pointing
Pronunciation:
/ˈpɔɪntɪŋ//ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
Example: It's rude to point at other people.
To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
Example: The arrow of a compass points north
To face in a particular direction.
(sometimes figurative) To direct toward an object; to aim.
Example: to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort
verb
Definitions
To appoint.
noun
Definitions
The action of the verb to point.
(usually singular or collective, sometimes proscribed) Mortar that has been placed between bricks to hold them together.
The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.
The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling.