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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 ]


  Pointing \Point"ing\, n.
     1. The act of sharpening.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The act of designating, as a position or direction, by
        means of something pointed, as a finger or a rod.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. The act of filling and finishing the joints in masonry
        with mortar, cement, etc.; also, the material so used.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the
        first process of high milling.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Sculpt.) The act or process of measuring, at the various
        distances from the surface of a block of marble, the
        surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process
        used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.
        [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 ]


  Pointing \Point"ing\, n.
     1. The act of sharpening.
  
     2. The act of designating, as a position or direction, by
        means of something pointed, as a finger or a rod.
  
     3. The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.
  
     4. The act of filling and finishing the joints in masonry
        with mortar, cement, etc.; also, the material so used.
  
     5. The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the
        first process of high milling.
  
     6. (Sculpt.) The act or process of measuring, at the various
        distances from the surface of a block of marble, the
        surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process
        used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  pointing
       adj : that points

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


  pointing
     Αγγλικά n.
     το δείξιμο, η ενέργεια του να δείχνει κάποιος κάτι

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


  pointing
     n.
     1 The action of the verb '''to point'''.
     2 The filling of joints in brickwork or masonry with mortar.
     3 (lb en usually singular or collective sometimes proscribed) mortar
  that has been placed between bricks to fill the gap. <!--This is not
  strictly speaking correct word to use in this context, mortar would be
  the correct word, or joint filling. (or perhaps applies in the US only)
  This term is often misused as meaning mortar or joint filling, as
  'repointing' is the action of making good and repairing of joints
  between stone.-->
     4 The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.
     5 The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first
  process of high milling.
     6 (lb en art) The act or process of measuring, at the various
  distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future
  piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the
  artist's model.
     vb.
     (present participle of en point nocat=1)

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


  pointing
     n.
     1 The action of the verb '''to point'''.
     2 The filling of joints in brickwork or masonry with mortar.
     3 (lb en usually singular or collective sometimes proscribed) mortar
  that has been placed between bricks to fill the gap. <!--This is not
  strictly speaking correct word to use in this context, mortar would be
  the correct word, or joint filling. (or perhaps applies in the US only)
  This term is often misused as meaning mortar or joint filling, as
  'repointing' is the action of making good and repairing of joints
  between stone.-->
     4 The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.
     5 The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first
  process of high milling.
     6 (lb en art) The act or process of measuring, at the various
  distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future
  piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the
  artist's model.
     vb.
     (present participle of en point nocat=1)

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


  pointing
     n.
     1 The action of the verb '''to point'''.
     2 The filling of joints in brickwork or masonry with mortar.
     3 (lb en usually singular or collective sometimes proscribed) mortar
  that has been placed between bricks to fill the gap. <!--This is not
  strictly speaking correct word to use in this context, mortar would be
  the correct word, or joint filling. (or perhaps applies in the US only)
  This term is often misused as meaning mortar or joint filling, as
  'repointing' is the action of making good and repairing of joints
  between stone.-->
     4 The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.
     5 The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first
  process of high milling.
     6 (lb en art) The act or process of measuring, at the various
  distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future
  piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the
  artist's model.
     vb.
     (present participle of en point nocat=1)

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


  pointing
     n.
     1 The action of the verb '''to point'''.
     2 The filling of joints in brickwork or masonry with mortar.
     3 (lb en usually singular or collective sometimes proscribed) mortar
  that has been placed between bricks to fill the gap. <!--This is not
  strictly speaking correct word to use in this context, mortar would be
  the correct word, or joint filling. (or perhaps applies in the US only)
  This term is often misused as meaning mortar or joint filling, as
  'repointing' is the action of making good and repairing of joints
  between stone.-->
     4 The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.
     5 The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first
  process of high milling.
     6 (lb en art) The act or process of measuring, at the various
  distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future
  piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the
  artist's model.
     vb.
     (present participle of en point nocat=1)

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


  pointing
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p oint ing)

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


  pointing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en point ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb point)

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


  Pointing /pˈɔɪntɪŋ/
  الإشارة

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pointing /pˈɔɪntɪŋ/ 
  míření

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pointing /pˈɔɪntɪŋ/ 
  směřování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pointing /pˈɔɪntɪŋ/ 
  ukazování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pointing /pˈɔɪntɪŋ/
  směřující k