| instruction | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. direction, instruction | a message describing how something is to be done.; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ rule | any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order.; "the rule of St. Dominic" |
| ~ prescript, rule | prescribed guide for conduct or action. |
| ~ rubric | directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book). |
| ~ misdirection | incorrect directions or instructions. |
| ~ name and address, destination, address | written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location. |
| ~ markup | detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics). |
| ~ prescription | directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions.; "I tried to follow her prescription for success" |
| ~ recipe, formula | directions for making something. |
| ~ rule | directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted.; "he knew the rules of chess" |
| ~ stage direction | an instruction written as part of the script of a play. |
| ~ style | editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display. |
| ~ system command | a computer user's instruction (not part of a program) that calls for action by the computer's executive program. |
| n. (act) | 2. didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching | the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill.; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ education | the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university). |
| ~ classroom project | a school task requiring considerable effort. |
| ~ classwork | the part of a student's work that is done in the classroom. |
| ~ homework, prep, preparation | preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home). |
| ~ lesson | a task assigned for individual study.; "he did the lesson for today" |
| ~ coeducation | education of men and women in the same institutions. |
| ~ continuing education | a program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-time. |
| ~ course, course of instruction, course of study, class | education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings.; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" |
| ~ elementary education | education in elementary subjects (reading and writing and arithmetic) provided to young students at a grade school. |
| ~ extension service, university extension, extension | an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students. |
| ~ extracurricular activity | educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum. |
| ~ higher education | education provided by a college or university. |
| ~ secondary education | education beyond the elementary grades; provided by a high school or college preparatory school. |
| ~ team teaching | a method of coordinated classroom teaching involving a team of teachers working together with a single group of students. |
| ~ work-study program | an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study. |
| ~ point system | a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules. |
| ~ education | the gradual process of acquiring knowledge.; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's" |
| ~ academic program | (education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education). |
| ~ department of education, education department, education | the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979. |
| ~ tuition, tuition fee | a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education).; "tuition and room and board were more than $25,000" |
| n. (act) | 3. instruction, pedagogy, teaching | the profession of a teacher.; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" |
| ~ education | the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university). |
| ~ catechesis | oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation). |
| ~ catechetical instruction | teaching religious principles by questions and answers. |
| ~ language teaching | teaching people to speak and understand a foreign language. |
| ~ teaching reading | teaching beginners to read. |
| ~ schooling | the act of teaching at school. |
| ~ indoctrination | teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically. |
| ~ tutelage, tutorship, tuition | teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately). |
| ~ lesson | a unit of instruction.; "he took driving lessons" |
| ~ hypnopedia, sleep-learning | teaching during sleep (as by using recordings to teach a foreign language to someone who is asleep). |
| ~ spoonfeeding | teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought. |
| ~ lecturing, lecture | teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class). |
| n. (communication) | 4. command, instruction, program line, statement | (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ computer code, code | (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions. |
| ~ computer program, computer programme, programme, program | (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute.; "the program required several hundred lines of code" |
| ~ call | an instruction that interrupts the program being executed.; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed" |
| ~ command line | commands that a user types in order to run an application. |
| ~ link | (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list. |
| ~ macro, macro instruction | a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language. |
| ~ system error | an instruction that is either not recognized by an operating system or is in violation of the procedural rules. |
| ~ toggle | any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time. |
| lecture | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. lecture, public lecture, talk | a speech that is open to the public.; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications" |
| ~ speech, address | the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience.; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets" |
| n. (communication) | 2. lecture, speech, talking to | a lengthy rebuke.; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" |
| ~ rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval | an act or expression of criticism and censure.; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" |
| ~ preaching, sermon | a moralistic rebuke.; "your preaching is wasted on him" |
| ~ curtain lecture | a private lecture to a husband by his wife. |
| n. (act) | 3. lecture, lecturing | teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class). |
| ~ course, course of instruction, course of study, class | education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings.; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" |
| ~ teaching, pedagogy, instruction | the profession of a teacher.; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" |
| ~ lecture demonstration | presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about. |
| ~ talk | the act of giving a talk to an audience.; "I attended an interesting talk on local history" |
| v. (communication) | 4. lecture, talk | deliver a lecture or talk.; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" |
| ~ preach, prophesy | deliver a sermon.; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday" |
| ~ instruct, teach, learn | impart skills or knowledge to.; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" |
| v. (communication) | 5. bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce | censure severely or angrily.; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" |
| ~ castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct | censure severely.; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" |
| ~ brush down, tell off | reprimand.; "She told the misbehaving student off" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| appoint | | |
| v. (social) | 1. appoint, constitute, name, nominate | create and charge with a task or function.; "nominate a committee" |
| ~ institute, establish, found, plant, constitute | set up or lay the groundwork for.; "establish a new department" |
| ~ pack | set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome.; "pack a jury" |
