sharp end | something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal |
a wall socket | an indication of damage |
the gun muzzle's direction | a marking that consists of lines that cross each other |
a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs | the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember |
the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip | a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) |
an outstanding characteristic | a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation) |
a distinguishing or individuating characteristic | a symbol of disgrace or infamy |
a geometric element that has position but no extension | a distinguishing symbol |
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole | a visible indication made on a surface |
the object of an activity | a reference point to shoot at |
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations | a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) |
a brief version of the essential meaning of something | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of |
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer | formerly the basic unit of money in Germany |
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 | |