Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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news item | Yes | No | No | No |
point | Yes | No | Yes | No |
news item (noun) | point (noun) |
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an item in a newspaper | sharp end |
a wall socket | |
the gun muzzle's direction | |
a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs | |
the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip | |
an outstanding characteristic | |
a distinguishing or individuating characteristic | |
a geometric element that has position but no extension | |
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole | |
the object of an activity | |
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations | |
a brief version of the essential meaning of something | |
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer | |
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list | |
the dot at the left of a decimal fraction | |
the precise location of something; a spatially limited location | |
a promontory extending out into a large body of water | |
one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan | |
a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch | |
the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest | |
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass | |
a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect | |
a V shape | |
a very small circular shape | |
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | |
an instant of time |
news item (verb) | point (verb) |
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give a point to | |
repair the joints of bricks | |
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively | |
indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle | |
be a signal for or a symptom of | |
direct into a position for use | |
be positionable in a specified manner | |
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal | |
mark with diacritics | |
mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes | |
mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics | |
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling | |
sail close to the wind | |
be oriented |