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point - noun

  1. A sharp or tapered end: acicula, acumination, apex, cusp, mucro, mucronation, tip. See sharp.
  2. A very small mark: dash, dot, fleck, pinpoint, speck, spot. See marks.
  3. A particular portion of space chosen for something: location, locus, place, spot. See place.
  4. One of the units in a course, as on an ascending or descending scale: degree, grade, level, peg, rung, stage, step. Informal notch. See big.
  5. A transitional interval beyond which some new action or different state of affairs is likely to begin or occur: borderline, brink, edge, threshold, verge. See edge.
  6. A particular interval of time that is limited and often crucial: instant, juncture, moment. See time.
  7. What one intends to do or achieve: aim, ambition, design, end, goal, intent, intention, mark, meaning, object, objective, purpose, target, view, why. See planned. purpose.
  8. What a speech, piece of writing, or artistic work is about: argument, matter, subject, subject matter, text, theme, topic. See meaning.
  9. The gist of a specific action or situation: idea, import, meaning, purport, significance, significancy. See meaning.
  10. A course of reasoning: argument, case. See reason.
  11. An individually considered portion of a whole: article, detail, element, item, particular. See part.

point - verb

  1. To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something: aim, cast, direct, head, level, set, train, turn, zero in. Military lay. See seek.
  2. To call or direct attention to something: advert, bring up, mention, point out, refer, touch(on or upon). See words.
  3. To mark with punctuation: punctuate. See marks.

point out - phrasal verb

  1. To make known or identify, as by signs: denote, designate, indicate, mark, show, specify. See show.
  2. To call or direct attention to something: advert, bring up, mention, point, refer, touch(on or upon). See words.

point to - phrasal verb

  1. To give grounds for believing in the existence or presence of: argue, attest, bespeak, betoken, indicate, mark, testify, witness. See show.
  2. To lead to by logical inference: imply, indicate, suggest. See meaning.

point up - phrasal verb

  1. To accord emphasis to: accent, accentuate, emphasize, feature, highlight, italicize, play up, stress, underline, underscore. See important.