Found 1 hit - Term: to point off, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
point \point\ point, v. t. imp. p. p. pointed; p. pr.
vb. n. pointing. cf. f. pointer. see point, n.
1. to give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or
file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil.
used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.
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2. to direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at
a wolf, or a cannon at a fort.
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3. hence, to direct the attention or notice of.
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whosoever should be guided through his battles by
minerva, and pointed to every scene of them. --pope.
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4. to supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to
point a composition.
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5. to mark a text, as in arabic or hebrew with vowel
points; -- also called vocalize.
syn: vocalize. 1913 webster + rp
6. to give particular prominence to; to designate in a
special manner; to indicate, as if by pointing; as, the
error was pointed out. --pope.
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he points it, however, by no deviation from his
straightforward manner of speech. --dickens.
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7. to indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game.
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8. masonry to fill up and finish the joints of a wall, by
introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it
to a smooth surface.
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9. stone cutting to cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
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to point a rope naut., to taper and neatly finish off the
end by interweaving the nettles.
to point a sail naut., to affix points through the eyelet
holes of the reefs.
to point off, to divide into periods or groups, or to
separate, by pointing, as figures.
to point the yards of a vessel naut., to brace them so
that the wind shall strike the sails obliquely. --totten.
1913 webster
see also:
pointed pointing point vowel points vocalize to point a rope
to point a sail to point off to point the yards
Results 1 - 10 of 10 found about to point off: Boiling Point
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Boiling Point, definition of term: Boiling Point
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