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Verb: pinpoint  'pin,poynt
  1. Locate exactly
    "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?";
    - nail [informal]
Noun: pinpoint  'pin,poynt
  1. The sharp point of a pin
    "He pricked his finger on the pinpoint while sewing"
     
  2. A very small spot
    "the plane was just a pinpoint in the sky";
    - speck
     
  3. A very brief moment
    "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together"

Derived forms: pinpointing, pinpointed, pinpoints

Type of: dapple, fleck, instant, locate, maculation, minute, moment, patch, point, second, speckle, spot, turn up

Encyclopedia: Pinpoint