Sharp end of a pencil or pin

noun

1. The most important essential in a discussion or matter

   "missed the whole point of the joke"

2. Cogency
3. Physical condition
4. An end or object to be achieved purpose

   "did not see what point there was in continuing the discussion"

5. A geometric element that has zero dimensions and a location determinable by an ordered set of coordinates
6. The terminal usually sharp or narrowly rounded part of something tip
7. A projecting usually tapering piece of land or a sharp prominence
8. A railroad switch
9. The head of the bow of a stringed instrument
10. A short musical phrase
11. A very small mark
12. A lace for tying parts of a garment together used especially in the 16th and 17th centuries
13. One of usually 11 divisions of a heraldic shield that determines the position of a charge
14. One of the 32 equidistant spots of a compass card for indicating direction
15. The difference of 11¹/₄ degrees between two such successive points
16. A direction indicated by a compass point

    "from all points of the compass"

17. A small detachment ahead of an advance guard or behind a rear guard
18. Needlepoint
19. Lace made with a bobbin
20. One of 12 spaces marked off on each side of a backgammon board
21. A unit of academic credit
22. A unit of about ¹/₇₂ inch used especially to measure the size of type
23. The rigidly intent attitude of a hunting dog marking game for a gunner
24. The action in dancing of extending one leg and arching the foot so that only the tips of the toes touch the floor
25. A position of a player in various games (such as lacrosse)
26. A number thrown on the first roll of the dice in craps which the player attempts to repeat before throwing a seven compare missout, pass
27. Credit accruing from creating a good impression

    "scored points for hard work"

verb

1. To furnish with a point sharpen

   "pointing a pencil with a knife"

2. To give added force, emphasis, or piquancy to

   "point up a remark"

3. To scratch out the old mortar from the joints of (something, such as a brick wall) and fill in with new material
4. To mark (words, such as Hebrew words) with diacritics (such as vowel points)
5. To indicate the presence and place of (game) by stiffening into a fixed position with head and gaze directed toward the animal hunted
6. To cause to be turned in a particular direction

   "point a gun"

7. To extend (a leg) and arch (the foot) in executing a point in dancing
8. To indicate the fact or probability of something specified

   "everything points to a bright future"

9. To indicate the position or direction of something especially by extending a finger

   "point at the map"

10. To direct attention

    "can point with pride to their own traditions"

11. To point game

    "a dog that points well"

12. To lie extended, aimed, or turned in a particular direction

    "a directional arrow that pointed to the north"

13. To execute a point in dancing
14. To sail close to the wind
15. To train for a particular contest

adjective

1. Of, relating to, or being a computer interface that allows the activation of a file or function by selection with a pointing device (such as a mouse)

adjective

1. Having or using preset or automatically adjusted controls (as for focus or shutter speed)

   "a point-and-shoot camera"

adjective

1. Marked by no appreciable drop below initial horizontal line of flight
2. So close to a target that a missile fired will travel in a straight line to the mark
3. Direct, blunt

   "a point-blank refusal"

noun

1. A method of evaluating the strength of a hand in bridge by counting points for each high card and usually for long or short suits

noun

1. Foundation, base

adjective

1. Marked by punctilious attention to detail meticulous

noun

1. The single value assigned to a parameter in point estimation

noun

1. Estimation in which a single value is assigned to a parameter