5 Letter Words with POINT

• the tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object

Synonyms: tip, sharp end, tapered end, end, extremity

• a dot or other punctuation mark, in particular a full stop

• a particular spot, place, or position in an area or on a map, object, or surface

Synonyms: place, position, location, site, spot, area, locality, locale

• a single item or detail in an extended discussion, list, or text

Synonyms: detail, item, particular, fact, thing, piece of information, idea, argument, consideration, factor, element, aspect, regard, respect

• (in sports and games) a mark or unit of scoring awarded for success or performance

• each of thirty-two directions marked at equal distances round a compass

• a socket in a wall for connecting a device to an electrical supply or communications network

• a narrow piece of land jutting out into the sea

Synonyms: promontory, headland, head, foreland, cape, peninsula, bluff, ness, horn, bill

• a junction of two railway lines, with a pair of linked tapering rails that can be moved laterally to allow a train to pass from one line to the other

• a unit of measurement for type sizes and spacing (in the UK and US 0.351 mm, in Europe 0.376 mm)

• a fielding position on the off side near the batter

• (in a motor vehicle) each of a set of electrical contacts in the distributor

• a small leading party of an advanced guard of troops

• the extremities of an animal, typically a horse or cat, such as the face, paws, and tail of a Siamese cat

Synonyms: extremity, furthermost part, limit, margin, edge, border, boundary, periphery

• a spot to which a straight run is made

• a tagged piece of ribbon or cord used for lacing a garment or attaching a hose to a doublet

• a short piece of cord at the lower edge of a sail for tying up a reef

• the action or position of a dog in pointing

• an important phrase or subject, especially in a contrapuntal composition

• direct someone's attention towards something by extending one's finger or something held in one's hand

• give force or emphasis to (words or actions)

• extend (the toes or feet) in line with the leg by tensing the foot and ankle in such a way as to form a point

• fill the joints of (brickwork or masonry) with smoothly finished mortar

• give a sharp, tapered point to

• insert points in (written text of Semitic languages)