point

Meanings

A discrete division of something.
A sharp extremity.
One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
Lace worked by the needle.
An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
A vaccine point.
In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.

To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
To face in a particular direction.
To direct toward an object; to aim.
To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
To indicate a probability of something.
To repair mortar.
To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
To mark with diacritics.
To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.
To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
To sail close to the wind.
To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
To approximate to the surface; to head.
To give point to (something said or done); to give particular prominence or force to.
To appoint.

From Middle English point, from Old French point ("dot; minute amount"), from Latin pūnctum ("a hole punched in; a point, puncture"), substantive use of pūnctus, perfect passive participle of pungō; alternatively, from Old French pointe ("sharp tip"), from Latin pūncta. Displaced native Middle English ord ("point"), from Old English ord ("point"). pointe, punctum, punt, and punto.
From Middle English pointen, poynten, from Old French pointier, pointer, poynter, from Medieval Latin punctare, pūnctuō, from Latin pūnctum.
From Middle English pointen, poynten, by apheresis of apointen, appointen, appoynten. See appoint.

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