point

/pɔɪnt/ n [C] (SHARP END)

Definition

› the sharp or narrow end of something, such as a knife or pin: I stuck myself with the point of the needle. › A point is also a narrow piece of land that stretches out into the sea. pointy

/ˈpɔɪnt·i/ adj [-er/-est only] › pointy shoes

(Definition of point n (SHARP END) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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point charge n
point n ADVANTAGE
point n CHARACTERISTIC
point n IDEA EXPRESSED
point n position
point n SHARP END
point n TIME OR PLACE
point n UNIT
point of no return n
point of view n
point out something phrasal verb

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point out something phrasal verb
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beside the point idiom
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