
  Tip, Peak1.) Extremum, peak -- (the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak")
  
  2.) Flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush -- (the period of greatest prosperity or productivity)
  
  Peak - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"

• Taper1.) Taper -- (a convex shape that narrows toward a point)
  
  2.) Taper -- (the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone))
  
  Taper - A convex shape that narrows toward a point

• projection - no definition found

Meaning 9 of Pointpoint, dot disk, disc, saucer

• Intervertebral disc1.) Intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk -- (a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two))
  
  Intervertebral disc, Intervertebral disk1.) Intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk -- (a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two))
  
  Intervertebral disk - A fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)

• Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point, Dot1.) Point, dot -- (a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots")
  
  2.) Department of Transportation, Transportation, DoT -- (the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966)
  
  Dot - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"

Meaning 10 of Pointpoint unit of measurement, unit

• Measuring unit1.) Measuring unit, measuring block -- (a unit of measurement)
  
  Measuring unit, Measuring block1.) Measuring unit, measuring block -- (a unit of measurement)
  
  Measuring block - A unit of measurement

• Denier1.) Denier -- (a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon; "with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings")
  
  2.) Denier -- (any of various former European coins of different denominations)
  
  Denier - A unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon; "with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings"

• Diopter1.) Diopter, dioptre -- (a unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in meters; used by oculists)
  
  Diopter, Dioptre1.) Diopter, dioptre -- (a unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in meters; used by oculists)
  
  Dioptre - A unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in meters; used by oculists

• Karat1.) Karat, carat, kt -- (the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold)
  
  Karat, Carat1.) Carat -- (a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg)
  
  2.) Karat, carat, kt -- (the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold)
  
  Carat, Kt1.) Karat, carat, kt -- (the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold)
  
  Kt - The unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold

• Absorption unit1.) Absorption unit -- (a unit for measuring absorption)
  
  Absorption unit - A unit for measuring absorption

• Acceleration unit1.) Acceleration unit -- (a unit for measuring acceleration)
  
  Acceleration unit - A unit for measuring acceleration

• Angular unit1.) Angular unit -- (a unit of measurement for angles)
  
  Angular unit - A unit of measurement for angles

• Area unit1.) Area unit, square measure -- (a system of units used to measure areas)
  
  Area unit, Square measure1.) Area unit, square measure -- (a system of units used to measure areas)
  
  Square measure - A system of units used to measure areas

• Volume unit1.) Volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit -- (a unit of measurement of volume or capacity)
  
  Volume unit, Capacity unit1.) Volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit -- (a unit of measurement of volume or capacity)
  
  Capacity unit, Capacity measure1.) Volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit -- (a unit of measurement of volume or capacity)
  
  Capacity measure, Cubage unit1.) Volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit -- (a unit of measurement of volume or capacity)
  
  Cubage unit, Cubic measure1.) Volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit -- (a unit of measurement of volume or capacity)
  
  Cubic measure, Cubic content unit1.) Volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit -- (a unit of measurement of volume or capacity)
  
  Cubic content unit, Displacement unit1.) Volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit -- (a unit of measurement of volume or capacity)
  
  Displacement unit, Cubature unit1.) Volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit -- (a unit of measurement of volume or capacity)
  
  Cubature unit - A unit of measurement of volume or capacity

• Computer memory unit1.) Computer memory unit -- (a unit for measuring computer memory)
  
  Computer memory unit - A unit for measuring computer memory

• Electromagnetic unit1.) Electromagnetic unit, emu -- (any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism)
  
  Electromagnetic unit, Emu1.) Electromagnetic unit, emu -- (any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism)
  
  2.) Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Emu novaehollandiae -- (large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller)
  
  Emu - Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism

• Explosive unit1.) Explosive unit -- (any unit for measuring the force of explosions)
  
  Explosive unit - Any unit for measuring the force of explosions

• Force unit1.) Force unit -- (a unit of measurement of physical force)
  
  Force unit - A unit of measurement of physical force

• Metric unit1.) Metric unit, metric -- (a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds); "convert all the measurements to metric units"; "it is easier to work in metric")
  
  Metric unit, Metric1.) Metric function, metric -- (a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them)
  
  2.) Metric unit, metric -- (a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds); "convert all the measurements to metric units"; "it is easier to work in metric")
  
  Metric - A decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds); "convert all the measurements to metric units"; "it is easier to work in metric"

• Miles per gallon1.) Miles per gallon -- (the distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel)
  
  Miles per gallon - The distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel

• Monetary unit1.) Monetary unit -- (a unit of money)
  
  Monetary unit - A unit of money

• Megaflop1.) Megaflop, MFLOP, million floating point operations per second -- ((computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system)
  
  Megaflop, MFLOP1.) Megaflop, MFLOP, million floating point operations per second -- ((computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system)
  
  MFLOP, Million floating point operations per second1.) Megaflop, MFLOP, million floating point operations per second -- ((computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system)
  
  Million floating point operations per second - (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system

• Teraflop1.) Teraflop, trillion floating point operations per second -- ((computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system)
  
  Teraflop, Trillion floating point operations per second1.) Teraflop, trillion floating point operations per second -- ((computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system)
  
  Trillion floating point operations per second - (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system

• MIPS1.) MIPS, million instructions per second -- ((computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system); "4 MIPS is 4,000,000 instructions per second")
  
