noun

 

opinion an opinion, idea, or fact which someone says or writes

Could I make a point about noise levels?

 

important opinion an opinion or fact that deserves to be considered seriously, or which other people agree is true

"She's always complaining that the office is cold." "Well, she's got a point."

 

sharp the thin, sharp end of something

the point of a needle

 

place a particular place

a stopping/fuelling point

 

time a particular time in an event or process

At this point, people started to leave.

 

reason the reason for or purpose of something

What's the point of studying if you can't get a job afterwards?

 

game a unit used for showing who is winning in a game or competition

With 3 games still to play, Manchester United are 5 points ahead.

 

measurement a unit used in some systems of measuring and comparing things

The stock exchange fell by five points.

 

quality a quality which someone has

I know she's bossy, but she has lots of good points too.

 

mathematics the mark (.) that is used to separate the two parts of a decimal

One mile equals one point six (= 1.6) kilometres.

 

direction one of the marks on a compass (= object used for showing directions)

 

verb

 

show to show where someone or something is by holding your finger or a thin object towards it

 

aim to hold something so that it faces towards something else

She pointed her camera at them.

 

face to face towards a particular direction

The solar panels were pointing away from the sun.