Clues for the word "POINT"
We've had 153 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 211 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on August 15, 2026.
Definition of point
- v. t. & i. - To appoint.
- n. - That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin.
- n. - 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.
- n. - 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.
- n. - The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick.
- n. - 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.
- n. - An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant; hence, the verge.
- n. - 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.
- n. - 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.
- n. - 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.
- n. - 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.
- n. - A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a punctilio.
- n. - A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time
- n. - A dot or mark distinguishing or characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a tune.
- n. - 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.
- n. - 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.
- n. - One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See Escutcheon.
- n. - 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.
- n. - A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See Reef point, under Reef.
- n. - A a string or lace used to tie together certain parts of the dress.
- n. - Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below.
- n. - A switch.
- n. - An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
- n. - A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman.
- n. - The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See Pointer.
- n. - 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.
- n. - A tyne or snag of an antler.
- n. - One of the spaces on a backgammon board.
- n. - A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point.
- n. - 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.
- n. - To direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort.
- n. - Hence, to direct the attention or notice of.
- n. - To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to point a composition.
- n. - To mark (as Hebrew) with vowel points.
- n. - To give particular prominence to; to designate in a special manner; to indicate, as if by pointing; as, the error was pointed out.
- n. - To indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game.
- n. - To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
- n. - To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
- v. i. - To direct the point of something, as of a finger, for the purpose of designating an object, and attracting attention to it; -- with at.
- v. i. - To indicate the presence of game by fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
- v. i. - To approximate to the surface; to head; -- said of an abscess.
Referring Clues
- West ___ (site of Arnold's attempted betrayal)
- Gist
- Exact moment
- Two-___ conversion (touchdown follower, sometimes)
- North, south, east or west
- Score unit
- Be a director
- Directly show where
- Detail
- Juncture
- Show direction
- Decimal dot
- Aim
- Show the way
- #19
- Hundredth of a carat
- "What's your ___?"
- N, E, S, or W, on a compass
- Use one's index finger, perhaps
- It can follow the last word of 20-, 27-, 43- and 53-Across
- Purpose
- Objective
- Pencil tip
- Mention, with "out"
- Use one's index finger
- Show the way, in a way
- One percent of the loan amount
- Essential meaning
- "Don't ___!"
- See 9-Across
- Main idea
- Mention, with "out"
- Twelfth of a pica
- Pencil end
- Lake feature
- Salient feature
- Mortgage lender's percent
- Overarching meaning
- Give directions
- Antler end
- Word after boiling or breaking
- Pencil part
- Scoreboard unit
- Scoring unit
- Be rude, in a way
- Pen part
- Hunting dogs do it
- Pen end
- Show the direction
- Keep to the
- Argument
- Compass direction
- ___ of law
- You can do it with one finger
- Pencil need
- Instant
- Indicate soundlessly
- Pencil sharpener's creation
- Where two lines intersect
- Graph marking
- Pin or knife follower
- Act rudely, maybe
- Writing end
- North or west
- At very close range
- Long ____ , Nova Scotia
- Essence
- Sharp tip
- Identify someone in a lineup, say
- Exact
- Needle end
- Sharpener's creation
- Essential thing
- Indicate a direction
- 16-ounce container
- One can be driven home
- "Emerald ___ NAS"
- Make an identification digitally?
- It's impolite to do this
- Ball ___ pen
- Indicate the precise moment
- "You may have a ___"
- Indicate with the finger
- Sharp end
- "Zabrinskie ___" (soundtrack)
- Kansas "How long, to the ___ of know return"
- Chevelle debut "___ #1"
- Indicate - off-side fielding position
- Cricket fielding position
- Show some beer, getting a round in
- Extend finger in use
- Spike's bluff
- ... indicate location
- See 22
- Indicate - purpose
- Sharp end - purpose
- See 13
- See 21
- Direct to a specific location
- Place - purpose - promontory
- Aim for a score
- See 10
- Any of thirty-two directions
- See 7
- Word with "match" or "game"
- Purpose of police duty
- Indicate reason
- Cape and grass skirts modish
- Indicate digitally
- Cook in pot for a moment
- Gestapo intelligence's secret location
- Indicate the stage
- Suggest a tip
- Purpose in detail
- Round with beer drinking very close to 9
- Tip: fill the gaps between 7
- Tip
- Turkey ___ (Place in Ontario )
- Dart part
- Indicate a promontory
- Indicate a specific location
- Word after match or melting
- Identify someone without speaking
- Sharp or tapered end
- Tip of a pencil
- One percent of a mortgage amount
- "Your ___ being?"
- West ___
- Graph mark
- Indicate
- Tip of a pen or pencil
- In sport, an offside position?
- Something to drive home
- "That's beside the ___"
- "What's the ___?"
- Spot bit of orange in beer
- Datum on a graph
- Indicate the direction
- Indicate the spot
- Gesture "that way"
- "You might have a ___ there"
- Scoreboard addition
- "I think you're missing the ___"
- One end of a pencil
- Gesture while giving directions
- "What's your ___?"
- Word after game, set or match
- Gesture while giving directions, maybe
- Past the ___ of no return
- "___ Break": Kathryn Bigelow surfing film
- Hunting-dog stance
- Setter's stance
- Lift a finger?
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - August 15, 2026
- LA Times - July 25, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - July 01, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - June 18, 2026
- LA Times - June 12, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - April 11, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - March 10, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - June 10, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - February 21, 2025
- Daily Quick - February 14, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 21, 2024
- Daily Quick - November 27, 2024
- Daily American - October 27, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 28, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - August 14, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - June 23, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - May 15, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 26, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 15, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - February 19, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - January 18, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 17, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 26, 2023
- USA Today - November 01, 2023
- LA Times - October 26, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - October 16, 2023
- USA Today - October 01, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - July 13, 2023
- Penny Dell Sunday - July 02, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - June 10, 2023
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