  MIPS, Million instructions per second1.) MIPS, million instructions per second -- ((computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system); "4 MIPS is 4,000,000 instructions per second")
  
  Million instructions per second - (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system); "4 MIPS is 4,000,000 instructions per second"

• Pain unit1.) Pain unit -- (a unit measuring the intensity of pain)
  
  Pain unit - A unit measuring the intensity of pain

• Pressure unit1.) Pressure unit -- (a unit measuring force per unit area)
  
  Pressure unit - A unit measuring force per unit area

• Printing unit1.) Printing unit -- (a unit of measurement for printing)
  
  Printing unit - A unit of measurement for printing

• Sound unit1.) Sound unit -- (any acoustic unit of measurement)
  
  Sound unit - Any acoustic unit of measurement

• Telephone unit1.) Telephone unit -- (a unit of measurement for telephone use)
  
  Telephone unit - A unit of measurement for telephone use

• Temperature unit1.) Temperature unit -- (a unit of measurement for temperature)
  
  Temperature unit - A unit of measurement for temperature

• Weight unit1.) Metric weight unit, weight unit -- (a decimal unit of weight based on the gram)
  
  2.) Weight unit, weight -- (a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan")
  
  Weight unit, Weight1.) Weight -- (the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity)
  
  2.) Weight, free weight, exercising weight -- (sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms)
  
  Weight - A decimal unit of weight based on the gram

• Mass unit1.) Mass unit -- (a unit of measurement for mass)
  
  Mass unit - A unit of measurement for mass

• Unit of viscosity1.) Unit of viscosity -- (a unit of measurement for viscosity)
  
  Unit of viscosity - A unit of measurement for viscosity

• Work unit1.) Work unit, heat unit, energy unit -- (a unit of measurement for work)
  
  Work unit, Heat unit1.) Work unit, heat unit, energy unit -- (a unit of measurement for work)
  
  Heat unit, Energy unit1.) Work unit, heat unit, energy unit -- (a unit of measurement for work)
  
  Energy unit - A unit of measurement for work

• Langley1.) Langley -- (unit of solar radiation)
  
  2.) Langley, Samuel Pierpoint Langley -- (United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906))
  
  Langley - Unit of solar radiation

• Brinell number1.) Brinell number -- (measure of the hardness of a material)
  
  Brinell number - Measure of the hardness of a material

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• Bit1.) Spot, bit -- (a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper")
  
  2.) Bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap -- (a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye")
  
  Bit - A small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"

• Megabit1.) Megabit -- (one million bits)
  
  Megabit - One million bits

• Electrostatic unit1.) Electrostatic unit -- (any of various units of electricity based on forces of interaction between electric charges)
  
  Electrostatic unit - Any of various units of electricity based on forces of interaction between electric charges

Meaning 11 of Pointpoint promontory, headland, head, foreland REFRENCED BY

• Cape Horn1.) Cape Horn -- (a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego))
  
  Cape Horn - A rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego)

REFRENCED BY

• Gibraltar1.) Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar, Calpe -- (location of a Colon1.) Colon -- (the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted)
  
  2.) Colon, El Salvadoran colon -- (the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos)
  
  Colon - The part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excretedy of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules)
  
  Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar1.) Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar, Calpe -- (location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules)
  
  Rock of Gibraltar, Calpe1.) Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar, Calpe -- (location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules)
  
  Calpe - Location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules

REFRENCED BY

• Cape Hatteras1.) Cape Hatteras -- (a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina; "frequent storms drive ships to their destruction on Cape Hatteras")
  
  Cape Hatteras - A promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina; "frequent storms drive ships to their destruction on Cape Hatteras"

REFRENCED BY

• Cape Canaveral1.) Cape Canaveral, Cape Kennedy -- (a sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern coast of Florida; the site of a NASA center for spaceflight)
  
  Cape Canaveral, Cape Kennedy1.) Cape Canaveral, Cape Kennedy -- (a sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern coast of Florida; the site of a NASA center for spaceflight)
  
  Cape Kennedy - A sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern coast of Florida; the site of a NASA center for spaceflight

REFRENCED BY

• Cape Sable1.) Cape Sable -- (a cape at the southwest tip of Florida; the southernmost part of the United States mainland)
  
  2.) Cape Sable -- (a promontory on the far southern part of Nova Scotia)
  
  Cape Sable - A cape at the southwest tip of Florida; the southernmost part of the United States mainland

REFRENCED BY

• Jebel Musa1.) Jebel Musa, Abila, Abyla -- (a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules)
  
  Jebel Musa, Abila1.) Jebel Musa, Abila, Abyla -- (a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules)
  
  Abila, Abyla1.) Jebel Musa, Abila, Abyla -- (a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules)
  
  Abyla - A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules

• Mull1.) Mull -- (a term used in Scottish names of promontories; "the Mull of Kintyre")
  
  2.) Mull -- (an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides)
  
  Mull - A term used in Scottish names of promontories; "the Mull of Kintyre"

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Meaning 12 of Pointitem, point part, portion, component part, component

• Language unit1.) Language unit, linguistic unit -- (one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed)
  
  Language unit, Linguistic unit1.) Language unit, linguistic unit -- (one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed)
  
  Linguistic unit - One of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed

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• Butt1.) Butt, butt end -- (thick end of the handle)
  
  2.) Butt -- (the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots)
  
  Butt - Thick end of the handle

• Basis1.) Footing, basis, ground -- (a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis")
  
