sharp end | sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes |
a wall socket | a large stout nail |
the gun muzzle's direction | any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object |
a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs | a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal) |
the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip | a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur) |
an outstanding characteristic | a very high narrow heel on women's shoes |
a distinguishing or individuating characteristic | each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves) |
a geometric element that has position but no extension | a transient variation in voltage or current |
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole | a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline |
the object of an activity | (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis |
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations | fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn |
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 | |