poynt

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English

Noun

poynt (plural poynts)

  1. Obsolete form of point.

Verb

poynt (third-person singular simple present poynts, present participle poynting, simple past and past participle poynted)

  1. Obsolete form of point.

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French point, puint, pointe and Anglo-Norman puingte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pui̯nt/, /ˈpui̯nt(ə)/

Noun

poynt (plural poyntes or poyns)

  1. small hole, puncture, prick
  2. point, very small dot
  3. dot serving as a punctuation mark, point, period
  4. (geometry) point (zero-dimensional mathematical object)
  5. smallest quantity of something, jot, whit
  6. small division of a scale, especially as a unit of measurement, degree
  7. tiny amount of time, instant, moment
  8. particular moment, point in time
  9. decisive moment; moment of action, decision, or opportunity
  10. spot, location, point in space
  11. centerpoint or point of revolution, midpoint, pole
  12. topic of discussion, issue, point
  13. focus of conversation or consideration; main idea, point, central theme
  14. principle, proposition, statement to be followed
  15. proposal, idea, plan of action
    • 14th Century, Chaucer, General Prologue
      This is the poynt, to speken short and pleyn: / That ech of yow, to shorte with oure weye, / In this viage shal telle tales tweye
      This is the idea, to speak briefly and clearly: / That each of you, to make our way feel short, / Shall tell two tales on this journey
  16. purpose, objective, goal, intention
  17. reason, cause
  18. individual element in a larger whole, such as a rule in a code of rules, an item in a list, or a verse of the Bible; detail, article, particular, item
  19. instance, example of a general principle
  20. accusation, charge
  21. stage, phase, as of the moon
  22. condition, state, often specifically a good condition
  23. personal characteristic, quality, often specifically a good quality, virtue
  24. activity, individual action or event
  25. individual skill or technique in some art
  26. point, sharp tip of an object
  27. sharp edge of a blade
  28. pointed weapon, weapon with a sharp tip
  29. (by extension, often plural) armed encounter, combat
  30. other pointed tool, such as a nail or writing stylus
  31. any projecting extremity of an object
  32. headland, peninsula, promontory
  33. vanguard, front line of an army in formation
  34. front point of a horse’s hoof
  35. apex, climax, height
  36. string or lace used to tie together certain garments, particularly armor
  37. (medicine) stitch used in sewing together a wound
  38. (chess) square of a chessboard
  39. (backgammon) any of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played
  40. musical note or phrase, fragment of a tune
  41. (heraldry) point

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: point
  • Yola: pint, peint

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