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pointes

pointes is the plural of pointe.

Meaning of pointe

Noun

pointe (countable and uncountable, plural pointes)

  1. (ballet) The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.
    • 2007: Classical dance manages to get along without too many momentous events shuddering beneath its pointe work. — The Guardian 5th Jan 2007, p. 3

Phrases with pointes

Questions about pointes

What is pointes the plural of?
Pointes is the plural of pointe.

Words near pointes in the dictionary

  1. pointer finger
  2. pointer fingers
  3. pointerless
  4. pointerlike
  5. pointers
  6. pointes
  7. pointest
  8. pointeth
  9. pointework
  10. pointfree
  11. pointfree topology

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pointes (page history and authors); pointe (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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