  2.) Basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone -- (the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture")
  
  Basis, Base1.) Base, alkali -- (any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia")
  
  2.) Base, base of operations -- (installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases")
  
  Base - A relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

• Detail1.) Detail, item, point -- (an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information")
  
  2.) Detail, particular, item -- (a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details")
  
  Detail, Particular1.) Particular, specific -- (a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general")
  
  2.) Detail, particular, item -- (a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details")
  
  Particular, Item1.) Item, point -- (a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "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")
  
  2.) Item -- (a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items")
  
  Item - An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"

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• member - no definition found

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• Remainder1.) Remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest -- (something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance")
  
  2.) Remainder -- (the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor)
  
  Remainder, Balance1.) Balance -- (a state of equilibrium)
  
  2.) Balance -- (a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity)
  
  Balance, Residual1.) Remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest -- (something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance")
  
  2.) Residual -- ((often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing; "he could retire on his residuals")
  
  Residual, Residue1.) Residue -- (matter that remains after something has been removed)
  
  2.) Remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest -- (something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance")
  
  Residue, Residuum1.) Remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest -- (something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance")
  
  Residuum, Rest1.) Remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest -- (something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance")
  
  2.) Rest, ease, repose, relaxation -- (freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool")
  
  Rest - Something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"

• Subpart1.) Subpart -- (a part of a part)
  
  Subpart - A part of a part

Meaning 13 of Pointpoint relevance, relevancy

• Materiality1.) Materiality -- (relevance requiring careful consideration)
  
  2.) Materiality, physicalness, corporeality, corporality -- (the quality of being physical; consisting of matter)
  
  Materiality - Relevance requiring careful consideration

• Cogency1.) Cogency -- (persuasive relevance)
  
  2.) Cogency, validity, rigor, rigour -- (the quality of being logically valid)
  
  Cogency - Persuasive relevance

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• Applicability1.) Applicability, pertinence, pertinency -- (relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand)
  
  Applicability, Pertinence1.) Applicability, pertinence, pertinency -- (relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand)
  
  Pertinence, Pertinency1.) Applicability, pertinence, pertinency -- (relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand)
  
  Pertinency - Relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand

Meaning 14 of Pointpoint, spot characteristic

• Recommendation1.) Recommendation -- (something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable)
  
  2.) Recommendation, testimonial, good word -- (something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable)
  
  Recommendation, Passport1.) Pass, passport -- (any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit")
  
  2.) Passport -- (a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country)
  
  Passport - Something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable

• Compatibility1.) Compatibility -- (a feeling of sympathetic understanding)
  
  2.) Compatibility -- (capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination)
  
  Compatibility - A feeling of sympathetic understanding

• Incompatibility1.) Incompatibility, mutual exclusiveness, inconsistency, repugnance -- (the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time)
  
  2.) Incompatibility -- ((immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue))
  
  Incompatibility - The relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time

• Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point, Spot1.) Topographic point, place, spot -- (a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic")
  
  2.) Spot -- (a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising)
  
  Spot - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"

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• Hallmark1.) Hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark -- (a distinctive characteristic or attribute)
  
  2.) Authentication, hallmark, assay-mark -- (a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity)
  
  Hallmark, Trademark1.) Hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark -- (a distinctive characteristic or attribute)
  
  2.) Trademark -- (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
  
  Trademark, Earmark1.) Earmark -- (identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal)
  
  2.) Hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark -- (a distinctive characteristic or attribute)
  
  Earmark, Stylemark1.) Hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark -- (a distinctive characteristic or attribute)
  
  Stylemark - A distinctive characteristic or attribute

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• Safeness1.) Safeness -- (the quality of being safe)
  
  Safeness - The quality of being safe

• Dangerousness1.) Dangerousness -- (the quality of not being safe)
  
  Dangerousness - The quality of not being safe

• Curability1.) Curability, curableness -- (capability of being cured or healed)
  
  Curability, Curableness1.) Curability, curableness -- (capability of being cured or healed)
  
  Curableness - Capability of being cured or healed

• Incurability1.) Incurability, incurableness -- (incapability of being cured or healed)
  
  2.) Incurability -- (incapability of being altered in disposition or habits; "the incurability of his optimism")
  
  Incurability, Incurableness1.) Incurability, incurableness -- (incapability of being cured or healed)
  
  Incurableness - Incapability of being cured or healed

• Directness1.) Directness, straightness -- (trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim")
  
  2.) Candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness -- (the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech)
  
  Directness, Straightness1.) Straightness -- (of hair: lack of a tendency to curl)
  
  2.) Straightness -- (freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles)
  
  Straightness - Trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim"

• Indirectness1.) Indirectness -- (having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal)
  
  Indirectness - Having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal

• Robustness1.) Robustness, hardiness, lustiness -- (the property of being strong and healthy in constitution)
  
  2.) Robustness -- (the characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge; "the lack of Robustness1.) Robustness, hardiness, lustiness -- (the property of being strong and healthy in constitution)
  
  2.) Robustness -- (the characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge; "the lack of robustness in the findings may be due to the small size of the sample")
  
  Robustness - The property of being strong and healthy in constitution in the findings may be due to the small size of the sample")
  
  Robustness - The property of being strong and healthy in constitution

• Rurality1.) Rurality, ruralism -- (a rural characteristic or trait; "a place with the rurality of a turnip field")
  
