definition of
point

[1] #1 point n. a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates". wn

[2] #2 point v. [indicate, designate, show] 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". wn

[3] #3 point n. the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street". wn

[4] #4 point n. 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". wn

[5] #5 point n. [detail, item] an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information". wn