1 | noun | a geometric element that has position but no extension 2 | noun | the precise location of something; a spatially limited location 3 | noun | a brief version of the essential meaning of something 4 | noun | an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole 5 | noun | a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process 6 | noun | an instant of time 7 | noun | the object of an activity 8 | noun | a V shape (40 meanings)

p'oint (IPA: pˈɔɪnt)

point (no hyphenation) (5 letters | 1 syllable)

1300 (High Middle ages) (725 years ago)

1470 (Late Middle ages | European Renaissance) (555 years ago)

Latin

written: 240th most common (1 in 2695 words) (91% noun | 8.9% verb)

spoken: 153rd most common (1 in 1493 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

points | pointed | pointing

aim | idea | intension | object | purport | purpose | sake | significance | detail | item | degree | level | stage | point in time | wee | ... (total: 62)

whole | bluntness | dullness

attracter | attractor | intercept | intersection | intersection point | point of intersection | abutment | antinode | beginning | belly button | bellybutton | blind spot | celestial point | center | centre | ... (total: 255)

component | constituent | element | factor | ingredient | location | import | meaning | significance | signification | fact | state | amount | measure | quantity | ... (total: 85)

anoint | appoint | disappoint | disjoint | joint (total: 5) (based on typical American pronunciation)

joint | paint | pointy | print

pinto | piton

alveolar point | auricular point | basic point defense missile system | blue point | blue point Siamese | boiling point | breaker point | breaking point | case in point | compass point | ... (total: 94)