point

  • 51point — I. Point. s. m. Picqueure qui se fait dans de l estoffe avec une aiguille enfilée de soye, de laine, de fil, &c. Il n y a qu un point ou deux à faire pour recoudre cela. faire un point d aiguille. En parlant d ouvrages de tapisserie à l aiguille …

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  • 52point — point1 [ pɔınt ] noun *** ▸ 1 idea/opinion/reason ▸ 2 aspect/feature ▸ 3 particular time ▸ 4 particular place ▸ 5 unit (for game score) ▸ 6 area of light/color ▸ 7 sharp end of something ▸ 8 piece of land ▸ 9 decimal point ▸ 10 direction on… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 53point — [[t]pɔ͟ɪnt[/t]] ♦ points, pointing, pointed 1) N COUNT You use point to refer to something that someone has said or written. We disagree with every point Mr Blunkett makes... Dave Hill s article makes the right point about the Taylor Report...… …

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  • 54point */*/*/ — I UK [pɔɪnt] / US noun Word forms point : singular point plural points 1) [countable] an idea or opinion among a number of others I disagree with you on a couple of important points. point by point (= looking at each part separately): Let s go… …

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  • 55Point — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Point », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Le terme point est utilisé dans divers domaines …

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  • 56point — /poynt/, n. 1. a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger. 2. a projecting part of anything: A point of land juts into the bay. 3. a tapering extremity: the points of the fingers. 4. something having a sharp or tapering end: a pen point. 5. a… …

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  • 57point — n. & v. n. 1 the sharp or tapered end of a tool, weapon, pencil, etc. 2 a tip or extreme end. 3 that which in geometry has position but not magnitude, e.g. the intersection of two lines. 4 a particular place or position (Bombay and points east;… …

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  • 58Point G — Le point de Gräfenberg ou zone de Gräfenberg ou unité du complexe clitoro urétro vaginal (terme scientifique), communément appelé le « point G », est une hypothèse présentée par le Dr. Patrick Dao, Alice Ladas et Beverly Whipple dans… …

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  • 59point*/*/*/ — [pɔɪnt] noun I 1) [C] one idea or opinion among a number of others I disagree with you on a couple of points.[/ex] 2) [singular] the thing that you are trying to say My point is that we re spending too much time on details.[/ex] I take your point …

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  • 60point — I. /pɔɪnt / (say poynt) noun 1. a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger. 2. projecting part of anything. 3. something having a sharp or tapering end. 4. a pointed tool or instrument, as an etching needle. 5. (plural) Shearing the parts of a sheep …