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  • 91point — [13] ‘Sharp end’ is the etymological notion underlying point. For it comes ultimately from Latin pungere ‘prick, pierce’ (source also of English expunge, poignant and pungent). The neuter form of its past participle, punctum, was used as a noun,… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 92point — critical point Lagrangian point yield point …

    Mechanics glossary

  • 93point G — (n.m.) Endroit précis de l anatomie féminine, situé entre 3 et 7 cm de l entrée du vagin, sur sa paroi antérieure, le point G, toujours mythique pour de nombreuses personnes, serait en fait le point culminant du plaisir de la femme. La recherche… …

    Dictionnaire de Sexologie

  • 94point — I. n. 1. Sharp end. 2. Cape, headland, projection, promontory, naze. 3. Moment, instant, period, verge, eve. 4. Spot, place, station, stage. 5. Degree, grade, state, condition, rank. 6. Object, end, aim, purpose, design. 7. Punct …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 95point — po|int sb., et, point, ene, i sms. point , fx pointsum, pointsystem; hun fik flest point …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 96point — [13] ‘Sharp end’ is the etymological notion underlying point. For it comes ultimately from Latin pungere ‘prick, pierce’ (source also of English expunge, poignant and pungent). The neuter form of its past participle, punctum, was used as a noun,… …

    Word origins

  • 97point — 1) a narrow extension of land into the water, often sloping into deep water. Fish often congregate on and around points 2) tippet (the very end of a tapered leader that attaches to the fly in fly fishing. It is the same diameter along its length… …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 98point to — phr verb Point to is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑evidence, ↑finding, ↑indication, ↑indicator, ↑link, ↑sign Point to is used with these nouns as the object: ↑conclusion, ↑flaw, ↑importance, ↑inadequacy …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 99point — sb. == sharp end. RG. 395 == opportunity. Pilate, 17 == particular. St Andrew, 36 Phrases ‘upon the point to smite.’ RG. 543 ‘in such point’ == in such case. RG. 391 …

    Oldest English Words

  • 100point —    While it usually refers to a specific location, to a sculptor, a point is a simple metal tool with a pointed end used to rough out (dress) the basic shape of a stone carving. Hammered vertically and with force at the stone face, it not only… …

    Glossary of Art Terms