Any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass. There may be 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or even 128 compass points on a compass, depending on its size and accuracy.

(basketball) A guard who is usually the shortest of the five basketball positions, and specializes in handling the ball, distributing it to the other players and generally running the team's offense.

(physics) The lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface of the liquid. / (figuratively) A hotspot; a dangerous place of violent political unrest.

The symbol !; an exclamation mark. / (figuratively) An elongated shape like an exclamation point.

A symbol, such as a colon, composed of two points. / (mathematics) A point on a curve at which there are two tangents (because it touches itself, or has a cusp).

(fluid dynamics) The point in space at which fluid flow around an object changes from laminar to turbulent.

(aviation) The point in an aircraft's flight when there is insufficient fuel to reverse direction and return to the place of origin.

Alternative spelling of break-even point

(genetics) A mutation that involves the replacement, addition or deletion of a small number of bases (especially just one) at a specific site within a gene.

(therapy) A specific small area of the body, on an energy line, sensitive to and suitable for therapeutic pressure.