an act that brings discredit to the person who does it | sharp end |
a business establishment for entertainment | a wall socket |
a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer | the gun muzzle's direction |
a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value | a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs |
a blemish made by dirt | the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip |
a small contrasting part of something | an outstanding characteristic |
an outstanding characteristic | a distinguishing or individuating characteristic |
a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance | a geometric element that has position but no extension |
a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising | an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole |
a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) | the object of an activity |
a point located with respect to surface features of some region | a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations |
a small piece or quantity of something | a brief version of the essential meaning of something |
a slight attack of illness | 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 |