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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Point \Point\ (point), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pointed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Pointing.] [Cf. F. pointer. See Point, n.]
     1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or
        file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil.
        Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at
        a wolf, or a cannon at a fort.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Hence, to direct the attention or notice of.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Whosoever should be guided through his battles by
              Minerva, and pointed to every scene of them. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to
        point a composition.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To mark (a text, as in Arabic or Hebrew) with vowel
        points; -- also called vocalize.
  
     Syn: vocalize. [1913 Webster + RP]
  
     6. To give particular prominence to; to designate in a
        special manner; to indicate, as if by pointing; as, the
        error was pointed out. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He points it, however, by no deviation from his
              straightforward manner of speech.     --Dickens.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. (Masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by
        introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it
        to a smooth surface.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. (Stone Cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To point a rope (Naut.), to taper and neatly finish off the
        end by interweaving the nettles.
  
     To point a sail (Naut.), to affix points through the eyelet
        holes of the reefs.
  
     To point off, to divide into periods or groups, or to
        separate, by pointing, as figures.
  
     To point the yards (of a vessel) (Naut.), to brace them so
        that the wind shall strike the sails obliquely. --Totten.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pointed \Point"ed\, a.
     1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of
        expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a
        particular person or thing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Pointed arch (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown.
  
     Pointed style (Arch.), a name given to that style of
        architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant
        feature; -- more commonly called Gothic.
        [1913 Webster] -- Point"ed*ly, adv. -- Point"ed*ness,
        n.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Point \Point\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pointed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Pointing.] [Cf. F. pointer. See Point, n.]
     1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or
        file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil.
        Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.
  
     2. To direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at
        a wolf, or a cannon at a fort.
  
     3. Hence, to direct the attention or notice of.
  
              Whosoever should be guided through his battles by
              Minerva, and pointed to every scene of them. --Pope.
  
     4. To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to
        point a composition.
  
     5. To mark (as Hebrew) with vowel points.
  
     6. To give particular prominence to; to designate in a
        special manner; to indicate, as if by pointing; as, the
        error was pointed out. --Pope.
  
              He points it, however, by no deviation from his
              straightforward manner of speech.     --Dickens.
  
     7. To indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game.
  
     8. (Masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by
        introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it
        to a smooth surface.
  
     9. (Stone Cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
  
     To point a rope (Naut.), to taper and neatly finish off the
        end by interweaving the nettles.
  
     To point a sail (Naut.), to affix points through the eyelet
        holes of the reefs.
  
     To point off, to divide into periods or groups, or to
        separate, by pointing, as figures.
  
     To point the yards (of a vessel) (Naut.), to brace them so
        that the wind shall strike the sails obliquely. --Totten.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pointed \Point"ed\, a.
     1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
  
     2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of
        expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a
        particular person or thing.
  
              His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope.
  
     Pointed arch (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown.
  
     Pointed style (Arch.), a name given to that style of
        architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant
        feature; -- more commonly called Gothic. --
        Point"ed*ly, adv. -- Point"ed*ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  pointed
       adj 1: having a point [ant: pointless]
       2: direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often
          unpleasant; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to
          what was going on"; "another pointed look in their
          direction"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pointed
     a.
     1 (lb en comparable) sharp, barbed; not dull.
     2 (lb en comparable) Having a relevance to the matter at hand:
  pertinent, relevant.
     3 (lb en not comparable) In animals, having a coat pattern with
  points, that is, darkening of the extremity.
     4 (lb en comparable of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at
  a person or topic.
     vb.
     (infl of en point  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  pointed
     a.
     1 (lb en comparable) sharp, barbed; not dull.
     2 (lb en comparable) Having a relevance to the matter at hand:
  pertinent, relevant.
     3 (lb en not comparable) In animals, having a coat pattern with
  points, that is, darkening of the extremity.
     4 (lb en comparable of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at
  a person or topic.
     vb.
     (infl of en point  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  pointed
     a.
     1 (lb en comparable) sharp, barbed; not dull.
     2 (lb en comparable) Having a relevance to the matter at hand:
  pertinent, relevant.
     3 (lb en not comparable) In animals, having a coat pattern with
  points, that is, darkening of the extremity.
     4 (lb en comparable of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at
  a person or topic.
     vb.
     (infl of en point  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  pointed
     a.
     1 (lb en comparable) sharp, barbed; not dull.
     2 (lb en comparable) Having a relevance to the matter at hand:
  pertinent, relevant.
     3 (lb en not comparable) In animals, having a coat pattern with
  points, that is, darkening of the extremity.
     4 (lb en comparable of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at
  a person or topic.
     vb.
     (infl of en point  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pointed
     Englanti a.
     1 terävä, teräväkärkinen
     2 (''eläimestä'') täplikäs
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p oint ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pointed
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en point ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb point)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Pointed /pˈɔɪntɪd/
  مدبّب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  pointed //ˈpɔɪntɪd// 
  изострен, остър
  sharp at one end