pointer - Meaning in Sanskrit

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point - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Definitions and Meaning of pointer in English

point noun

1. sharp end

   Examples

   • "he broke the point of his pencil"
   • "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"
2. an instant of time

   Synonyms

   point in time

   Example

   • "at that point I had to leave"
3. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

   Synonyms

   degree, degree, level, stage, stage

   Examples

   • "a remarkable degree of frankness"
   • "at what stage are the social sciences?"
4. a very small circular shape

   Synonyms

   dot, dot, dot, dot

   Examples

   • "a row of points"
   • "draw lines between the dots"
5. a V shape

   Synonyms

   peak, tip, tip

   Example

   • "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
6. any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass

   Synonyms

   compass point

   Example

   • "he checked the point on his compass"
7. a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
8. a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
9. the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest

   Examples

   • "a touchdown counts 6 points"
   • "he scored 20 points in the first half"
10. 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
11. a promontory extending out into a large body of water

    Example

    • "they sailed south around the point"
12. the precise location of something; a spatially limited location

    Example

    • "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
13. a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

    Synonyms

    full point, full stop, period, stop

    Example

    • "in England they call a period a stop"
14. the dot at the left of a decimal fraction

    Synonyms

    decimal point, percentage point

15. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

    Synonyms

    head, head

    Example

    • "the point of the arrow was due north"
16. a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs

    Synonyms

    breaker point, distributor point

17. a wall socket

    Synonyms

    power point

18. the gun muzzle's direction

    Synonyms

    gunpoint

    Example

    • "he held me up at the point of a gun"
19. an outstanding characteristic

    Synonyms

    spot, spot

    Example

    • "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
20. a distinguishing or individuating characteristic

    Example

    • "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
21. the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip

    Synonyms

    pointedness

22. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

    Synonyms

    detail, detail, item

    Examples

    • "a point of information"
    • "several of the details are similar"
23. a geometric element that has position but no extension

    Example

    • "a point is defined by its coordinates"
24. the object of an activity

    Example

    • "what is the point of discussing it?"
25. a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

    Synonyms

    item

    Examples

    • "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"
26. a brief version of the essential meaning of something

    Examples

    • "get to the point"
    • "he missed the point of the joke"
    • "life has lost its point"

point verb

1. be oriented

   Synonyms

   orient, orient

   Examples

   • "the dancers toes pointed outward"
   • "The weather vane points North"
2. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

   Synonyms

   channelise, channelize, direct, guide, guide, guide, head, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, steer

3. sail close to the wind

   Synonyms

   luff

4. mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
5. mark with diacritics

   Example

   • "point the letter"
6. mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
7. be positionable in a specified manner

   Example

   • "The gun points with ease"
8. direct into a position for use

   Synonyms

   charge, level

   Examples

   • "He charged his weapon at me"
   • "point a gun"
9. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

   Synonyms

   aim, aim, direct, place, target

   Examples

   • "criticism directed at her superior"
   • "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
   • "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"
10. indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle

    Example

    • "the dog pointed the dead duck"
11. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

    Synonyms

    designate, indicate, show, show

    Examples

    • "he indicated his opponents"
    • "He pointed to the empty parking space"
    • "I showed the customer the glove section"
12. be a signal for or a symptom of

    Synonyms

    bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal

    Examples

    • "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"
    • "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
    • "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"
13. give a point to

    Synonyms

    sharpen, taper

    Example

    • "The candles are tapered"
14. repair the joints of bricks

    Synonyms

    repoint

    Example

    • "point a chimney"

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