Point vs. Pointful — Which is Correct Spelling?
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Which is correct: Point or Pointful
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Point Definitions
A sharp or tapered end
The point of a knife.
The point of the antenna.
An object having a sharp or tapered end
A stone projectile point.
A tapering extension of land projecting into water; a peninsula, cape, or promontory.
A mark formed by or as if by a sharp end.
A mark or dot used in printing or writing for punctuation, especially a period.
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A decimal point.
(Linguistics) A vowel point.
One of the protruding marks used in certain methods of writing and printing for the blind.
A dimensionless geometric object having no properties except location.
An element in a geometrically described set.
A place or locality considered with regard to its position
Connections to Chicago and points west.
A narrowly particularized and localized position or place; a spot
The troops halted at a point roughly 1,000 yards from the river.
A specified degree, condition, or limit, as in a scale or course
The melting point of a substance.
Any of the 32 equal divisions marked at the circumference of a mariner's compass card that indicate direction.
The interval of 11°15′ between any two adjacent markings.
A distinct condition or degree
Finally reached the point of exhaustion.
The interval of time immediately before a given occurrence; the verge
On the point of resignation.
At the point of death.
A specific moment in time
At this point, we are ready to proceed.
An objective or purpose to be reached or achieved, or one that is worth reaching or achieving
What is the point of discussing this issue further?.
The major idea or essential part of a concept or narrative
You have missed the whole point of the novel.
A significant, outstanding, or effective idea, argument, or suggestion
Your point is well taken.
A separate, distinguishing item or element; a detail
Diplomacy is certainly not one of his strong points. Your weak point is your constant need for approval.
A quality or characteristic that is important or distinctive, especially a standard characteristic used to judge an animal.
A single unit, as in counting, rating, or measuring.
A unit of academic credit usually equal to one hour of class work per week during one semester.
A numerical unit of academic achievement equal to a letter grade.
Sports & Games A unit of scoring or counting.
A unit equal to one dollar, used to quote or state variations in the current prices of stocks or commodities.
A unit equal to one percent, used to quote or state interest rates or shares in gross profits.
One percent of the total principal of a loan, paid up front to the lender and considered separately from the interest.
(Music) A phrase, such as a fugue subject, in contrapuntal music.
(Printing) A unit of type size equal to 0.01384 inch, or approximately 1/72 of an inch.
A jeweler's unit of weight equal to 2 milligrams or 0.01 carat.
The act or an instance of pointing.
The stiff and attentive stance taken by a hunting dog.
A reconnaissance or patrol unit that moves ahead of an advance party or guard, or that follows a rear guard.
The position occupied by such a unit or guard
A team of Rangers were walking point at the outset of the operation.
Either of two positions in ice hockey just inside the offensive zone near the boards, usually assumed by defenders attempting to keep the puck in the offensive zone.
(Basketball) A position in the forecourt beyond the top of the key, usually taken by the point guard.
In women's lacrosse, a defensive player who marks the opponent playing nearest to the goal (the first home).
An electrical contact, especially one in the distributor of an automobile engine.
Chiefly British An electrical socket or outlet.
Points The extremities of an animal, such as a cat or horse, especially when they differ in color from the rest of the coat.
A movable rail, tapered at the end, such as that used in a railroad switch.
The vertex of the angle created by the intersection of rails in a frog or switch.
A ribbon or cord with a metal tag at the end, used to fasten clothing in the 16th and 17th centuries.
To direct or aim
Point a weapon.
To bring (something) to notice
Pointed out an error in their reasoning.
To indicate the position or direction of
Pointed out the oldest buildings on the skyline.
To sharpen (a pencil, for example); provide with a point.
To separate with decimal points
Pointing off the hundredths place in a column of figures.
To mark (text) with points; punctuate.
(Linguistics) To mark (a consonant) with a vowel point.
To give emphasis to; stress
Comments that simply point up flawed reasoning.
To indicate the presence and position of (game) by standing immobile and directing the muzzle toward it. Used of a hunting dog.
To fill and finish the joints of (masonry) with cement or mortar.
To direct attention or indicate position with or as if with the finger.
To turn the mind or thought in a particular direction or to a particular conclusion
All indications point to an early spring.
To be turned or faced in a given direction; aim.
To indicate the presence and position of game. Used of a hunting dog.
(Nautical) To sail close to the wind.
A discrete division of something.
An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
The Congress debated the finer points of the bill.
A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
There comes a point in a marathon when some people give up.
At this point in the meeting, I'd like to propose a new item for the agenda.
(archaic) Condition, state.
She was not feeling in good point.
A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition.
I made the point that we all had an interest to protect.
A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
The point is that we should stay together, whatever happens.
A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
Since the decision has already been made, I see little point in further discussion.
(obsolete) The smallest quantity of something; a jot, a whit.
(obsolete) A tiny amount of time; a moment.
A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
We should meet at a pre-arranged point.
A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. Category:en:Shapes
A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
(music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
(by extension) A note; a tune.
A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
Logic isn't my strong point.
The chief or excellent features.
The points of a horse
Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
The stars showed as tiny points of yellow light.
(now only in phrases) A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
Possession is nine points of the law.
Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
The one with the most points will win the game
(mathematics) A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
10.5 is "ten point five", or ten and a half.
