n. sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"

n. a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"

n. a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"

n. the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"

n. a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point"

n. the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"

n. a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch

n. a position near the goal of the attacking defense man

n. a position of the fielder

n. the action of indicating the presence and location of game

n. the position taken by a hunting dog in pointing game

n. a cross-country run

n. unit of measurement for text characters: one point is 1/72 inches

n. a wall socket

n. the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"

n. an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"

n. the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip

n. a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"

n. any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"

n. a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"

n. an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"

n. a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"

n. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"

n. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"

n. a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"

v. be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"

v. position the mouse pointer on or next to something

v. repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"

v. sail close to the wind

v. give a point to; "The candles are tapered"

v. give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall"

v. direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"

v. be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"

v. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"

adv. completely; "He didn't fully understand"

adj. crowded with or rich in experience or events: "a full life"; "a young mother's crowded days"

adj. having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"

adj. not separated into parts or shares; constituting an undivided unit; "an undivided interest in the property"; "a full share"

adj. having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"

adj. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

adj. including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

adj. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"

adj. being at a peak or culminating point; "broad day"; "full summer"

adj. having volume or depth; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth

adj. filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach"

adj. filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater"

adj. gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves"

adj. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"

n. a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"

n. what a communication that is about something is about

n. information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"

n. new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome"

n. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"

n. a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"

n. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"

n. an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side"

n. a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"

n. an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"

n. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

n. a statement regarded as an object; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"

n. a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"

n. the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars

n. the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"

n. a number that identifies a position relative to an axis

n. one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"

n. one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements"

n. a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"

n. a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"

n. a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"

n. an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"

n. an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue"

n. physical position in relation to the surroundings

n. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

n. a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"

n. what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

n. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"

n. uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"

n. nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

n. a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

n. a line determining the limits of an area

n. a region marking a boundary

n. the outermost or farthest region or point

n. the boundary of a specific area

n. the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

n. any high mountain

n. a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

n. social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"

n. proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"

n. social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"

n. position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"

n. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused"

n. a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"

n. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

n. a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

n. (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"

n. a state of equilibrium

n. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"

n. a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"

n. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"

n. an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side"

n. a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"

n. a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"

n. an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"

n. something of small importance

n. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"

n. some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

n. a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"

n. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"

n. a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"

n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

v. make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"

v. lose thickness; become thin or thinner

v. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

v. weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)

v. teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew"

v. teach by repetition

v. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

v. make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

v. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

v. send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"

v. move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

v. drop a hint; intimate by a hint

v. call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"

v. broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"

v. have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "

v. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

v. convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"

adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

adj. of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food"

adj. doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history"

adj. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"

adj. having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"

adj. marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"

adj. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"

adj. not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial"

adj. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

adj. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"

adj. without reservation or exception

adj. arising from or going to the root; "a radical flaw in the plan"

adj. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"

adj. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"

adj. including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

adj. broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"

adj. having no limits in range or scope; "to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism"- Philip Rahv; "the limitless reaches of outer space"

adj. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

adj. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

adj. lacking any controls: "to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism"- Philip Rahv

adj. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"

adj. completed to perfection

adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

adj. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"

adj. more than adequate; "a generous portion"

adj. characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"

adj. existing in abundance; "abounding confidence"; "whiskey galore"

adj. marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"

adj. affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"

adj. filled with or attended with; "words fraught with meaning"; "an incident fraught with danger"; "a silence pregnant with suspense"

adj. fed beyond capacity or desire

adj. supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction

adj. excessively abundant

adj. overfilled or compacted or concentrated; "a crowded theater"; "a crowded program"; "crowded trains"; "a young mother's crowded days"

adj. filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater"

adj. excessively abundant

adj. filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach"

adj. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

adj. having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"

adj. perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance"

v. become smaller or less active; "Business tapered off"

v. end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"

v. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

adj. filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater"

adj. crowded or massed together; "give me...your huddled masses"; "the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind"

adj. more than adequate; "a generous portion"

adj. having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"; "in long supply"

adj. having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"

adj. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"

adj. representing the full height of the human figure; "a full-length portrait"

adj. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"

adj. (of time) constituting the full extent or duration; "all the livelong day"

adj. including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

adj. including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"

adj. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

adj. successfully completed or brought to an end; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him"

adj. completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention"

adj. using all available resources; "all-out war"; "a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants"

adj. covering the entire surface; "an allover pattern"; "got an allover tan"

adj. toward a full side; "a broadside attack"

adj. thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break"

adj. caught; "a completed forward pass"

adj. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"

adj. given substance or detail; completed; "did not spring full-clad from his imagination"; "a plan fleshed out with statistics and details"

adj. having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness; "a full-blown financial crisis"

adj. complete in every respect; "a full-dress debate"; "a full-dress investigation"

adj. occupying an entire page in a book or paper; "a full-page ad"

adj. thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning"

adj. constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself; "the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities"

adj. thorough; "a sound thrashing"

adj. "an unbroken (complete) set of an encyclopedia"

adj. including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"

adj. with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion; "heart-whole friendship"; "gave wholehearted support to her candidacy"; "wholehearted commitment"; "demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance"

adj. having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"

adj. applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"

adj. having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river"

adj. at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill; "an advanced degree"; "an advanced text in physics"; "special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University"

adj. consisting of or causing a climax; "a climactic development"

adj. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"

adj. highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"

adj. overfull with water; "swollen rivers and creeks"

adj. of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree; "graduate courses"

adj. more than usual: "high risks"; "high winds"; "great expectations"; "great worry"

adj. of education beyond the secondary level; "higher education"; "higher learning"

adj. advanced in complexity or elaboration; "higher finance"; "higher mathematics"

adj. ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual; "soaring prices"

adj. loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"

adj. unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio"

adj. used of the voice

adj. loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss

adj. continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound; "the rumbling rolling sound of thunder"

adj. given to loud offensive talk

adj. having an unusually loud voice

adj. loud and resounding; "plangent bells"; "the plangent minority"

adj. full and loud and deep; "heavy sounds"; "a herald chosen for his sonorous voice"

adj. full of the sound of voices; "a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"

adj. properly nourished

adj. too well nourished

adj. (of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter

adj. (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter

adj. (of livestock) kept and fed in a stall in order to fatten for the market

adj. crowded with or rich in experience or events: "a full life"; "a young mother's crowded days"

adj. crowded or massed together; "give me...your huddled masses"; "the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind"

adj. elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"

adj. having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells

adj. overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"

adj. having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding"

adj. in fancy clothing

adj. having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware; "a crackle glaze"

adj. (of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals; "a damascened sword"

adj. having a woven pattern; "damask table linens"

adj. marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"

adj. having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement; "a crenelated molding"

adj. made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf"

adj. having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation; "an exquisite gilded rococo mirror"

adj. decorated with wormlike tracery or markings; "vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework"

adj. not separated into parts or shares; constituting an undivided unit; "an undivided interest in the property"; "a full share"

adj. representing the full height of the human figure; "a full-length portrait"

adj. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"

adj. (of time) constituting the full extent or duration; "all the livelong day"

n. the property of having only a dull tip (if any)

adj. deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"

adj. not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass"

adj. being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity"

adj. being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity"

adj. including only a part

adj. not comprehensive

adj. holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"

adj. having everything extraneous removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare"

adj. void of thought or knowledge; "a vacant mind"

adj. without an occupant or incumbent; "the throne is never vacant"