Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
---|---|---|---|---|
point | Yes | No | Yes | No |
direct | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
point (noun) | direct (noun) |
---|---|
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 |
point (adjective) | direct (adjective) |
---|---|
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short | |
(of a current) flowing in one direction only | |
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action | |
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity | |
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child | |
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth | |
lacking compromising or mitigating elements | |
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker | |
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions | |
being an immediate result or consequence |
point (verb) | direct (verb) |
---|---|
give a point to | plan and direct (a complex undertaking) |
repair the joints of bricks | specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public |
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively | command with authority |
indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle | give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction |
be a signal for or a symptom of | put an address on (an envelope) |
direct into a position for use | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards |
be positionable in a specified manner | intend (something) to move towards a certain goal |
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal | guide the actors in (plays and films) |
mark with diacritics | lead, as in the performance of a composition |
mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes | take somebody somewhere |
mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics | cause to go somewhere |
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling | direct the course; determine the direction of travelling |
sail close to the wind | govern or manage |
be oriented |
point (adverb) | direct (adverb) |
---|---|
without deviation |