paint a picture
         v 1: call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness" [syn: {suggest},
               {evoke}, {paint a picture}]

English Dictionary: paint a picture	by the DICT Development Group
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paintable adj lending itself to being painted; "a highly paintable landscape"; "made of sturdy eminently paintable wood" Antonym(s): unpaintable
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paintball n a capsule filled with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in playing the game of paintball a game that simulates military combat; players on one team try to eliminate players on the opposing team by shooting capsules of paint at them
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paintball gun n an air gun used in the game of paintball; designed to simulate a semiautomatic
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paintbox n a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint
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paintbrush n a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
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panda bear n large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae Synonym(s): giant panda, panda, panda bear, coon bear, Ailuropoda melanoleuca
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peanut bar n bar of peanuts in taffy
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peanut brittle n brittle containing peanuts
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peanut butter n a spread made from ground peanuts
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peanut vine n widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground Synonym(s): peanut, peanut vine, Arachis hypogaea
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pent-up adj characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet" Synonym(s): pent-up, repressed
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pentavalent adj having a valence of five
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pentobarbital n a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic Synonym(s): pentobarbital sodium, pentobarbital, Nembutal, yellow jacket
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pentobarbital sodium n a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic Synonym(s): pentobarbital sodium, pentobarbital, Nembutal, yellow jacket
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phenotype n what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment
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phenotypic adj of or relating to or constituting a phenotype; "phenotypical profile" Synonym(s): phenotypical, phenotypic
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phenotypical adj of or relating to or constituting a phenotype; "phenotypical profile" Synonym(s): phenotypical, phenotypic
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phone tapper n someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire [syn: tapper, wiretapper, phone tapper]
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pin table n game equipment on which pinball is played; "in Britain they call a pinball machine a pin table" Synonym(s): pinball machine, pin table
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Pinatubo n a volcano on Luzon to the northwest of Manila; erupted in 1991 after 600 years of dormancy Synonym(s): Pinatubo, Mount Pinatubo
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pinnatifid adj (of a leaf shape) cleft nearly to the midrib in broad divisions not separated into distinct leaflets
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pinnatiped n aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers Synonym(s): pinniped mammal, pinniped, pinnatiped
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Pinot blanc n white wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Chablis, France dry white California table wine made from white Pinot grapes
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pinto bean n mottled or spotted bean of southwestern United States; usually dried
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point after n in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown Synonym(s): point after, point after touchdown, extra point
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point after touchdown n in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown Synonym(s): point after, point after touchdown, extra point
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point of accumulation n the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity Synonym(s): limit, limit point, point of accumulation
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point of apoapsis n (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited Synonym(s): apoapsis, point of apoapsis Antonym(s): periapsis, point of periapsis
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point of departure n a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched; "one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him"; "my point of departure was San Francisco" Synonym(s): jumping-off place, point of departure a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out" Synonym(s): springboard, jumping-off point, point of departure
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point of entry n a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise Synonym(s): port of entry, point of entry
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point of honor n a concern that seriously reflects on your honor
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point of intersection n a point where lines intersect [syn: intersection, intersection point, point of intersection]
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point of no return n a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment Synonym(s): Rubicon, point of no return
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point of order n a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure
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point of periapsis n (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited Synonym(s): periapsis, point of periapsis Antonym(s): apoapsis, point of apoapsis
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point of reference n an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved" Synonym(s): reference point, point of reference, reference
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point of view n a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events" Synonym(s): point of view, viewpoint, stand, standpoint the spatial property of the position from which something is observed
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point up v emphasize, especially by identification; "This novel points up the racial problems in England"
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point-blank adv in a direct and unequivocal manner; "I asked him point- blank whether he wanted the job" adj characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" Synonym(s): blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight- from-the-shoulder close enough to go straight to the target; "point-blank range"; "a point-blank shot"
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point-of-sale adj of or relating to or being the location where something is purchased
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pomme de prairie n densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots Synonym(s): breadroot, Indian breadroot, pomme blanche, pomme de prairie, Psoralea esculenta
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pond apple n small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock Synonym(s): pond apple, pond- apple tree, Annona glabra ovoid yellow fruit with very fragrant peach-colored flesh; related to custard apples
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pond bald cypress n common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms Synonym(s): bald cypress, swamp cypress, pond bald cypress, southern cypress, Taxodium distichum
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pond pine n large three-needled pine of sandy swamps of southeastern United States; needles longer than those of the northern pitch pine Synonym(s): pond pine, Pinus serotina
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pond-apple tree n small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock Synonym(s): pond apple, pond- apple tree, Annona glabra
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pontifex n a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome
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pontiff n the head of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: pope, Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome]
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pontifical adj proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" Synonym(s): papal, apostolic, apostolical, pontifical denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops Synonym(s): episcopal, pontifical puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek Synonym(s): grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous n the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop)
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pontificate n the government of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: papacy, pontificate] v administer a pontifical office talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates"
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pound off v partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal" Synonym(s): pound, pound off
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pound up v shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" Synonym(s): pound, pound up
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pound-foolish adj unwise in dealing with large sums
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punitive adj inflicting punishment; "punitive justice"; "punitive damages" Synonym(s): punitive, punitory Antonym(s): rehabilitative
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punitive damages n (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) Synonym(s): punitive damages, exemplary damages, smart money
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punitively adv in a punishing manner [syn: punitively, punitorily, penally]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pantable \Pan"ta*ble\, n.       See {Pantofle}. [Obs.]
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Pantofle \Pan*to"fle\, n. [F. pantoufle.]       A slipper for the foot. [Written also {pantable} and       {pantoble}.]
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Pantable \Pan"ta*ble\, n.       See {Pantofle}. [Obs.]
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Pantofle \Pan*to"fle\, n. [F. pantoufle.]       A slipper for the foot. [Written also {pantable} and       {pantoble}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pantofle \Pan*to"fle\, n. [F. pantoufle.]       A slipper for the foot. [Written also {pantable} and       {pantoble}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pantofle \Pan*to"fle\, n. [F. pantoufle.]       A slipper for the foot. [Written also {pantable} and       {pantoble}.]
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Pantophagist \Pan*toph"a*gist\, n. [See {Pantophagous}.]       A person or an animal that has the habit of eating all kinds       of food.
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Pantophagous \Pan*toph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?], [?], all + [?]       to eat.]       Eating all kinds of food.
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Pantophagy \Pan*toph"a*gy\, n. [Gr. [?].]       The habit or power of eating all kinds of food.
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d8Pycnogonida \[d8]Pyc`no*gon"i*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       thick crowded + [?] knee.] (Zo[94]l.)       A class of marine arthropods in which the body is small and       thin, and the eight legs usually very long; -- called also       {Pantopoda}.          Note: The abdomen is rudimentary, and the triangular mouth is                at the end of a tubular proboscis. Many of them live at                great depths in the sea, and the largest of them                measure two feet across the extended legs.
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Peanut butter \Pea"nut but"ter\       A paste made by mixing ground fresh roasted peanuts with a       small quantity of water or oil, and used chiefly as a relish       on sandwiches, etc.