(economics) A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
(typography) a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
(UK) An electric power socket.
A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
Ship ahoy, three points off the starboard bow!
(UK) A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
A sharp extremity.
The sharp tip of an object.
Cut the skin with the point of the knife.
Any projecting extremity of an object.
An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
His cowboy belt was studded with points.
(backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
A peninsula or promontory.
The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
(nautical) The difference between two points of the compass.
To fall off a point
Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
A railroad switch.
An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
The point color of that cat was a deep, rich sable.
A tine or snag of an antler.
(fencing) A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
Tierce point
(heraldry) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
(nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
(historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
Lace worked by the needle.
Point de Venise; Brussels point
An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
The dog came to a point.
(falconry) 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.
(cricket) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
(baseball) The position of the pitcher and catcher.
(hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
It's rude to point at other people.
(intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
The arrow of a compass points north
The skis were pointing uphill.
The arrow on the map points towards the entrance
(intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
To direct toward an object; to aim.
To point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort
To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
To point a dart, a pencil, or (figuratively) a moral
(intransitive) 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.
(stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
(transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
If he asks for food, point him toward the refrigerator.
To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
(transitive) To mark with diacritics.
(dated) To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.
To point a composition
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.
Bear off a little, we're pointing.
To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
To approximate to the surface; to head.
(dated) To give point to (something said or done); to give particular prominence or force to.
(obsolete) To appoint.
To appoint.
To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.
To direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort.
Hence, to direct the attention or notice of.
Whosoever should be guided through his battles by Minerva, and pointed to every scene of them.
To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to point a composition.
To mark (a text, as in Arabic or Hebrew) with vowel points; - also called vocalize.
To give particular prominence to; to designate in a special manner; to indicate, as if by pointing; as, the error was pointed out.
He points it, however, by no deviation from his straightforward manner of speech.
To indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game.
To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
To direct the point of something, as of a finger, for the purpose of designating an object, and attracting attention to it; - with at.
Now must the world point at poor Katharine.
Point at the tattered coat and ragged shoe.
To indicate the presence of game by fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
He treads with caution, and he points with fear.
To approximate to the surface; to head; - said of an abscess.
That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin.
An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; - called also pointer.
Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a tract of land extending into the water beyond the common shore line.
The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick.
An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has neither length, breadth, nor thickness, - sometimes conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of which a line is conceived to be produced.
An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant; hence, the verge.
When time's first point begunMade he all souls.
A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence, figuratively, an end, or conclusion.
And there a point, for ended is my tale.
Commas and points they set exactly right.
Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints.
A lord full fat and in good point.
That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as, the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story, etc.
He told him, point for point, in short and plain.
In point of religion and in point of honor.
Shalt thou disputeWith Him the points of liberty ?
Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp., the proposition to be established; as, the point of an anecdote.
They will hardly prove his point.
A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a punctilio.
This fellow doth not stand upon points.
[He] cared not for God or man a point.
A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time
A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See Equinoctial Nodal.
One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See Escutcheon.
One of the points of the compass (see Points of the compass, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.
A a string or lace used to tie together certain parts of the dress.
Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below.
A switch.
A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman.
The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See Pointer.
A standard unit of measure for the size of type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica type. See Point system of type, under Type.
A tyne or snag of an antler.
One of the spaces on a backgammon board.
A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point.
A pointed piece of quill or bone covered at one end with vaccine matter; - called also vaccine point.
One of the raised dots used in certain systems of printing and writing for the blind. The first practical system was that devised by Louis Braille in 1829, and still used in Europe (see Braille). Two modifications of this are current in the United States: New York point founded on three bases of equidistant points arranged in two lines (viz., : :: :::), and a later improvement, American Braille, embodying the Braille base (:::) and the New-York-point principle of using the characters of few points for the commonest letters.
In various games, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player himself;
A geometric element that has position but no extension;
A point is defined by its coordinates
The precise location of something; a spatially limited location;
She walked to a point where she could survey the whole street
A brief version of the essential meaning of something;
Get to the point
He missed the point of the joke
Life has lost its 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?
An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole;
Several of the details are similar
A point of information
An instant of time;
At that point I had to leave
The object of an activity;
What is the point of discussing it?
A V shape;
The cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points
A very small circular shape;
A row of points
Draw lines between the dots
The unit of counting in scoring a game or contest;
He scored 20 points in the first half
A touchdown counts 6 points
A promontory extending out into a large body of water;
They sailed south around the 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
A style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
An outstanding characteristic;
His acting was one of the high points of the movie
Sharp end;
He stuck the point of the knife into a tree
He broke the point of his pencil
Any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass;
He checked the point on his compass
A linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
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
A V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer;
The point of the arrow was due north
The property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point
A distinguishing or individuating characteristic;
He knows my bad points as well as my good points
The gun muzzle's direction;
He held me up at the point of a gun
A wall socket
A contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs
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
Be oriented;
The weather vane points North
Direct into a position for use;
Point a gun
He charged his weapon at me
Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
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
Sail close to the wind
Mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
Mark with diacritics;
Point the letter
Mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
Be positionable in a specified manner;
The gun points with ease
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
Give a point to;
The candles are tapered
Repair the joints of bricks;
Point a chimney
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