  Rurality, Ruralism1.) Ruralism, rusticism -- (a rural idiom or expression)
  
  2.) Rurality, ruralism -- (a rural characteristic or trait; "a place with the rurality of a turnip field")
  
  Ruralism - A rural characteristic or trait; "a place with the rurality of a turnip field"

• Streak1.) Streak, run -- (an unbroken series of events; "had a Streak1.) Streak, run -- (an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies")
  
  2.) Streak -- (a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness")
  
  Streak - An unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies")
  
  2.) Streak -- (a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness")
  
  Streak - An unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"

Meaning 15 of Pointpoint end

• Bitter end1.) Bitter end -- (the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be); "he was determined to fight to the bitter end")
  
  2.) Bitter end -- ((nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt)
  
  Bitter end - The final extremity (however unpleasant it may be); "he was determined to fight to the bitter end"

• Bitthead1.) Bitthead -- (the upper end of a bitt)
  
  Bitthead - The upper end of a bitt

• Heel1.) Heel -- (the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation)
  
  2.) Heel -- (the back part of the human foot)
  
  Heel - The bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

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• Pole1.) Pole -- (a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic)
  
  2.) Pole -- (a native or inhabitant of Poland)
  
  Pole, Magnetic pole1.) Magnetic pole -- (either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical)
  
  2.) Pole, magnetic pole -- (one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated)
  
  Magnetic pole - A long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

• Railhead1.) Railhead -- (a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution)
  
  2.) Railhead -- (the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway)
  
  Railhead - A railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution

• Terminus1.) End point, endpoint, termination, terminus -- (a place where something ends or is complete)
  
  2.) Destination, terminus -- (the ultimate goal for which something is done)
  
  Terminus - A place where something ends or is complete

• Yardarm1.) Yardarm -- (either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship)
  
  Yardarm - Either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship

• Nerve ending1.) Nerve ending, nerve end -- (the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse)
  
  Nerve ending, Nerve end1.) Nerve ending, nerve end -- (the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse)
  
  Nerve end - The terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse

• Telomere1.) Telomere -- (either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome; "telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together")
  
  Telomere - Either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome; "telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together"

• Heel1.) Heel -- (the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation)
  
  2.) Heel -- (the back part of the human foot)
  
  Heel - The bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

• End point1.) End point, endpoint, termination, terminus -- (a place where something ends or is complete)
  
  2.) Resultant, end point -- (the final point in a process)
  
  End point, Endpoint1.) End point, endpoint, termination, terminus -- (a place where something ends or is complete)
  
  Endpoint, Termination1.) Termination, expiration, expiry -- (a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license")
  
  2.) End point, endpoint, termination, terminus -- (a place where something ends or is complete)
  
  Termination, Terminus1.) End point, endpoint, termination, terminus -- (a place where something ends or is complete)
  
  2.) Destination, terminus -- (the ultimate goal for which something is done)
  
  Terminus - A place where something ends or is complete

• Finish1.) Coating, finish, finishing -- (a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly")
  
  2.) Finish -- (designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish")
  
  Finish, Destination1.) Finish, destination, goal -- (the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view")
  
  2.) Destination, terminus -- (the ultimate goal for which something is done)
  
  Destination, Goal1.) Goal, end -- (the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means")
  
  2.) Goal -- (a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play")
  
  Goal - A decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly"

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Meaning 16 of Pointcompass point, point direction

• Frontage1.) Frontage -- (the extent of the front of shop or plot of land (as along a street or river etc))
  
  2.) Frontage -- (the direction in which something (such as a building) faces)
  
  Frontage - The extent of the front of shop or plot of land (as along a street or river etc)

• Orientation1.) Orientation -- (the act of orienting)
  
  2.) Orientation -- (an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs)
  
  Orientation - The act of orienting

• Opposition1.) Resistance, opposition -- (the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead")
  
  2.) Opposition, oppositeness -- (the relation between opposed entities)
  
  Opposition - The action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"

• Windward1.) Windward -- (the direction from which the wind is coming)
  
  1.) Windward -- (on the side exposed to the wind; "the windward islands")
  
  Windward - The direction from which the wind is coming

• Leeward1.) Leeward -- (the direction in which the wind is blowing)
  
  2.) Lee, lee side, leeward -- (the side of something that is sheltered from the wind)
  
  Leeward - The direction in which the wind is blowing

• Seaward1.) Seaward -- (the direction toward the sea)
  
  1.) Inshore, onshore, seaward -- ((of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "seaward winds")
  
  Seaward - The direction toward the sea

• Compass point1.) Compass point, point -- (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass")
  
  Compass point, Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point - Any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"

• North1.) North -- (the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon line)
  
  2.) Union, North -- (the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale")
  
  North, Magnetic north1.) North, magnetic north, compass north -- (the direction in which a compass needle points)
  
  Magnetic north, Compass north1.) North, magnetic north, compass north -- (the direction in which a compass needle points)
  
  Compass north - The region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon line

Meaning 17 of Pointpoint linear unit

• Astronomy unit1.) Astronomy unit -- (a linear unit used for astronomical distances)
  
  Astronomy unit - A linear unit used for astronomical distances

• Metric linear unit1.) Metric linear unit -- (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)
  
  Metric linear unit - A linear unit of distance in metric terms

• Nautical linear unit1.) Nautical linear unit -- (a linear unit of distance used in navigation)
  
  Nautical linear unit - A linear unit of distance used in navigation

• Inch1.) Inch, in -- (a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot)
  
  2.) Column inch, inch -- (a unit of measurement for advertising space)
  
  Inch, In1.) Inch, in -- (a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot)
  
  2.) Indium, In, atomic number 49 -- (a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite)
  
  In - A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

• Foot1.) Foot, ft -- (a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall")
  
  2.) Foot, human foot, pes -- (the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot")
  
  Foot, Ft1.) Foot, ft -- (a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall")
  
  Ft - A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall"

• Footer1.) Footer -- ((used only in combinations) the height or length of something in feet; "he is a six-footer"; "the golfer sank a 40-footer"; "his yacht is a 60-footer")
  
  2.) Pedestrian, walker, footer -- (a person who travels by foot)
  
  Footer - (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in feet; "he is a six-footer"; "the golfer sank a 40-footer"; "his yacht is a 60-footer"

• Yard1.) Yard, pace -- (a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride)
  
  2.) Yard, grounds, curtilage -- (the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard")
  
  Yard, Pace1.) Pace, gait -- (the rate of moving (especially walking or running))
  
  2.) Footstep, pace, step, stride -- (the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig")
  
  Pace - A unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

• Yarder1.) Yarder -- ((used only in combinations) the height of length of something in yards; "the golfer hit a 300-yarder to the green")
  
  2.) Yarder, yard donkey -- (a winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road)
  
  Yarder - (used only in combinations) the height of length of something in yards; "the golfer hit a 300-yarder to the green"

• Perch1.) Perch -- (support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird))
  
  2.) Perch, rod, pole -- (a linear measure of 16.5 feet)
  
  Perch, Rod1.) Perch, rod, pole -- (a linear measure of 16.5 feet)
  
  2.) Rod -- (a long thin implement made of metal or wood)
  
  Rod, Pole1.) Pole -- (a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic)
  
  2.) Pole -- (a native or inhabitant of Poland)
  
  Pole - Support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

• Furlong1.) Furlong -- (a unit of length equal to 220 yards)
  
  Furlong - A unit of length equal to 220 yards

• Mile1.) Mile, statute mile, stat mi, land mile, mi -- (a unit of length equal to 1760 yards)
  
  2.) Nautical mile, mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile -- (a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance Span1.) Span -- (the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour")
  
  2.) Span -- (the distance or interval between two points)
  
  Span - The complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"ned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters)
  
  Mile, Statute mile1.) Mile, statute mile, stat mi, land mile, mi -- (a unit of length equal to 1760 yards)
  
  Statute mile, Stat mi1.) Mile, statute mile, stat mi, land mile, mi -- (a unit of length equal to 1760 yards)
  
  Stat mi, Land mile1.) Mile, statute mile, stat mi, land mile, mi -- (a unit of length equal to 1760 yards)
  
  Land mile, Mi1.) Myocardial infarction, myocardial infarct, MI -- (destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle)
  
  2.) Nautical mile, naut mi, mile, mi, geographical mile, Admiralty mile -- (a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet))
  
  Mi - A unit of length equal to 1760 yards

• Miler1.) Miler -- ((used only in combinations) the length of something in miles; "the race was a 30-miler")
  
  2.) Miler -- (a runner in a one-mile race)
  
  Miler - (used only in combinations) the length of something in miles; "the race was a 30-miler"

• Half mile1.) Half mile, 880 yards -- (a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile)
  
  Half mile, 880 yards1.) Half mile, 880 yards -- (a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile)
  
  880 yards - A unit of length equal to half of 1 mile

• Quarter mile1.) Quarter mile, 440 yards -- (a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile)
  
  Quarter mile, 440 yards1.) Quarter mile, 440 yards -- (a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile)
  
  440 yards - A unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile

• League1.) League, conference -- (an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members)
  
  2.) League -- (an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action)
  
  League - An association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

• Ligne1.) Ligne -- (a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons)
  
  Ligne - A linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons

• Nail1.) Nail -- (horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits)
  
  2.) Nail -- (a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener)
  
  Nail - Horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

• Archine1.) Archine -- (a Russian unit of length (71 cm))
  
  Archine - A Russian unit of length (71 cm)

• Kos1.) Kos, coss -- (an Indian unit of length having different values in different localities)
  
  1.) Knockout, KO, kayo -- (a blow that renders the opponent unconscious)
  
  Kos, Coss1.) Kos, coss -- (an Indian unit of length having different values in different localities)
  
  Coss - An Indian unit of length having different values in different localities

• Vara1.) Vara -- (a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities)
  
  Vara - A Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities

• Verst1.) Verst -- (a Russian unit of length (1.067 km))
  
  Verst - A Russian unit of length (1.067 km)

• Cable1.) Cable, cablegram, overseas telegram -- (a telegram sent abroad)
  
  2.) Cable, line, transmission line -- (a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power)
  
  Cable, Cable length1.) Cable, cable length, cable's length -- (a nautical unit of depth)
  
  Cable length, Cable's length1.) Cable, cable length, cable's length -- (a nautical unit of depth)
  
  Cable's length - A telegram sent abroad

• Chain1.) Chain, concatenation -- (a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances")
  
  2.) Chain, chemical chain -- ((chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule))
  
  Chain - A series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"

• Cubit1.) Cubit -- (an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm)
  
