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soft-point

soft-point is the alternative spelling of soft point.

Meaning of soft point

Adjective

soft point (not comparable)

  1. Of a bullet: having an exposed lead point, designed to expand when it hits its target and therefore cause more damage.
    Synonyms:
    softnose

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Questions about soft-point

What is soft-point the alternative spelling of?
Soft-point is the alternative spelling of soft point.

Words near soft-point in the dictionary

  1. soft-pedaling
  2. soft-pedalled
  3. soft-pedalling
  4. soft-pedals
  5. soft-peddle
  6. soft-point
  7. soft-sawder
  8. soft-sawdered
  9. soft-sawdering
  10. soft-sawders
  11. soft-sectored

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Adapted from Wiktionary: soft-point (page history and authors); soft point (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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