A purpose, goal, or aim.
A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
An ideal point of a graph or other complex. See End (graph theory)
The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.
Result.
The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
The terminal point of something in space or time.
One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
Money.
One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
Death.
The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.
to come to an end
To finish, terminate.
A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
A tine or snag of an antler.
Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition.
A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
A peninsula or promontory.
The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
Any projecting extremity of an object.
A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
The difference between two points of the compass.
A railroad switch.
Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
An electric power socket.
A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
The sharp tip of an object.
A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
A note; a tune.
A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
The position of the pitcher and catcher.
The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
Lace worked by the needle.
A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
To repair mortar.
To direct toward an object; to aim.
To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
To face in a particular direction.
To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
To mark with diacritics.
To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
To indicate a probability of something.
To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
To sail close to the wind.
To approximate to the surface; to head.