What part of speech is point?

Point can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. point is a verb, present, 1st person singular of point (infinitive).
  • 2. point is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. point is a noun, singular of points.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does point mean?

Definitions

Verb
point - be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"
point - mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
point - mark with diacritics; "point the letter"
point - mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
point - repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"
point - indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle; "the dog pointed the dead duck"
point - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
point - give a point to; "The candles are tapered"
point - indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
point - be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
point - intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
point - be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
point - sail close to the wind
point - direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"

Noun
point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
point - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"
point - a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
point - a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
point - the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
point - a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"
point - the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
point - a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"
point - a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
point - a wall socket
point - the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"
point - a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
point - a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
point - an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
point - the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"
point - a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point"
point - 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
point - a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"
point - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"
point - an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
point - a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"
point - a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
point - the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
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Examples of point

#   Sentence  
1. noun She walked to a point where she could survey the whole street.
2. noun He stuck the point of the knife into a tree.
3. noun He broke the point of his pencil.
4. noun At that point I had to leave.
5. noun Get to the point.
6. noun He missed the point of the joke.
7. noun Life has lost its point.
8. noun A point is defined by its coordinates.
9. noun He held me up at the point of a gun.
10. noun The point of the arrow was due north.
11. noun What is the point of discussing it?
12. noun They sailed south around the point.
13. noun He checked the point on his compass.
14. noun The main point on the agenda was taken up first.
15. noun A point of information.
16. verb Point the letter.
17. verb Point a chimney.
18. verb Point a gun.
19. verb Many point to the trillion spore concentration as extraordinary.
20. verb Although the details of the documents on Mohammed's computer may (or may not) point to possible difficulties in aerial dispersal, they are fully consistent with the product used in the anthrax mailings.
21. verb Those who show up with complaints but cannot point to specifics are virtually ignored.
22. verb Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article.
23. verb I must point out that we need to clarify the meaning of this over-used concept.
24. verb I should point out that it is necessary to re-examine the validity of Emmet's theory.
25. verb Economic conditions point to further inflation.
26. verb The police still can't point out who committed the crime.
27. verb Point your finger at your choice.
28. verb I'd like to point out some problems regarding your suggestion.
29. verb I beg to point out that your calculation is wrong.
30. verb Don't point your gun at me.
Sentence  
noun
She walked to a point where she could survey the whole street.
He stuck the point of the knife into a tree.
He broke the point of his pencil.
At that point I had to leave.
Get to the point.
He missed the point of the joke.
Life has lost its point.
A point is defined by its coordinates.
He held me up at the point of a gun.
The point of the arrow was due north.
What is the point of discussing it?
They sailed south around the point.
He checked the point on his compass.
The main point on the agenda was taken up first.
A point of information.
verb
Point the letter.
Point a chimney.
Point a gun.
Many point to the trillion spore concentration as extraordinary.
Although the details of the documents on Mohammed's computer may (or may not) point to possible difficulties in aerial dispersal, they are fully consistent with the product used in the anthrax mailings.
Those who show up with complaints but cannot point to specifics are virtually ignored.
Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article.
I must point out that we need to clarify the meaning of this over-used concept.
I should point out that it is necessary to re-examine the validity of Emmet's theory.
Economic conditions point to further inflation.
The police still can't point out who committed the crime.
Point your finger at your choice.
I'd like to point out some problems regarding your suggestion.
I beg to point out that your calculation is wrong.
Don't point your gun at me.
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