pointest

Verb

point (third-person singular simple present points, present participle pointing, simple past and past participle pointed)

1. (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
   • It's rude to point at other people.
2. (intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
   • The arrow of a compass points north
3. (intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
4. (figuratively, sometimes, transitive) To direct toward an object; to aim.
   • to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort
5. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
   • to point a dart, a pencil, or (figuratively) a moral
6. (intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.
   • Tens of thousands of Portuguese, Greek and Irish people have left their homelands this year, many heading for the southern hemisphere. Anecdotal evidence points to the same happening in Spain and Italy.2011 December 21, Helen Pidd, “Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis”, in the Guardian

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