  Cubit - An ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm

• Finger1.) Finger -- (any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin")
  
  2.) Finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit -- (the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure)
  
  Finger, Fingerbreadth1.) Finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit -- (the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure)
  
  Fingerbreadth, Finger's breadth1.) Finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit -- (the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure)
  
  Finger's breadth, Digit1.) Digit, figure -- (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits")
  
  2.) Finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit -- (the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure)
  
  Digit - Any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"

• Fistmele1.) Fistmele -- (about seven inches; the breadth of a fist with the thumb stuck out (used especially in archery to give the correct distance of the string from the bow))
  
  Fistmele - About seven inches; the breadth of a fist with the thumb stuck out (used especially in archery to give the correct distance of the string from the bow)

• Body length1.) Body length -- (the length of your body)
  
  Body length - The length of your body

• Handbreadth1.) Handbreadth, handsbreadth -- (any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand)
  
  Handbreadth, Handsbreadth1.) Handbreadth, handsbreadth -- (any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand)
  
  Handsbreadth - Any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand

• head - no definition found

• lea - no definition found

• li - no definition found

• link - no definition found

• Mesh1.) Mesh -- (the number of opening per inch of a screen; measures size of particles; "a 100 mesh screen"; "100 mesh powdered cellulose")
  
  2.) Engagement, mesh, meshing, interlocking -- (contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears")
  
  Mesh - The number of opening per inch of a screen; measures size of particles; "a 100 mesh screen"; "100 mesh powdered cellulose"

• mil - no definition found

• Mile1.) Mile, statute mile, stat mi, land mile, mi -- (a unit of length equal to 1760 yards)
  
  2.) Nautical mile, mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile -- (a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters)
  
  Mile, Swedish mile1.) Mile, Swedish mile -- (a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km)
  
  Swedish mile - A unit of length equal to 1760 yards

• Mile1.) Mile, statute mile, stat mi, land mile, mi -- (a unit of length equal to 1760 yards)
  
  2.) Nautical mile, mile, mi, naut mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile -- (a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters)
  
  Mile, Roman mile1.) Mile, Roman mile -- (an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards)
  
  Roman mile - A unit of length equal to 1760 yards

• Roman pace1.) Roman pace -- (an ancient Roman unit of length (4.85 English feet) measured as the distance from the heel of one foot to the heel of the same foot when next it touches the ground)
  
  Roman pace - An ancient Roman unit of length (4.85 English feet) measured as the distance from the heel of one foot to the heel of the same foot when next it touches the ground

• Geometric pace1.) Geometric pace -- (a modern version of the Roman pace now taken to be 5 feet)
  
  Geometric pace - A modern version of the Roman pace now taken to be 5 feet

• Military pace1.) Military pace -- (the length of a single step in marching (taken to be 30 inches for quick time or 36 inches for double time))
  
  Military pace - The length of a single step in marching (taken to be 30 inches for quick time or 36 inches for double time)

• Palm1.) Palm, thenar -- (the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers)
  
  2.) Palm -- (a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand)
  
  Palm - The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

• span - no definition found

• Fathom1.) Fathom, fthm -- (a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth)
  
  2.) Fathom, fthm -- ((mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore)
  
  Fathom, Fthm1.) Fathom, fthm -- (a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth)
  
  2.) Fathom, fthm -- ((mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore)
  
  Fthm - A linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth

• point - no definition found

• Em1.) Em, mutton, mut -- (the square of a body of any size of type)
  
  2.) Em, pica em, pica -- (a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing)
  
  Em, Pica em1.) Em, pica em, pica -- (a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing)
  
  Pica em, Pica1.) Em, pica em, pica -- (a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing)
  
  2.) Pica, genus Pica -- (magpies)
  
  Pica - The square of a body of any size of type

• En1.) En, nut -- (half the width of an em)
  
  En, Nut1.) Nut -- (usually large hard-shelled seed)
  
  2.) Nut -- (Egyptian goddess of the sky)
  
  Nut - Half the width of an em

• Cicero1.) Cicero -- (a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em)
  
  2.) Cicero, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Tully -- (a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC))
  
  Cicero - A linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em

Meaning 18 of Pointperiod, point, full stop, stop, full point

Punctuation1.) Punctuation -- (something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions)

2.) Punctuation, punctuation mark -- (the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)

Punctuation, Punctuation mark1.) Punctuation, punctuation mark -- (the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)

Punctuation mark - Something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

• Ampersand1.) Ampersand -- (a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and))
  
  Ampersand - A punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)

• Apostrophe1.) Apostrophe -- (address to an absent or imaginary person)
  
  2.) Apostrophe -- (the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word)
  
  Apostrophe - Address to an absent or imaginary person

• Brace1.) Brace -- (a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee")
  
  2.) Couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad -- (two items of the same kind)
  
  Brace - A support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"

• Bracket1.) Bracket -- (a category falling within certain defined limits)
  
  2.) Bracket, angle bracket -- (either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material)
  
  Bracket, Square bracket1.) Bracket, square bracket -- (either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material)
  
  Square bracket - A category falling within certain defined limits

• Bracket1.) Bracket -- (a category falling within certain defined limits)
  
  2.) Bracket, angle bracket -- (either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material)
  
  Bracket, Angle bracket1.) Bracket, angle bracket -- (either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material)
  
  2.) Angle bracket, angle iron -- (an L-shaped metal bracket)
  