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Pentabasic \Pen`ta*ba"sic\, a. [Penta- + basic.] (Chem.)       Capable of uniting with five molecules of a monacid base;       having five acid hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by a       basic radical; -- said of certain acids.
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Pentafid \Pen"ta*fid\, a. [Penta- + root of L. findere to       split.] (Bot.)       Divided or cleft into five parts.
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Pentapetalous \Pen`ta*pet"al*ous\, a. [Penta- + petal.] (Bot.)       Having five petals, or flower leaves.
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Pentaphyllous \Pen*taph"yl*lous\, a. [Penta- + Gr. [?] leaf.]       (Bot.)       Having five leaves or leaflets.
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Pentapody \Pen*tap"o*dy\, n. [Penta- + Gr. [?], [?], foot.]       (Pros.)       A measure or series consisting of five feet.
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Pentaptote \Pen"tap*tote\, n. [L. (pl.) pentaptota. Gr. [?] with       five cases; [?] (see {Penta-}) + [?] falling.] (Gram.)       A noun having five cases.
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Pentaptych \Pen"tap*tych\, n. [Penta- + Gr. [?], [?], a fold.]       (Fine Arts)       A picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a       centerpiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an       altarpiece.
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Pentavalent \Pen*tav"a*lent\, a. [Penta- + L. valens, p. pr. See       {Valence}.] (Chem.)       Having a valence of five; -- said of certain atoms and       radicals.
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Phonotypic \Pho`no*typ"ic\, Phonotypical \Pho`no*typ"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to phonotypy; as, a phonotypic alphabet.
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Phonotypic \Pho`no*typ"ic\, Phonotypical \Pho`no*typ"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to phonotypy; as, a phonotypic alphabet.
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Phonotypist \Pho*not"y*pist\, n.       One versed in phonotypy.
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Phonotypr \Pho"no*typr\, n. [Phono- + -type.]       A type or character used in phonotypy.
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Phonotypy \Pho*not"y*py\, n.       A method of phonetic printing of the English language, as       devised by Mr. Pitman, in which nearly all the ordinary       letters and many new forms are employed in order to indicate       each elementary sound by a separate character.
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Pinnatifid \Pin*nat"i*fid\, a. [L. pinnatus feathered + root of       findere to split: cf. F. pinnatifide.] (Bot.)       Divided in a pinnate manner, with the divisions not reaching       to the midrib.
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Pinnatiped \Pin*nat"i*ped\, a. [L. pinnatus feathered + pes,       pedis foot: cf. F. pinnatip[8a]de.] (Zo[94]l.)       Having the toes bordered by membranes; fin-footed, as certain       birds.
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Pinnatiped \Pin*nat"i*ped\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any bird which has the toes bordered by membranes.
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Point appliqu82 \Point appliqu[82]\       Lace having a needle-made design applied to a net ground,       this ground often being machine-made.
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d8Appui \[d8]Ap`pui"\, n. (Man.)       The mutual bearing or support of the hand of the rider and       the mouth of the horse through the bit and bridle.          {Point d'appui}, any point of support or basis of operations,             as a rallying point.
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Point d'appui \Point` d'ap`pui"\ [F.] (Mil.)       See under {Appui}.
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d8Appui \[d8]Ap`pui"\, n. [F., fr. L. ad + podium foothold, Gr.       [?], dim. of [?], [?], foot.]       A support or supporter; a stay; a prop. [Obs.]                   If a vine be to climb trees that are of any great                height, there would be stays and appuies set to it.                                                                               --Holland.          {Point d'appui}. [F., a point of support.] (Mil.)       (a) A given point or body, upon which troops are formed, or             by which are marched in line or column.       (b) An advantageous defensive support, as a castle, morass,             wood, declivity, etc.
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{To turn one's coat}, to change one's uniform or colors; to             go over to the opposite party.          {To turn one's goods} [or] {money}, and the like, to exchange             in the course of trade; to keep in lively exchange or             circulation; to gain or increase in trade.          {To turn one's hand to}, to adapt or apply one's self to; to             engage in.          {To turn out}.             (a) To drive out; to expel; as, to turn a family out of                   doors; to turn a man out of office.                               I'll turn you out of my kingdom.   -- Shak.             (b) to put to pasture, as cattle or horses.             (c) To produce, as the result of labor, or any process of                   manufacture; to furnish in a completed state.             (d) To reverse, as a pocket, bag, etc., so as to bring the                   inside to the outside; hence, to produce.             (e) To cause to cease, or to put out, by turning a                   stopcock, valve, or the like; as, to turn out the                   lights.          {To turn over}.             (a) To change or reverse the position of; to overset; to                   overturn; to cause to roll over.             (b) To transfer; as, to turn over business to another                   hand.             (c) To read or examine, as a book, while, turning the                   leaves. [bd]We turned o'er many books together.[b8]                   --Shak.             (d) To handle in business; to do business to the amount                   of; as, he turns over millions a year. [Colloq.]          {To turn over a new leaf}. See under {Leaf}.          {To turn tail}, to run away; to retreat ignominiously.          {To turn the back}, to flee; to retreat.          {To turn the back on} [or]          {upon}, to treat with contempt; to reject or refuse             unceremoniously.          {To turn the corner}, to pass the critical stage; to get by             the worst point; hence, to begin to improve, or to             succeed.          {To turn the die} [or] {dice}, to change fortune.          {To turn the edge} [or] {point of}, to bend over the edge or             point of so as to make dull; to blunt.          {To turn the head} [or] {brain of}, to make giddy, wild,             insane, or the like; to infatuate; to overthrow the reason             or judgment of; as, a little success turned his head.          {To turn the scale} [or] {balance}, to change the             preponderance; to decide or determine something doubtful.                      {To turn the stomach of}, to nauseate; to sicken.          {To turn the tables}, to reverse the chances or conditions of             success or superiority; to give the advantage to the             person or side previously at a disadvantage.          {To turn tippet}, to make a change. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {To turn to} {profit, advantage}, etc., to make profitable or             advantageous.          {To turn up}.             (a) To turn so as to bring the bottom side on top; as, to                   turn up the trump.             (b) To bring from beneath to the surface, as in plowing,                   digging, etc.             (c) To give an upward curve to; to tilt; as, to turn up                   the nose.          {To turn upon}, to retort; to throw back; as, to turn the             arguments of an opponent upon himself.          {To turn upside down}, to confuse by putting things awry; to             throw into disorder.                         This house is turned upside down since Robin Ostler                      died.                                                --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L.       punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See       {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.]       1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything,             esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle             or a pin.          2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle             used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others;             also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point;             -- called also {pointer}.          3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined             termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a             tract of land extending into the water beyond the common             shore line.          4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument,             as a needle; a prick.          5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or             supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither             parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has             neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes             conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of             which a line is conceived to be produced.          6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant;             hence, the verge.                         When time's first point begun Made he all souls.                                                                               --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the             divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed             in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a             stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence,             figuratively, an end, or conclusion.                         And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer.                         Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope.          8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative             position, or to indicate a transition from one state or             position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position             or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of             depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by             tenpoints. [bd]A point of precedence.[b8] --Selden.             [bd]Creeping on from point to point.[b8] --Tennyson.                         A lord full fat and in good point.      --Chaucer.          9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or             character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a             peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as,             the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story,             etc.                         He told him, point for point, in short and plain.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon.                         Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ?                                                                               --Milton.          10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an             argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp.,             the proposition to be established; as, the point of an             anecdote. [bd]Here lies the point.[b8] --Shak.                         They will hardly prove his point.      --Arbuthnot.          11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a             punctilio.                         This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak.                         [He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser.          12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or             time; as:             (a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or                   characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of                   perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a                   tune. [bd]Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a                   flourish, but a point of war.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.             (b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note,                   to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half,                   as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a                   half note equal to three quarter notes.          13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or             zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the             intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere,             and named specifically in each case according to the             position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the             solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points,             etc. See {Equinoctial Nodal}.          14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the             escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}.          15. (Naut.)             (a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the                   compass}, below); also, the difference between two                   points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.             (b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See                   {Reef point}, under {Reef}.          16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together             certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott.          17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels             point. See Point lace, below.          18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.]          19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.             [Cant, U. S.]          20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side,             about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in             advance of, the batsman.          21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game;             as, the dog came to a point. See {Pointer}.          22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of             type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica             type. See {Point system of type}, under {Type}.          23. A tyne or snag of an antler.          24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board.          25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as,             tierce point.          Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the                sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics,                perspective, and physics, but generally either in the                geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition                of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or                qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the                specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon                point, dry point, freezing point, melting point,                vanishing point, etc.          {At all points}, in every particular, completely; perfectly.             --Shak.          {At point}, {In point}, {At}, {In}, [or] On, {the point}, as             near as can be; on the verge; about (see {About}, prep.,             6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of             speaking. [bd]In point to fall down.[b8] --Chaucer.             [bd]Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken,             recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his             side.[b8] --Milton.          {Dead point}. (Mach.) Same as {Dead center}, under {Dead}.          {Far point} (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at             which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the             nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either             with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with             each eye separately (monocular near point).          {Nine points of the law}, all but the tenth point; the             greater weight of authority.          {On the point}. See {At point}, above.          {Point lace}, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished             from that made on the pillow.          {Point net}, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels             lace (Brussels ground).          {Point of concurrence} (Geom.), a point common to two lines,             but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for             instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base.          {Point of contrary flexure}, a point at which a curve changes             its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and             concavity change sides.          {Point of order}, in parliamentary practice, a question of             order or propriety under the rules.          {Point of sight} (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the             point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the             spectator.          {Point of view}, the relative position from which anything is             seen or any subject is considered.          {Points of the compass} (Naut.), the thirty-two points of             division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the             corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is             supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the             directions of east, west, north, and south, are called             cardinal points, and the rest are named from their             respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N.,             N. E., etc. See Illust. under {Compass}.          {Point paper}, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil             for transferring a design.          {Point system of type}. See under {Type}.          {Singular point} (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses             some property not possessed by points in general on the             curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc.          {To carry one's point}, to accomplish one's object, as in a             controversy.          {To make a point of}, to attach special importance to.          {To make}, [or] {gain}, {a point}, accomplish that which was             proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or             position.          {To mark}, [or] {score}, {a point}, as in billiards, cricket,             etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run,             etc.          {To strain a point}, to go beyond the proper limit or rule;             to stretch one's authority or conscience.          {Vowel point}, in Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and             ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the             consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or             vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L.       punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See       {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.]       1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything,             esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle             or a pin.          2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle             used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others;             also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point;             -- called also {pointer}.          3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined             termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a             tract of land extending into the water beyond the common             shore line.          4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument,             as a needle; a prick.          5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or             supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither             parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has             neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes             conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of             which a line is conceived to be produced.          6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant;             hence, the verge.                         When time's first point begun Made he all souls.                                                                               --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the             divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed             in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a             stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence,             figuratively, an end, or conclusion.                         And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer.                         Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope.          8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative             position, or to indicate a transition from one state or             position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position             or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of             depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by             tenpoints. [bd]A point of precedence.[b8] --Selden.             [bd]Creeping on from point to point.[b8] --Tennyson.                         A lord full fat and in good point.      --Chaucer.          9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or             character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a             peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as,             the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story,             etc.                         He told him, point for point, in short and plain.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon.                         Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ?                                                                               --Milton.          10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an             argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp.,             the proposition to be established; as, the point of an             anecdote. [bd]Here lies the point.[b8] --Shak.                         They will hardly prove his point.      --Arbuthnot.          11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a             punctilio.                         This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak.                         [He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser.          12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or             time; as:             (a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or                   characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of                   perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a                   tune. [bd]Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a                   flourish, but a point of war.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.             (b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note,                   to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half,                   as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a                   half note equal to three quarter notes.          13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or             zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the             intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere,             and named specifically in each case according to the             position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the             solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points,             etc. See {Equinoctial Nodal}.          14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the             escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}.          15. (Naut.)             (a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the                   compass}, below); also, the difference between two                   points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.             (b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See                   {Reef point}, under {Reef}.          16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together             certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott.          17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels             point. See Point lace, below.          18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.]          19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.             [Cant, U. S.]          20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side,             about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in             advance of, the batsman.          21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game;             as, the dog came to a point. See {Pointer}.          22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of             type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica             type. See {Point system of type}, under {Type}.          23. A tyne or snag of an antler.          24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board.          25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as,             tierce point.          Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the                sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics,                perspective, and physics, but generally either in the                geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition                of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or                qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the                specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon                point, dry point, freezing point, melting point,                vanishing point, etc.          {At all points}, in every particular, completely; perfectly.             --Shak.          {At point}, {In point}, {At}, {In}, [or] On, {the point}, as             near as can be; on the verge; about (see {About}, prep.,             6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of             speaking. [bd]In point to fall down.[b8] --Chaucer.             [bd]Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken,             recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his             side.[b8] --Milton.          {Dead point}. (Mach.) Same as {Dead center}, under {Dead}.          {Far point} (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at             which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the             nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either             with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with             each eye separately (monocular near point).          {Nine points of the law}, all but the tenth point; the             greater weight of authority.          {On the point}. See {At point}, above.          {Point lace}, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished             from that made on the pillow.          {Point net}, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels             lace (Brussels ground).          {Point of concurrence} (Geom.), a point common to two lines,             but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for             instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base.          {Point of contrary flexure}, a point at which a curve changes             its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and             concavity change sides.          {Point of order}, in parliamentary practice, a question of             order or propriety under the rules.          {Point of sight} (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the             point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the             spectator.          {Point of view}, the relative position from which anything is             seen or any subject is considered.          {Points of the compass} (Naut.), the thirty-two points of             division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the             corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is             supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the             directions of east, west, north, and south, are called             cardinal points, and the rest are named from their             respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N.,             N. E., etc. See Illust. under {Compass}.          {Point paper}, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil             for transferring a design.          {Point system of type}. See under {Type}.          {Singular point} (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses             some property not possessed by points in general on the             curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc.          {To carry one's point}, to accomplish one's object, as in a             controversy.          {To make a point of}, to attach special importance to.          {To make}, [or] {gain}, {a point}, accomplish that which was             proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or             position.          {To mark}, [or] {score}, {a point}, as in billiards, cricket,             etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run,             etc.          {To strain a point}, to go beyond the proper limit or rule;             to stretch one's authority or conscience.          {Vowel point}, in Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and             ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the             consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or             vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
