point of departure
— Noun
– English
～ a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out"
point
— Noun
– English
～ a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
petit point
— Noun
– English
～ needlepoint done with small stitches
petit point
— Noun
– English
～ a small diagonal needlepoint stitch
percentage point
— Noun
– English
～ the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
pedal point
— Noun
– English
～ a sustained bass note
point
— Verb
– English
～ be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
point
— Verb
– English
～ direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
point
— Verb
– English
～ be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
point
— Verb
– English
～ 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"
point
— Verb
– English
～ direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
point
— Verb
– English
～ repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"
point
— Verb
– English
～ give a point to; "The candles are tapered"
point out
— Verb
– English
～ present and urge reasons in opposition
point
— Verb
– English
～ mark with diacritics; "point the letter"
point
— Verb
– English
～ be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"
point jam
— Verb
– English
～ jam a narrow band of frequencies; "We can counter point-jamming effectively"