  Angle bracket - A category falling within certain defined limits

• colon - no definition found

• comma - no definition found

• Exclamation mark1.) Exclamation mark, exclamation point -- (a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation)
  
  Exclamation mark, Exclamation point1.) Exclamation mark, exclamation point -- (a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation)
  
  Exclamation point - A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation

• Hyphen1.) Hyphen, dash -- (a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text)
  
  1.) Hyphenate, hyphen -- (divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names")
  
  Hyphen, Dash1.) Dash, elan, flair, panache, style -- (distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer")
  
  2.) Dash, sprint -- (a quick run)
  
  Dash - A punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text

• Parenthesis1.) Parenthesis -- (either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material)
  
  2.) Digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis -- (a message that departs from the main subject)
  
  Parenthesis - Either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material

• Period1.) Time period, period of time, period -- (an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period")
  
  2.) Period -- (one of three periods of play in hockey games)
  
  Period, Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point, Full stop1.) Period, point, full stop, stop, full point -- (a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop")
  
  Full stop, Stop1.) Stop, halt -- (the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill")
  
  2.) Stop, stoppage -- (the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood")
  
  Stop, Full point1.) Period, point, full stop, stop, full point -- (a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop")
  
  Full point - An amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

• Question mark1.) Question mark, interrogation point -- (a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question)
  
  Question mark, Interrogation point1.) Question mark, interrogation point -- (a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question)
  
  Interrogation point - A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question

• Quotation mark1.) Quotation mark, quote, inverted comma -- (a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else)
  
  Quotation mark, Quote1.) Quotation mark, quote, inverted comma -- (a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else)
  
  2.) Quotation, quote, citation -- (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)
  
  Quote, Inverted comma1.) Quotation mark, quote, inverted comma -- (a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else)
  
  Inverted comma - A punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else

• Semicolon1.) Semicolon -- (a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period)
  
  Semicolon - A punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period

• Solidus1.) Bezant, bezzant, byzant, solidus -- (a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages)
  
  2.) Solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix -- (a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information)
  
  Solidus, Slash1.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  2.) Slash -- (an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind))
  
  Slash, Virgule1.) Solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix -- (a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information)
  
  Virgule, Diagonal1.) Diagonal -- ((geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent)
  
  2.) Diagonal, bias -- (a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric)
  
  Diagonal, Stroke1.) Stroke, shot -- ((sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot")
  
  2.) Throw, stroke, cam stroke -- (the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam)
  
  Stroke, Separatrix1.) Solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix -- (a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information)
  
  Separatrix - A gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages

• Swung dash1.) Swung dash -- (a punctuation mark used in text to indicate the omission of a word)
  
  Swung dash - A punctuation mark used in text to indicate the omission of a word

Meaning 19 of Pointpoint, head mark

• Arrow1.) Arrow, pointer -- (a mark to indicate a direction or relation)
  
  2.) Arrow -- (a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow)
  
  Arrow, Pointer1.) Arrow, pointer -- (a mark to indicate a direction or relation)
  
  2.) Pointer -- (an indicator as on a dial)
  
  Pointer - A mark to indicate a direction or relation

• Broad arrow1.) Broad arrow -- (an arrowhead mark identifying British government property)
  
  2.) Broad arrow -- (a mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts' clothing)
  
  Broad arrow - An arrowhead mark identifying British government property

• Call mark1.) Call mark, call number, pressmark -- (a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location)
  
  Call mark, Call number1.) Call mark, call number, pressmark -- (a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location)
  
  Call number, Pressmark1.) Call mark, call number, pressmark -- (a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location)
  
  Pressmark - A mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location

• Caret1.) Caret -- (a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text)
  
  Caret - A mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text

• Check mark1.) Check mark, check, tick -- (a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name")
  
  Check mark, Check1.) Check, bank check, cheque -- (a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check")
  
  2.) Assay, check -- (an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress")
  
  Check, Tick1.) Tick, ticking -- (a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock")
  
  2.) Tick -- (any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals)
  
  Tick - A mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name"

• Diacritical mark1.) Diacritical mark, diacritic -- (a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation)
  
  Diacritical mark, Diacritic1.) Diacritical mark, diacritic -- (a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation)
  
  1.) Diacritic, diacritical -- (capable of distinguishing; "students having superior diacritic powers"; "the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel)
  
  Diacritic - A mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation

• Ditto mark1.) Ditto mark, ditto -- (a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated)
  
  Ditto mark, Ditto1.) Ditto mark, ditto -- (a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated)
  
  1.) Ditto -- (repeat an action or statement; "The next speaker dittoed her argument")
  
  Ditto - A mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated

• Dollar mark1.) Dollar, dollar mark, dollar sign -- (a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him")
  
  2.) Dollar mark, dollar sign -- (a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars)
  
  Dollar mark, Dollar sign1.) Dollar, dollar mark, dollar sign -- (a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him")
  
  2.) Dollar mark, dollar sign -- (a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars)
  
  Dollar sign - A symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him"

• Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point, Head1.) Head, caput -- (the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window")
  
  2.) Head -- (a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle")
  
  Head - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"

• punctuation, punctuation mark - no definition found

Meaning 20 of Pointpoint, pointedness taper

• Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point, Pointedness1.) Point, pointedness -- (the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip)
  
  2.) Pointedness -- (the quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing; "the pointedness of his sarcasm was unmistakable")
  
  Pointedness - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"

• Unpointedness1.) Unpointedness -- (the property of having only a dull tip (if any))
  
  Unpointedness - The property of having only a dull tip (if any)

Meaning 21 of Pointpoint characteristic

• Recommendation1.) Recommendation -- (something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable)
  
  2.) Recommendation, testimonial, good word -- (something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable)
  
  Recommendation, Passport1.) Pass, passport -- (any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit")
  
  2.) Passport -- (a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country)
  
  Passport - Something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable

• Compatibility1.) Compatibility -- (a feeling of sympathetic understanding)
  
  2.) Compatibility -- (capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination)
  
  Compatibility - A feeling of sympathetic understanding

• Incompatibility1.) Incompatibility, mutual exclusiveness, inconsistency, repugnance -- (the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time)
  
  2.) Incompatibility -- ((immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue))
  
  Incompatibility - The relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time

• Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point, Spot1.) Topographic point, place, spot -- (a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic")
  
  2.) Spot -- (a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising)
  
  Spot - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"

• point - no definition found

• Hallmark1.) Hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark -- (a distinctive characteristic or attribute)
  
  2.) Authentication, hallmark, assay-mark -- (a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity)
  
  Hallmark, Trademark1.) Hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark -- (a distinctive characteristic or attribute)
  
  2.) Trademark -- (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
  
  Trademark, Earmark1.) Earmark -- (identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal)
  
  2.) Hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark -- (a distinctive characteristic or attribute)
  
  Earmark, Stylemark1.) Hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemark -- (a distinctive characteristic or attribute)
  
  Stylemark - A distinctive characteristic or attribute

• aspect - no definition found

• Safeness1.) Safeness -- (the quality of being safe)
  
  Safeness - The quality of being safe

• Dangerousness1.) Dangerousness -- (the quality of not being safe)
  
  Dangerousness - The quality of not being safe

• Curability1.) Curability, curableness -- (capability of being cured or healed)
  
  Curability, Curableness1.) Curability, curableness -- (capability of being cured or healed)
  
  Curableness - Capability of being cured or healed

• Incurability1.) Incurability, incurableness -- (incapability of being cured or healed)
  
  2.) Incurability -- (incapability of being altered in disposition or habits; "the incurability of his optimism")
  
  Incurability, Incurableness1.) Incurability, incurableness -- (incapability of being cured or healed)
  
  Incurableness - Incapability of being cured or healed

• Directness1.) Directness, straightness -- (trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim")
  
  2.) Candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness -- (the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech)
  
  Directness, Straightness1.) Straightness -- (of hair: lack of a tendency to curl)
  
  2.) Straightness -- (freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles)
  
  Straightness - Trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim"

• Indirectness1.) Indirectness -- (having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal)
  
  Indirectness - Having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal

• robustness - no definition found

• Rurality1.) Rurality, ruralism -- (a rural characteristic or trait; "a place with the rurality of a turnip field")
  
  Rurality, Ruralism1.) Ruralism, rusticism -- (a rural idiom or expression)
  
  2.) Rurality, ruralism -- (a rural characteristic or trait; "a place with the rurality of a turnip field")
  
  Ruralism - A rural characteristic or trait; "a place with the rurality of a turnip field"

• streak - no definition found

Meaning 22 of Pointpoint, gunpoint gun muzzle, muzzle

• Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point, Gunpoint1.) Point, gunpoint -- (the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun")
  
  Gunpoint - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"

Meaning 23 of Pointpoint, power point wall socket, wall plug, electric outlet, electrical outlet, outlet, electric receptacle

• Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point, Power point1.) Point, power point -- (a wall socket)
  
  Power point - A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"

Meaning 24 of Pointdistributor point, breaker point, point contact, tangency

• Distributor point1.) Distributor point, breaker point, point -- (a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs)
  
  Distributor point, Breaker point1.) Distributor point, breaker point, point -- (a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs)
  
  Breaker point, Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  Point - A contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs

• Electrical contact1.) Electrical contact -- (contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another)
  
  Electrical contact - Contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another

• P-n junction1.) P-n junction -- (the junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor; "a p-n junction has marked rectifying characteristics")
  
  P-n junction - The junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor; "a p-n junction has marked rectifying characteristics"

• Short circuit1.) Short circuit, short -- (accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference)
  
  1.) Short-circuit -- (hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm feelings")
  
  Short circuit, Short1.) Short -- (the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed)
  
  2.) Short circuit, short -- (accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference)
  
  Short - Accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

• Sound bow1.) Sound bow -- (contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper strikes)
  
  Sound bow - Contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper strikes

• Terminal1.) Terminal, terminus, depot -- (station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods)
  
  2.) Terminal, pole -- (a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves)
  
  Terminal, Pole1.) Pole -- (a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic)
  
  2.) Pole -- (a native or inhabitant of Poland)
  
  Pole - Station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

• Tread1.) Pace, stride, tread -- (a step in walking or running)
  
  2.) Tread -- (the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire)
  
  Tread - A step in walking or running

• Wiper1.) Wiper -- (a worker who wipes)
  
  2.) Wiper, wiper arm, contact arm -- (contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet)
  
  Wiper, Wiper arm1.) Wiper, wiper arm, contact arm -- (contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet)
  
  Wiper arm, Contact arm1.) Wiper, wiper arm, contact arm -- (contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet)
  
  Contact arm - A worker who wipes