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point: sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"; a wall socket; the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"; an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"; a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"; the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip; a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"; the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"; 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"; a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"; the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"; a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point"; the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"; a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch; a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect; a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"; a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"; an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"; repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"; be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"; mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes; mark with diacritics; "point the letter"; mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics

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name of the game collapse

cornerstone collapse: a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls; a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies

milestone collapse: stone post at side of a road to show distances; a significant event in your life (or in a project)

critical point collapse

turning point collapse

main point collapse

landmark collapse: an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken; a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land; an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"; the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"

absolute zero collapse: (cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit

freezing point collapse: the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid

bench mark collapse

keystone collapse: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

gravamen collapse

sine qua non collapse

zero collapse: the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale; a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number; indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score"; indicating an initial point or origin; of or relating to the null set (a set with no members); adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"; adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

interrogative collapse: relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation; relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood; "not all questions have an interrogative construction"

bone of contention collapse: the subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money"

point out collapse

subject matter collapse

level at collapse

cross question collapse

question mark collapse: a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question

trial balloon collapse: a balloon sent up to test air currents; a test of public opinion

call attention to collapse

typify collapse: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"; embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"

interrogation collapse: formal systematic questioning; a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder

catechism collapse: an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers; a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views

breaking point collapse: the degree of tension or stress at which something breaks; (psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial

gnat collapse: (British usage) mosquito; any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies

work toward collapse

point-blank collapse: close enough to go straight to the target; "point-blank range"; "a point-blank shot"; in a direct and unequivocal manner; "I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job"

allude to collapse

topic collapse: 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"

point at collapse

crossroads collapse: a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"

focus on collapse: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"

appertaining collapse

pertaining collapse

crisis collapse: a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"; an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"

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