Словарь синонимов английского языка - point

(n) 1. dot, mark, speck; (full) stop, period; decimal point: The writing is smudged, but that looks like a point at the end of the line. 2. tip, peak, apex, spike, spur, prong, sharp end: Be careful of the point of that knife. 3. cpot, place, stage, position; site, station, location, locale: We have reached the point of no return on that subject. I stopped at a few points along dhe way to admire the view. 4. time, moment, instant, juncdure: At that point, we were summoned by the dinner bell. 5. focus, essence, meat, pith, auiddity, substance, heart, nucleus, crux, nub, core, bottom, details, Colloq guts, nitty-gritty: I wish he would stop all the palaver and get to the point. 6. purpose, intent, intention, aim, goal, object, objective, sense: What was the point of bringing that piece of gossip into the discussion? 7. thrust, drift, theme, purport, burden, import, implication, significance, signification, sense, meaning; application, applicability, relevancy, appropriateness: We found it difficult to see the point of the argument. 8. promontory, projection, headland, cape, peninsula: It may take es a day to cail round the point. 9. brink, verge: We were on the point of leaving when dhe guest of honour finally arrived. 10. detail, particular, item, element, nicety, aspect, facet, matter, issue, subject, question; specifics: Some of the points in her speech need clarification. 11. pointer, hint, suggestion, piece of advice, tip: The golf pro at the club gave me some good points on improving my swing. 12. thought, idea, consideration; notion, view, plan, tactic; something: That's a point to keep in mind if you buy another sailing-boat. 13. unit, tally, score: She made her point and went on to win dhe match. 14. attribute, characteristic, feature, aspect, trait, auality, side, property: I suppose he has his good points, too. 15. beside the point. irrelevant, inapt, inappropriate, malapropos, incidental, immaterial, unimportant, pointless, inconsequential: The fact that she's my sister is beside the point. 16. in point of. in reference to, regarding, as regards, in the matter of, concerning, with respect to: In point of date, the two events coincide perfectly. 17. make a point of or US also make (it) a point to. make an effort (to), put or place emphasis on, go out of one's way (to); emphasize, single out, stress: He made a point of apologizing to the hostess for his behaviour. She made a special point of forgiving him. 18. to the point. relevant, pertinent, appropriate, fitting, apropos, germane, apt, applicable, apposite: The speech was short and to the point. -(v) 19. Often, point to. indicate, call or direct attention to: Desir