3. (Racing) A space marked out in the last part of a race             course.                         The horse that ran the whole field out of distance.                                                                               --L'Estrange.          Note: In trotting matches under the rules of the American                Association, the distance varies with the conditions of                the race, being 80 yards in races of mile heats, best                two in three, and 150 yards in races of two-mile heats.                At that distance from the winning post is placed the                distance post. If any horse has not reached this                distance post before the first horse in that heat has                reached the winning post, such horse is distanced, and                disqualified for running again during that race.          4. (Mil.) Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured             from front to rear; -- contrasted with {interval}, which             is measured from right to left. [bd]Distance between             companies in close column is twelve yards.[b8] --Farrow.          5. Space between two antagonists in fencing. --Shak.          6. (Painting) The part of a picture which contains the             representation of those objects which are the farthest             away, esp. in a landscape.          Note: In a picture, the          {Middle distance} is the central portion between the             foreground and the distance or the extreme distance. In a             perspective drawing, the          {Point of distance} is the point where the visual rays meet.          7. Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety. --Locke.          8. Length or interval of time; period, past or future,             between two eras or events.                         Ten years' distance between one and the other.                                                                               --Prior.                         The writings of Euclid at the distance of two                      thousand years.                                 --Playfair.          9. The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence,             respect; ceremoniousness.                         I hope your modesty Will know what distance to the                      crown is due.                                    --Dryden.                         'T is by respect and distance that authority is                      upheld.                                             --Atterbury.          10. A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness;             disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.                         Setting them [factions] at distance, or at least                      distrust amongst themselves.            --Bacon.                         On the part of Heaven, Now alienated, distance and                      distaste.                                          --Milton.          11. Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance             between a descendant and his ancestor.          12. (Mus.) The interval between two notes; as, the distance             of a fourth or seventh.          {Angular distance}, the distance made at the eye by lines             drawn from the eye to two objects.          {Lunar distance}. See under {Lunar}.          {North polar distance} (Astron.), the distance on the heavens             of a heavenly body from the north pole. It is the             complement of the declination.          {Zenith distance} (Astron.), the arc on the heavens from a             heavenly body to the zenith of the observer. It is the             complement of the altitude.          {To keep one's distance}, to stand aloof; to refrain from             familiarity.                         If a man makes keep my distance, the comfort is he                      keeps his at the same time.               --Swift.
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{On one's honor}, on the pledge of one's honor; as, the             members of the House of Lords in Great Britain, are not             under oath, but give their statements or verdicts on their             honor.          {Point of honor}, a scruple or nice distinction in matters             affecting one's honor; as, he raised a point of honor.          {To do the honors}, to bestow honor, as on a guest; to act as             host or hostess at an entertainment. [bd]To do the honors             and to give the word.[b8] --Pope.          {To do one honor}, to confer distinction upon one.          {To have the honor}, to have the privilege or distinction.          {Word of honor}, an engagement confirmed by a pledge of             honor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inflection \In*flec"tion\, n. [L. inflexio : cf. F. inflexion.       See {Inflect}.] [Written also {inflecxion}.]       1. The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.          2. A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.          3. A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the             rising and the falling inflection.          4. (Gram.) The variation or change which words undergo to             mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person,             mood, voice, etc.          5. (Mus.)             (a) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the                   voice.             (b) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in                   chanting.          6. (Opt.) Same as {Diffraction}.          {Point of inflection} (Geom.), the point on opposite sides of             which a curve bends in contrary ways.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L.       punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See       {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.]       1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything,             esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle             or a pin.          2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle             used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others;             also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point;             -- called also {pointer}.          3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined             termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a             tract of land extending into the water beyond the common             shore line.          4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument,             as a needle; a prick.          5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or             supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither             parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has             neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes             conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of             which a line is conceived to be produced.          6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant;             hence, the verge.                         When time's first point begun Made he all souls.                                                                               --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the             divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed             in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a             stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence,             figuratively, an end, or conclusion.                         And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer.                         Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope.          8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative             position, or to indicate a transition from one state or             position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position             or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of             depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by             tenpoints. [bd]A point of precedence.[b8] --Selden.             [bd]Creeping on from point to point.[b8] --Tennyson.                         A lord full fat and in good point.      --Chaucer.          9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or             character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a             peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as,             the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story,             etc.                         He told him, point for point, in short and plain.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon.                         Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ?                                                                               --Milton.          10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an             argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp.,             the proposition to be established; as, the point of an             anecdote. [bd]Here lies the point.[b8] --Shak.                         They will hardly prove his point.      --Arbuthnot.          11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a             punctilio.                         This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak.                         [He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser.          12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or             time; as:             (a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or                   characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of                   perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a                   tune. [bd]Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a                   flourish, but a point of war.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.             (b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note,                   to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half,                   as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a                   half note equal to three quarter notes.          13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or             zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the             intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere,             and named specifically in each case according to the             position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the             solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points,             etc. See {Equinoctial Nodal}.          14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the             escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}.          15. (Naut.)             (a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the                   compass}, below); also, the difference between two                   points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.             (b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See                   {Reef point}, under {Reef}.          16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together             certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott.          17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels             point. See Point lace, below.          18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.]          19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.             [Cant, U. S.]          20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side,             about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in             advance of, the batsman.          21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game;             as, the dog came to a point. See {Pointer}.          22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of             type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica             type. See {Point system of type}, under {Type}.          23. A tyne or snag of an antler.          24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board.          25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as,             tierce point.          Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the                sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics,                perspective, and physics, but generally either in the                geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition                of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or                qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the                specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon                point, dry point, freezing point, melting point,                vanishing point, etc.          {At all points}, in every particular, completely; perfectly.             --Shak.          {At point}, {In point}, {At}, {In}, [or] On, {the point}, as             near as can be; on the verge; about (see {About}, prep.,             6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of             speaking. [bd]In point to fall down.[b8] --Chaucer.             [bd]Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken,             recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his             side.[b8] --Milton.          {Dead point}. (Mach.) Same as {Dead center}, under {Dead}.          {Far point} (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at             which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the             nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either             with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with             each eye separately (monocular near point).          {Nine points of the law}, all but the tenth point; the             greater weight of authority.          {On the point}. See {At point}, above.          {Point lace}, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished             from that made on the pillow.          {Point net}, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels             lace (Brussels ground).          {Point of concurrence} (Geom.), a point common to two lines,             but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for             instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base.          {Point of contrary flexure}, a point at which a curve changes             its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and             concavity change sides.          {Point of order}, in parliamentary practice, a question of             order or propriety under the rules.          {Point of sight} (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the             point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the             spectator.          {Point of view}, the relative position from which anything is             seen or any subject is considered.          {Points of the compass} (Naut.), the thirty-two points of             division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the             corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is             supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the             directions of east, west, north, and south, are called             cardinal points, and the rest are named from their             respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N.,             N. E., etc. See Illust. under {Compass}.          {Point paper}, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil             for transferring a design.          {Point system of type}. See under {Type}.          {Singular point} (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses             some property not possessed by points in general on the             curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc.          {To carry one's point}, to accomplish one's object, as in a             controversy.          {To make a point of}, to attach special importance to.          {To make}, [or] {gain}, {a point}, accomplish that which was             proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or             position.          {To mark}, [or] {score}, {a point}, as in billiards, cricket,             etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run,             etc.          {To strain a point}, to go beyond the proper limit or rule;             to stretch one's authority or conscience.          {Vowel point}, in Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and             ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the             consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or             vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L.       punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See       {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.]       1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything,             esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle             or a pin.          2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle             used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others;             also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point;             -- called also {pointer}.          3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined             termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a             tract of land extending into the water beyond the common             shore line.          4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument,             as a needle; a prick.          5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or             supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither             parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has             neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes             conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of             which a line is conceived to be produced.          6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant;             hence, the verge.                         When time's first point begun Made he all souls.                                                                               --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the             divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed             in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a             stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence,             figuratively, an end, or conclusion.                         And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer.                         Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope.          8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative             position, or to indicate a transition from one state or             position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position             or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of             depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by             tenpoints. [bd]A point of precedence.[b8] --Selden.             [bd]Creeping on from point to point.[b8] --Tennyson.                         A lord full fat and in good point.      --Chaucer.          9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or             character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a             peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as,             the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story,             etc.                         He told him, point for point, in short and plain.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon.                         Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ?                                                                               --Milton.          10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an             argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp.,             the proposition to be established; as, the point of an             anecdote. [bd]Here lies the point.[b8] --Shak.                         They will hardly prove his point.      --Arbuthnot.          11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a             punctilio.                         This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak.                         [He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser.          12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or             time; as:             (a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or                   characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of                   perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a                   tune. [bd]Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a                   flourish, but a point of war.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.             (b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note,                   to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half,                   as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a                   half note equal to three quarter notes.          13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or             zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the             intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere,             and named specifically in each case according to the             position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the             solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points,             etc. See {Equinoctial Nodal}.          14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the             escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}.          15. (Naut.)             (a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the                   compass}, below); also, the difference between two                   points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.             (b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See                   {Reef point}, under {Reef}.          16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together             certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott.          17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels             point. See Point lace, below.          18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.]          19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.             [Cant, U. S.]          20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side,             about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in             advance of, the batsman.          21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game;             as, the dog came to a point. See {Pointer}.          22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of             type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica             type. See {Point system of type}, under {Type}.          23. A tyne or snag of an antler.          24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board.          25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as,             tierce point.          Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the                sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics,                perspective, and physics, but generally either in the                geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition                of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or                qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the                specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon                point, dry point, freezing point, melting point,                vanishing point, etc.          {At all points}, in every particular, completely; perfectly.             --Shak.          {At point}, {In point}, {At}, {In}, [or] On, {the point}, as             near as can be; on the verge; about (see {About}, prep.,             6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of             speaking. [bd]In point to fall down.[b8] --Chaucer.             [bd]Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken,             recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his             side.[b8] --Milton.          {Dead point}. (Mach.) Same as {Dead center}, under {Dead}.          {Far point} (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at             which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the             nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either             with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with             each eye separately (monocular near point).          {Nine points of the law}, all but the tenth point; the             greater weight of authority.          {On the point}. See {At point}, above.          {Point lace}, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished             from that made on the pillow.          {Point net}, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels             lace (Brussels ground).          {Point of concurrence} (Geom.), a point common to two lines,             but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for             instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base.          {Point of contrary flexure}, a point at which a curve changes             its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and             concavity change sides.          {Point of order}, in parliamentary practice, a question of             order or propriety under the rules.          {Point of sight} (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the             point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the             spectator.          {Point of view}, the relative position from which anything is             seen or any subject is considered.          {Points of the compass} (Naut.), the thirty-two points of             division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the             corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is             supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the             directions of east, west, north, and south, are called             cardinal points, and the rest are named from their             respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N.,             N. E., etc. See Illust. under {Compass}.          {Point paper}, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil             for transferring a design.          {Point system of type}. See under {Type}.          {Singular point} (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses             some property not possessed by points in general on the             curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc.          {To carry one's point}, to accomplish one's object, as in a             controversy.          {To make a point of}, to attach special importance to.          {To make}, [or] {gain}, {a point}, accomplish that which was             proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or             position.          {To mark}, [or] {score}, {a point}, as in billiards, cricket,             etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run,             etc.          {To strain a point}, to go beyond the proper limit or rule;             to stretch one's authority or conscience.          {Vowel point}, in Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and             ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the             consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or             vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
