(phonetics) Synonym of place of articulation

simple past tense and past participle of point out

(heraldry) The exact centre of the shield.

(intransitive, Australia, dated, in Aboriginal culture) To place a curse on another person by pointing a bone at that person; to curse by performing a magic ritual.

A characteristic or ability at which one particularly excels.

An example that illustrates a point.

(video games) A location found in a video game that allows the player to save their game, often found in non-overworld areas such as towns and dungeons, where saving anywhere is not allowed. Gameplay resumes from the save point used.

(engineering) A point in between moving and stationary parts of a machine where an individual's body part may become caught, leading to injury

A point at which a river suffers a break of slope in its long profile; the current point of rejuvenation working upstream

(archaeology) The head or tip of a shaft that is thrown (that is, projected away from the user) as a weapon.