state vs point

state and point both are nouns.

state and point both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
state	Yes	No	Yes	No
point	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, point is a hyponym of state; that is, point is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than state:

state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes
point: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

Other hyponyms of state include feeling, skillfulness, cleavage, medium, ornamentation, condition, condition, status, conditionality, ground state, nationhood, situation, state of affairs, relationship, relationship, tribalism, utopia, dystopia, natural state, state of nature, wild, isomerism, degree, level, stage, office, power, position, status, being, beingness, existence, face of the earth, nonbeing, death, employ, employment, unemployment, order, disorder, antagonism, enmity, hostility, conflict, illumination, freedom, agency, delegacy, representation, dependance, dependence, dependency, motion, lifelessness, motionlessness, stillness, dead letter, non-issue, action, activeness, activity, inaction, inactiveness, inactivity, temporary state, forthcomingness, imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency, preparation, preparedness, readiness, flux, state of flux, kalemia, enlargement, separation, unification, union, matureness, maturity, immatureness, immaturity, grace, saving grace, state of grace, damnation, eternal damnation, omniscience, omnipotence, flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection, integrity, unity, wholeness, imperfection, imperfectness, receivership, ownership, obligation, death, destruction, end, annulment, revocation, merchantability, turgor, homozygosity, heterozygosity, neotony, plurality, polyvalence, polyvalency, multivalence, multivalency, polyvalence, polyvalency, paternity, utilization, technicality.

state (noun)	point (noun)
the way something is with respect to its main attributes	sharp end
a politically organized body of people under a single government	a wall socket
the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state	the gun muzzle's direction
the territory occupied by a nation	a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation	the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
a state of depression or agitation	an outstanding characteristic
(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)	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

state (verb)	point (verb)
express in words	give a point to
put before	repair the joints of bricks
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.	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

state vs point

state and point both are nouns.

state and point both are verbs.

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