View \View\, n. [OF. veue, F. vue, fr. OF. veoir to see, p. p.       veu, F. voir, p. p. vu, fr. L. videre to see. See {Vision},       and cl. {Interview}, {Purview}, {Review}, {Vista}.]       1. The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey;             examination by the eye; inspection.                         Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view.                                                                               --Milton.                         Objects near our view are thought greater than those                      of a larger size are more remote.      --Locke.                         Surveying nature with too nice a view. --Dryden.          2. Mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as,             a just view of the arguments or facts in a case.                         I have with exact view perused thee, Hector. --Shak.          3. Power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or             range of sight; extent of prospect.                         The walls of Pluto's palace are in view. --Dryden.          4. That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the             natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view             from a window.                         'T is distance lends enchantment to the view.                                                                               --Campbell.          5. The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch,             [?]ither drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George.          6. Mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension;             conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's views of             the policy which ought to be pursued.                         To give a right view of this mistaken part of                      liberty.                                             --Locke.          7. That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object,             aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view             of escaping.                         No man sets himself about anything but upon some                      view or other which serves him for a reason.                                                                               --Locke.          8. Appearance; show; aspect. [Obs.]                         [Graces] which, by the splendor of her view Dazzled,                      before we never knew.                        --Waller.          {Field of view}. See under {Field}.          {Point of view}. See under {Point}.          {To have in view}, to have in mind as an incident, object, or             aim; as, to have one's resignation in view.          {View halloo}, the shout uttered by a hunter upon seeing the             fox break cover.          {View of frankpledge} (Law), a court of record, held in a             hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the             leet. --Blackstone.          {View of premises} (Law), the inspection by the jury of the             place where a litigated transaction is said to have             occurred.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L.       punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See       {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.]       1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything,             esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle             or a pin.          2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle             used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others;             also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point;             -- called also {pointer}.          3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined             termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a             tract of land extending into the water beyond the common             shore line.          4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument,             as a needle; a prick.          5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or             supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither             parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has             neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes             conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of             which a line is conceived to be produced.          6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant;             hence, the verge.                         When time's first point begun Made he all souls.                                                                               --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the             divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed             in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a             stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence,             figuratively, an end, or conclusion.                         And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer.                         Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope.          8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative             position, or to indicate a transition from one state or             position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position             or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of             depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by             tenpoints. [bd]A point of precedence.[b8] --Selden.             [bd]Creeping on from point to point.[b8] --Tennyson.                         A lord full fat and in good point.      --Chaucer.          9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or             character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a             peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as,             the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story,             etc.                         He told him, point for point, in short and plain.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon.                         Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ?                                                                               --Milton.          10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an             argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp.,             the proposition to be established; as, the point of an             anecdote. [bd]Here lies the point.[b8] --Shak.                         They will hardly prove his point.      --Arbuthnot.          11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a             punctilio.                         This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak.                         [He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser.          12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or             time; as:             (a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or                   characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of                   perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a                   tune. [bd]Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a                   flourish, but a point of war.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.             (b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note,                   to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half,                   as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a                   half note equal to three quarter notes.          13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or             zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the             intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere,             and named specifically in each case according to the             position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the             solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points,             etc. See {Equinoctial Nodal}.          14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the             escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}.          15. (Naut.)             (a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the                   compass}, below); also, the difference between two                   points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.             (b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See                   {Reef point}, under {Reef}.          16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together             certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott.          17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels             point. See Point lace, below.          18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.]          19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.             [Cant, U. S.]          20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side,             about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in             advance of, the batsman.          21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game;             as, the dog came to a point. See {Pointer}.          22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of             type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica             type. See {Point system of type}, under {Type}.          23. A tyne or snag of an antler.          24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board.          25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as,             tierce point.          Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the                sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics,                perspective, and physics, but generally either in the                geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition                of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or                qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the                specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon                point, dry point, freezing point, melting point,                vanishing point, etc.          {At all points}, in every particular, completely; perfectly.             --Shak.          {At point}, {In point}, {At}, {In}, [or] On, {the point}, as             near as can be; on the verge; about (see {About}, prep.,             6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of             speaking. [bd]In point to fall down.[b8] --Chaucer.             [bd]Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken,             recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his             side.[b8] --Milton.          {Dead point}. (Mach.) Same as {Dead center}, under {Dead}.          {Far point} (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at             which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the             nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either             with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with             each eye separately (monocular near point).          {Nine points of the law}, all but the tenth point; the             greater weight of authority.          {On the point}. See {At point}, above.          {Point lace}, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished             from that made on the pillow.          {Point net}, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels             lace (Brussels ground).          {Point of concurrence} (Geom.), a point common to two lines,             but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for             instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base.          {Point of contrary flexure}, a point at which a curve changes             its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and             concavity change sides.          {Point of order}, in parliamentary practice, a question of             order or propriety under the rules.          {Point of sight} (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the             point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the             spectator.          {Point of view}, the relative position from which anything is             seen or any subject is considered.          {Points of the compass} (Naut.), the thirty-two points of             division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the             corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is             supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the             directions of east, west, north, and south, are called             cardinal points, and the rest are named from their             respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N.,             N. E., etc. See Illust. under {Compass}.          {Point paper}, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil             for transferring a design.          {Point system of type}. See under {Type}.          {Singular point} (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses             some property not possessed by points in general on the             curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc.          {To carry one's point}, to accomplish one's object, as in a             controversy.          {To make a point of}, to attach special importance to.          {To make}, [or] {gain}, {a point}, accomplish that which was             proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or             position.          {To mark}, [or] {score}, {a point}, as in billiards, cricket,             etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run,             etc.          {To strain a point}, to go beyond the proper limit or rule;             to stretch one's authority or conscience.          {Vowel point}, in Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and             ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the             consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or             vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L.       punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See       {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.]       1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything,             esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle             or a pin.          2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle             used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others;             also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point;             -- called also {pointer}.          3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined             termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a             tract of land extending into the water beyond the common             shore line.          4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument,             as a needle; a prick.          5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or             supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither             parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has             neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes             conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of             which a line is conceived to be produced.          6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant;             hence, the verge.                         When time's first point begun Made he all souls.                                                                               --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the             divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed             in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a             stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence,             figuratively, an end, or conclusion.                         And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer.                         Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope.          8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative             position, or to indicate a transition from one state or             position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position             or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of             depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by             tenpoints. [bd]A point of precedence.[b8] --Selden.             [bd]Creeping on from point to point.[b8] --Tennyson.                         A lord full fat and in good point.      --Chaucer.          9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or             character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a             peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as,             the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story,             etc.                         He told him, point for point, in short and plain.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon.                         Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ?                                                                               --Milton.          10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an             argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp.,             the proposition to be established; as, the point of an             anecdote. [bd]Here lies the point.[b8] --Shak.                         They will hardly prove his point.      --Arbuthnot.          11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a             punctilio.                         This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak.                         [He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser.          12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or             time; as:             (a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or                   characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of                   perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a                   tune. [bd]Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a                   flourish, but a point of war.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.             (b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note,                   to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half,                   as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a                   half note equal to three quarter notes.          13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or             zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the             intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere,             and named specifically in each case according to the             position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the             solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points,             etc. See {Equinoctial Nodal}.          14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the             escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}.          15. (Naut.)             (a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the                   compass}, below); also, the difference between two                   points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.             (b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See                   {Reef point}, under {Reef}.          16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together             certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott.          17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels             point. See Point lace, below.          18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.]          19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.             [Cant, U. S.]          20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side,             about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in             advance of, the batsman.          21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game;             as, the dog came to a point. See {Pointer}.          22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of             type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica             type. See {Point system of type}, under {Type}.          23. A tyne or snag of an antler.          24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board.          25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as,             tierce point.          Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the                sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics,                perspective, and physics, but generally either in the                geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition                of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or                qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the                specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon                point, dry point, freezing point, melting point,                vanishing point, etc.          {At all points}, in every particular, completely; perfectly.             --Shak.          {At point}, {In point}, {At}, {In}, [or] On, {the point}, as             near as can be; on the verge; about (see {About}, prep.,             6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of             speaking. [bd]In point to fall down.[b8] --Chaucer.             [bd]Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken,             recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his             side.[b8] --Milton.          {Dead point}. (Mach.) Same as {Dead center}, under {Dead}.          {Far point} (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at             which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the             nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either             with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with             each eye separately (monocular near point).          {Nine points of the law}, all but the tenth point; the             greater weight of authority.          {On the point}. See {At point}, above.          {Point lace}, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished             from that made on the pillow.          {Point net}, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels             lace (Brussels ground).          {Point of concurrence} (Geom.), a point common to two lines,             but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for             instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base.          {Point of contrary flexure}, a point at which a curve changes             its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and             concavity change sides.          {Point of order}, in parliamentary practice, a question of             order or propriety under the rules.          {Point of sight} (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the             point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the             spectator.          {Point of view}, the relative position from which anything is             seen or any subject is considered.          {Points of the compass} (Naut.), the thirty-two points of             division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the             corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is             supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the             directions of east, west, north, and south, are called             cardinal points, and the rest are named from their             respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N.,             N. E., etc. See Illust. under {Compass}.          {Point paper}, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil             for transferring a design.          {Point system of type}. See under {Type}.          {Singular point} (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses             some property not possessed by points in general on the             curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc.          {To carry one's point}, to accomplish one's object, as in a             controversy.          {To make a point of}, to attach special importance to.          {To make}, [or] {gain}, {a point}, accomplish that which was             proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or             position.          {To mark}, [or] {score}, {a point}, as in billiards, cricket,             etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run,             etc.          {To strain a point}, to go beyond the proper limit or rule;             to stretch one's authority or conscience.          {Vowel point}, in Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and             ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the             consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or             vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point-blank \Point`-blank"\, a.       1. Directed in a line toward the object aimed at; aimed             directly toward the mark.          2. Hence, direct; plain; unqualified; -- said of language;             as, a point-blank assertion.          {Point-blank range}, the extent of the apparent right line of             a ball discharged.          {Point-blank shot}, the shot of a gun pointed directly toward             the object to be hit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point-blank \Point`-blank"\, adv.       In a point-blank manner.                   To sin point-blank against God's word.   --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point-blank \Point`-blank"\, n. [F. point point + blanc white.]       1. The white spot on a target, at which an arrow or other             missile is aimed. [Obs.] --Jonson.          2. (Mil.)             (a) With all small arms, the second point in which the                   natural line of sight, when horizontal, cuts the                   trajectory.             (b) With artillery, the point where the projectile first                   strikes the horizontal plane on which the gun stands,                   the axis of the piece being horizontal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point-blank \Point`-blank"\, a.       1. Directed in a line toward the object aimed at; aimed             directly toward the mark.          2. Hence, direct; plain; unqualified; -- said of language;             as, a point-blank assertion.          {Point-blank range}, the extent of the apparent right line of             a ball discharged.          {Point-blank shot}, the shot of a gun pointed directly toward             the object to be hit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point-blank \Point`-blank"\, a.       1. Directed in a line toward the object aimed at; aimed             directly toward the mark.          2. Hence, direct; plain; unqualified; -- said of language;             as, a point-blank assertion.          {Point-blank range}, the extent of the apparent right line of             a ball discharged.          {Point-blank shot}, the shot of a gun pointed directly toward             the object to be hit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point-device \Point`-de*vice"\, Point-devise \Point`-de*vise"\,       a. [OE. at point devis; at at + point point, condition +       devis exact, careful, OF. devis fixed, set. See {Device}.]       Uncommonly nice and exact; precise; particular.                   You are rather point-devise in your accouterments.                                                                               --Shak.                   Thus he grew up, in logic point-devise, Perfect in                grammar, and in rhetoric nice.               --Longfellow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point-device \Point`-de*vice"\, Point-devise \Point`-de*vise"\,       adv.       Exactly. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point-device \Point`-de*vice"\, Point-devise \Point`-de*vise"\,       a. [OE. at point devis; at at + point point, condition +       devis exact, careful, OF. devis fixed, set. See {Device}.]       Uncommonly nice and exact; precise; particular.                   You are rather point-devise in your accouterments.                                                                               --Shak.                   Thus he grew up, in logic point-devise, Perfect in                grammar, and in rhetoric nice.               --Longfellow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Point-device \Point`-de*vice"\, Point-devise \Point`-de*vise"\,       adv.       Exactly. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,       LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]       1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of             trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually             characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound             throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies             and the Rocky mountains.                         From the forests and the prairies, From the great                      lakes of the northland.                     --Longfellow.          2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called             natural meadow.          {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the             genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly             {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central             United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.          {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus             {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in             dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in             the prairies of the United States.          {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium             terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow             flowers, found in the Western prairies.          {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys             Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the             plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in             the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like             that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}.          {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.          {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare             ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}.                      {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of             Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts             are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the             under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.          {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.                      {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with             intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and             Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch},             {winter itch}.          {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above.          {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops             argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.          {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the             upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2.          {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga.          {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake             ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged             with brown above.          {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel             of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; --             called also {gopher}.          {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous             root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the             Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also             {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}.          {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American             warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow,             with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under             parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the             sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black;             three outer tail feathers partly white.          {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pondfish \Pond"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes       belonging to the family {Centrarchid[91]}; -- called also       {pond perch}, and {sunfish}.          Note: The common pondfish of New England ({Lepomis gibbosus})                is called also {bream}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}.                See {Sunfish}. The long-eared pondfish ({Lepomis                auritus}) of the Eastern United States is distinguished                by its very long opercular flap.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sunfish \Sun"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A very large oceanic plectognath fish ({Mola mola}, {Mola             rotunda}, or {Orthagoriscus mola}) having a broad body             and a truncated tail.       (b) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American             fresh-water fishes of the family {Centrachid[91]}. They             have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines.             Among the common species of the Eastern United States are             {Lepomis gibbosus} (called also {bream}, {pondfish},             {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}), the blue sunfish, or             dollardee ({L. pallidus}), and the long-eared sunfish             ({L. auritus}). Several of the species are called also             {pondfish}.       (c) The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner.       (d) The opah.       (e) The basking, or liver, shark.       (f) Any large jellyfish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pondfish \Pond"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes       belonging to the family {Centrarchid[91]}; -- called also       {pond perch}, and {sunfish}.          Note: The common pondfish of New England ({Lepomis gibbosus})                is called also {bream}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}.                See {Sunfish}. The long-eared pondfish ({Lepomis                auritus}) of the Eastern United States is distinguished                by its very long opercular flap.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sunfish \Sun"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A very large oceanic plectognath fish ({Mola mola}, {Mola             rotunda}, or {Orthagoriscus mola}) having a broad body             and a truncated tail.       (b) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American             fresh-water fishes of the family {Centrachid[91]}. They             have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines.             Among the common species of the Eastern United States are             {Lepomis gibbosus} (called also {bream}, {pondfish},             {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}), the blue sunfish, or             dollardee ({L. pallidus}), and the long-eared sunfish             ({L. auritus}). Several of the species are called also             {pondfish}.       (c) The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner.       (d) The opah.       (e) The basking, or liver, shark.       (f) Any large jellyfish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pondfish \Pond"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes       belonging to the family {Centrarchid[91]}; -- called also       {pond perch}, and {sunfish}.          Note: The common pondfish of New England ({Lepomis gibbosus})                is called also {bream}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}.                See {Sunfish}. The long-eared pondfish ({Lepomis                auritus}) of the Eastern United States is distinguished                by its very long opercular flap.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pontiff \Pon"tiff\, n. [F. pontife, L. pontifex, -ficis; pons,       pontis, a bridge (perhaps originally, a way, path) + facere       to make. Cf. {Pontoon}.]       A high priest. Especially:       (a) One of the sacred college, in ancient Rome, which had the             supreme jurisdiction over all matters of religion, at the             head of which was the Pontifex Maximus. --Dr. W. Smith.       (b) (Jewish Antiq.) The chief priest.       (c) (R. C. Ch.) The pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pontific \Pon*tif"ic\, a. [Cf. L. pontificius.]       1. Relating to, or consisting of, pontiffs or priests.             [bd]The pontific college with their augurs and             flamens.[b8] --Milton.          2. Of or pertaining to the pope; papal. --Shenstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pontifical \Pon*tif"ic*al\, a. [L. pontificalis: cf. F.       pontifical. See {Pontiff}.]       1. Of or pertaining to a pontiff, or high priest; as,             pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope; papal.          2. Of or pertaining to the building of bridges. [R.]                         Now had they brought the work by wondrous art                      Pontifical, a ridge of pendent rock Over the vexed                      abyss.                                                --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pontifical \Pon*tif"ic*al\, n. [F.]       1. A book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a             pontiff. --South.          2. pl. The dress and ornaments of a pontiff. [bd]Dressed in             full pontificals.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pontificality \Pon*tif`i*cal"i*ty\, n.       The state and government of the pope; the papacy. [R.]       --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pontifically \Pon*tif"ic*al*ly\, adv.       In a pontifical manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pontificate \Pon*tif"i*cate\, n. [L. pontificatus: cf. F.       pontificat. See {Pontiff}.]       1. The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the             office of the pope. --Addison.          2. The term of office of a pontiff. --Milman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pontificate \Pon*tif"i*cate\, v. i. (R. C. Ch.)       To perform the duty of a pontiff.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pontifice \Pon"ti*fice\, n. [L. pons, pontis, a bridge + facere       to make. Cf. {Pontiff}.]       Bridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge. [R.] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pontifex \[d8]Pon"ti*fex\, n.; pl. {Pontifices}. [L.]       A high priest; a pontiff.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pontificial \Pon`ti*fi"cial\, a. [L. pontificius.]       Papal; pontifical. [Obs.] [bd]Pontificial writers.[b8]       --Burton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pontifician \Pon`ti*fi"cian\, a.       Of or pertaining to the pontiff or pope. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pontifician \Pon`ti*fi"cian\, n.       One who adheres to the pope or papacy; a papist. [Obs.] --Bp.       Montagu.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pound \Pound\, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn       away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir.       pont, pond, pound. Cf. {Pinder}, {Pinfold}, {Pin} to inclose,       {Pond}.]       1. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which             cattle or other animals are confined when taken in             trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a             pinfold. --Shak.          2. A level stretch in a canal between locks.          3. (Fishing) A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a             narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings             spreading outward.          {Pound covert}, a pound that is close or covered over, as a             shed.          {Pound overt}, a pound that is open overhead.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pound-breach \Pound"-breach`\, n.       The breaking of a public pound for releasing impounded       animals. --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Punitive \Pu"ni*tive\, a.       Of or pertaining to punishment; involving, awarding, or       inflicting punishment; as, punitive law or justice.                   If death be punitive, so, likewise, is the necessity                imposed upon man of toiling for his subsistence. -- I.                                                                               Taylor.                   We shall dread a blow from the punitive hand.                                                                               --Bagehot.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Paint Bank, VA       Zip code(s): 24131
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pinetop, AZ       Zip code(s): 85935
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ (town, FIPS 55980)       Location: 34.14812 N, 109.96637 W       Population (1990): 2422 (2307 housing units)       Area: 28.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pinetops, NC (town, FIPS 52140)       Location: 35.79114 N, 77.63735 W       Population (1990): 1514 (587 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 27864
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Point Baker, AK (CDP, FIPS 61190)       Location: 56.35471 N, 133.62364 W       Population (1990): 39 (28 housing units)       Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 99927
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Point Blank, TX (city, FIPS 58556)       Location: 30.74592 N, 95.21678 W       Population (1990): 443 (372 housing units)       Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Point Hope, AK (city, FIPS 61630)       Location: 68.31125 N, 166.72713 W       Population (1990): 639 (174 housing units)       Area: 14.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 99766
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Point Of Rocks, MD       Zip code(s): 21777
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Point Pleasant, NJ (borough, FIPS 59880)       Location: 40.07840 N, 74.07092 W       Population (1990): 18177 (8006 housing units)       Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water)    Point Pleasant, WV (city, FIPS 64708)       Location: 38.85388 N, 82.13066 W       Population (1990): 4996 (2440 housing units)       Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 25550
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ (borough, FIPS 59910)       Location: 40.09250 N, 74.04558 W       Population (1990): 5112 (3235 housing units)       Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Point Vivian, NY       Zip code(s): 13607
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pointblank, TX       Zip code(s): 77364
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ponte Vedra Beac, FL       Zip code(s): 32082
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Paintbrush          A {Microsoft Windows} tool for creating       {bitmap} graphics.          (1996-08-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Point Of Contact          (POC) An individual associated with a particular       {Internet} entity ({IP network}, {domain}, {ASN}).          (1998-09-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
point of presence          (PoP) A site where there exists a collection of       telecommunications equipment, usually {modem}s, digital leased       lines and {multi-protocol router}s.   An {Internet access       provider} may operate several PoPs distributed throughout       their area of operation to increase the chance that their       subscribers will be able to reach one with a local telephone       call.   The alternative is for them to use {virtual PoP}s       (virtual points of presence) via some third party.          (1994-12-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
point of sale terminal          (Or "POS") A computer, probably with a {bar code}       reader, serving as a glorified cash register.          (1997-11-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Point-to-Point Protocol          (PPP) The {protocol} defined in       {RFC 1661}, the {Internet} standard for transmitting {network       layer} {datagrams} (e.g. {IP} packets) over serial       point-to-point links.          PPP has a number of advantages over {SLIP}; it is designed to       operate both over {asynchronous} connections and bit-oriented       {synchronous} systems, it can configure connections to a       remote network dynamically, and test that the link is usable.       PPP can be configured to encapsulate different network layer       protocols (such as {IP}, {IPX}, or {AppleTalk}) by using the       appropriate {Network Control Protocol} (NCP).          {RFC 1220} describes how PPP can be used with remote bridging.          {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.protocols.ppp}.          {A paper on PPP       (ftp://ftp.uu.net/vendor/MorningStar/papers/sug91-cheapIP.ps.Z)}.          (1994-12-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol          (PPTP) A {tunneling protocol} for       connecting {Windows NT} {clients} and {servers} over {Remote       Access Services} (RAS).   PPTP can be used to create a {Virtual       Private Network} between computers running NT.   It is an       extension of {PPP} sponsored by {Microsoft}.          {Microsoft Point to Point Encryption} may be used with PPTP to       provide an encrypted connection but PPTP itself does not use       encryption.          Compare: {Layer Two Tunneling Protocol}.          [Origin?   Standard?   Document?]          (1998-09-23)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Pentapolis, five cities