1. Having a point
   "The pointed end of the pencil broke off"
    
2. Direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant
   "another pointed look in their direction"; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"

1. Identify or make clear which place, direction, person, or thing is meant
   "He pointed to the empty parking space";
   - indicate, designate, show
    
2. Be oriented in a particular direction
   "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward";
   - orient
    
3. Direct into a position for use
   "point a gun";
   - charge, level
    
4. Control or determine the movement, direction, or course of something
   "The captain pointed the ship through the strait";
   - steer, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], direct, head, guide, channelize, channelise [Brit]
    
5. Be a signal for or a symptom of
   "Her behaviour points to a severe neurosis";
   - bespeak, betoken [archaic], indicate, signal
    
6. Sail close to the wind
   "The skilled sailor pointed the boat to gain speed";
   - luff
    
7. Mark with diacritics
   "point the letter"
    
8. Mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
   "The choirmaster pointed the psalm for the singers"
    
9. Be positionable in a specified manner
   "The gun points with ease"
    
10. Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal, or direct to a specific place or group of people
    "He pointed his fists towards his opponent's face";
    - target, aim, place, direct
     
11. Indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
    "the dog pointed the dead duck"
     
12. Give a point to
    "He pointed his pencil before the test";
    - sharpen, taper
     
13. Repair the joints of bricks
    "point a chimney";
    - repoint

See also: acanthoid, acanthous, acuate, acute, angular, angulate, barreled, barrelled, bristle-pointed, cigar-shaped, direct, five-pointed, fizzle, fusiform, needlelike, nibbed, peaked, pyramidal, pyramidic, pyramidical, sharp, sharpened, six-pointed, spiked, spikelike, spindle-shaped, spinous

Type of: aim, be, bushel [US], change form, change shape, command, control, deform, direct, doctor [informal], fix, inform, label, lie, mark, mend, repair, sail, tag, take, take aim, tell, train

Antonym: pointless

Encyclopedia: Point, Sittwe