point - English word #151

Translation

An exact place, moment, or idea, or the sharp end of something.

Word origin

From Latin punctum, meaning a small hole or dot, which came into English through Old French.

Gender

Pluralpoints

is point.

"Point" here means an idea in what someone says.

point should rest.

Here "point" means an exact moment in time.

pencil has sharp point.

"Point" is the sharp end of the pencil.

part

A piece or section of something bigger, not the whole of it.

place

A spot or area where something is, or where something happens.

end

The last part of something, or the place where it stops.

number

A word or symbol, like one, two, or three, that tells you how many.

way

A method of doing something, or a road or path from one place to another.

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