What is the meaning of the word point?

Answer 1

The word point has many different meanings, but it's most common used ones are:

• A sharp or tapered end: the point of a knife; the point of the antenna.
• An object having a sharp or tapered end: a stone projectile point.
• A tapering extension of land projecting into water; a peninsula, cape, or promontory.
• A mark formed by or as if by a sharp end.
• A mark or dot used in printing or writing for punctuation, especially a period.
• A decimal point.
• Linguistics. A vowel point.
• One of the protruding marks used in certain methods of writing and printing for the blind.
• A score in sports (Basketball, Baseball, football, hockey, curling, etc.)