noun
The writing is smudged, but that looks like a point at the end of the line
Be careful of the point of that knife
We have reached the point of no return on that subject. I stopped at a few points along the way to admire the view
At that point, we were summoned by the dinner bell
I wish he would stop all the palaver and get to the point
What was the point of bringing that piece of gossip into the discussion?
We found it difficult to see the point of the argument
It may take us a day to sail round the point
We were on the point of leaving when the guest of honour finally arrived
Some of the points in her speech need clarification
The golf pro at the club gave me some good points on improving my swing
That's a point to keep in mind if you buy another sailing-boat
She made her point and went on to win the match
I suppose he has his good points, too
The fact that she's my sister is beside the point
In point of date, the two events coincide perfectly
He made a point of apologizing to the hostess for his behaviour. She made a special point of forgiving him
The speech was short and to the point
verb
Desir‚e pointed to the building and asked what it was
I awoke to find her pointing a gun at my head
Such errors point up the need to double-check everything
point out
The taxi driver pointed out all the sights as we drove along
I'd like to point out that you have rarely won at bridge. She pointed out the fallacy in his argument
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