point

Definitions

• A discrete division of something.
• A sharp extremity.
• (heraldry) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
• (nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
• (historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
• Lace worked by the needle.
• (US) An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
• The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
• (falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
• The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
• The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
• (medicine) A vaccine point.
• In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.