pointing

Meanings

Plural: pointings

Verb

• indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
• be oriented
• direct into a position for use
• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
• be a signal for or a symptom of
• sail close to the wind
• mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
• mark with diacritics
• mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
• be positionable in a specified manner
• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
• indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
• give a point to
• repair the joints of bricks
• present participle and gerund of point

Noun

• The action of the verb to point.
• The filling of joints in brickwork or masonry with mortar.
• Mortar that has been placed between bricks to fill the gap.
• The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.
• The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling.
• The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.
• In Anglican chant:
• The practice of placing metrical marks in a text (typically a psalm), which indicate the syllables on which the chant should progress to the next note, as well as features such as pauses.
• In Anglican chant:
• A particular arrangement of such marks within a given text.
• Synonym of nikud.

Synonyms

aim, bespeak, betoken, channelise, channelize, charge, designate, direct, guide, head, indicate, level, luff, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, nikud, orient, place, point, repoint, sharpen, show, signal, steer, taper, target