Overview of verb point

The verb point has 14 senses

• indicate, point, designate, 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")


• orient, point -- (be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward")


• charge, level, point -- (direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me")


• steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise -- (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)


• 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")


• luff, point -- (sail close to the wind)


• point -- (mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics)


• point -- (mark with diacritics; "point the letter")


• point -- (mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes)


• point -- (be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease")


• 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")


• point -- (indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle; "the dog pointed the dead duck")


• sharpen, taper, point -- (give a point to; "The candles are tapered")


• point, repoint -- (repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney")

Overview of adj pointed

The adj pointed has 2 senses

• pointed -- (having a point)


• pointed -- (direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction")