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Definition point in British English

point noun

noun
/pɔɪnt/

▪ crucial, focal, fundamental, important, key, main

▪ illustrate, labour, make, prove, raise

1

an idea or opinion among a number of others

Example

I disagree with you on a couple of important points.

Example

Let's go over the plan point by point.

Synonyms and related words
opinion attitude view
1.1

the thing that you are trying to say

Example

My point is that we're spending too much time on details and forgetting the big issues.

Example

What's your point?

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contention focus item
1.2

the reason for something

Example

What is the point of your visit?

Example

I'm sorry - I just don't see the point of doing this.

Example

I see no point in discussing this any further.

Synonyms and related words
reason excuse point
2

an aspect or feature

Example

Subtlety is not one of his strong points.

Example

He spent his spare time coaching youngsters on the finer points of soccer.

Example

I complain about working different hours from everyone else, but it has its points.

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feature quality factor
3

a particular moment in time

Example

At that point we all got up and walked out of the room.

Example

At this point in time we can't afford to hire any more people.

Synonyms and related words
moment second instant
3.1

a particular stage in a process

Example

the freezing/boiling point of water

Example

We're just trying to reach a point where both sides will sit down together and talk.

Example

His behaviour was strange to the point of being considered unacceptable by his employers.

Example

We'll meet at a point halfway between here and your hotel.

Example

a point where three different countries meet

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place location setting
4.1

a position on a drawing or map

Example

Lines C and D intersect at point E.

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atlas A to Z boundary
5

a unit for counting the score in a game or sport

Example

Our team is two points behind.

Example

They won on points (=by getting the most points).

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a clean sheet aggregate all
5.1

a unit of measurement

Example

Interest rates fell by 2 percentage points.

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absolute calibration exa-
6

a very small area of light or colour

Example

His eyes narrowed to glittering points of light.

Synonyms and related words
a burst of colour band blaze
7

the sharp end of something

Example

the point of the knife/sword/scissors

Synonyms and related words
arm flap limb
8

a piece of land that stretches out into an area of water

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bank basin bay
9

the word for a decimal point, used when saying a number, for example 6.3 is said as 'six point three'

Synonyms and related words
ampersand apostrophe bad break
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adapter alligator clip cable
11

one of the 32 marks on a compass that show direction

Synonyms and related words
bearing cardinal point compass
Definition point in British English

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