points

/pɔɪnts/ · noun

Meaning

A discrete division of something.
A sharp extremity.
One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
Lace worked by the needle.
To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
To face in a particular direction.
(sometimes figurative) To direct toward an object; to aim.
To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
To indicate a probability of something.
To appoint.
Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.
The two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow current to flow or not through the ignition coil. Each surface is called a point singular (there's usually a moving point which is pushed by the distributor cam and a fixed point which isn't), but they're made together in a unit and serviced or replaced that way and are hence normally called points plural.

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