| ~ co-opt | appoint summarily or commandeer.; "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups" |
| v. (social) | 2. appoint, charge | assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to.; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" |
| ~ assign, delegate, designate, depute | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person). |
| ~ depute, deputise, deputize | appoint as a substitute. |
| ~ name, nominate, make | charge with a function; charge to be.; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" |
| ~ authorise, empower, authorize | give or delegate power or authority to.; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers" |
| ~ accredit | provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials. |
| ~ create | invest with a new title, office, or rank.; "Create one a peer" |
| v. (possession) | 3. appoint | furnish.; "a beautifully appointed house" |
| ~ equip, fit out, outfit, fit | provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose.; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" |
| indicate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal | be a signal for or a symptom of.; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" |
| ~ augur, auspicate, bode, foreshadow, omen, portend, presage, betoken, predict, prefigure, prognosticate, forecast, foretell | indicate by signs.; "These signs bode bad news" |
| ~ mark | designate as if by a mark.; "This sign marks the border" |
| ~ tell | let something be known.; "Tell them that you will be late" |
| v. (communication) | 2. designate, indicate, point, 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" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ point | indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle.; "the dog pointed the dead duck" |
| ~ finger | indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments. |
| ~ call attention, point out, signalise, signalize | point out carefully and clearly. |
| ~ reflect | manifest or bring back.; "This action reflects his true beliefs" |
| v. (communication) | 3. indicate | to state or express briefly.; "indicated his wishes in a letter" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ record, register, read, show | indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments.; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" |
| ~ signify | make known with a word or signal.; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal" |
| ~ call | indicate a decision in regard to.; "call balls and strikes behind the plate" |
| v. (communication) | 4. argue, indicate | give evidence of.; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" |
| ~ present, lay out, represent | bring forward and present to the mind.; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" |
| v. (communication) | 5. indicate, suggest | suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine.; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| instruct | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. instruct, learn, teach | impart skills or knowledge to.; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" |
| ~ larn, learn, acquire | gain knowledge or skills.; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" |
| ~ train, educate, prepare, develop | create by training and teaching.; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" |
| ~ indoctrinate | teach doctrines to; teach uncritically.; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples" |
| ~ drill | teach by repetition. |
| ~ catechise, catechize | give religious instructions to. |
| ~ reinforce, reward | strengthen and support with rewards.; "Let's reinforce good behavior" |
| ~ spoonfeed | teach without challenging the students.; "This professor spoonfeeds his students" |
| ~ induct | introduce or initiate.; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession" |
| ~ mentor | serve as a teacher or trusted counselor.; "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring" |
| ~ tutor | be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction.; "She tutored me in Spanish" |
| ~ unteach | cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier. |
| ~ unteach | cause to unlearn.; "teach somebody to unlearn old habits or methods" |
| ~ ground | instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject. |
| ~ lecture, talk | deliver a lecture or talk.; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ coach, train | teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports.; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew" |
| ~ edify, enlighten | make understand.; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal" |
| ~ condition | establish a conditioned response. |
| v. (communication) | 2. instruct | give instructions or directions for some task.; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation" |
| ~ order, enjoin, tell, say | give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority.; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" |
| ~ charge | instruct or command with authority.; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem" |
| ~ charge | instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence. |
| v. (communication) | 3. apprise, apprize, instruct | make aware of.; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?" |
| ~ direct | give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction.; "I directed them towards the town hall" |
| ~ brief | give essential information to someone.; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| point | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. point | a geometric element that has position but no extension.; "a point is defined by its coordinates" |
| ~ attracter, attractor | (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system. |
| ~ intersection, intersection point, point of intersection | a point where lines intersect. |
| ~ component, element, factor, ingredient, constituent | an abstract part of something.; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" |
| ~ intercept | the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis. |
| n. (location) | 2. point | the precise location of something; a spatially limited location.; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" |
| ~ location | a point or extent in space. |
| ~ punctum | (anatomy) a point or small area. |
| ~ optic disc, optic disk, blind spot | the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light. |
| ~ belly button, bellybutton, navel, omphalos, omphalus, umbilicus | a scar where the umbilical cord was attached.; "you were not supposed to show your navel on television"; "they argued whether or not Adam had a navel"; "she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton" |
| ~ mcburney's point | a point one third of the way along a line drawn from the hip to the umbilicus; the point of maximum sensitivity in acute appendicitis. |
| ~ node | (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system. |
| ~ antinode | (physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system. |
| ~ origin, source, root, rootage, beginning | the place where something begins, where it springs into being.; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root" |
| ~ celestial point | a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere). |
| ~ midpoint, centre, center | a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure. |
| ~ crinion, trichion | point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead. |
| ~ chokepoint | a point of congestion or blockage.; "the bridge is always a chokepoint at rush hour" |
| ~ corner | the point where two lines meet or intersect.; "the corners of a rectangle" |
| ~ crossing | a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect. |
| ~ focus | a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section. |
| ~ geographic point, geographical point | a point on the surface of the Earth. |
| ~ ground zero | the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon. |
| ~ hot spot, hotspot | a point of relatively intense heat or radiation. |
| ~ midair | some point in the air; above ground level.; "the planes collided in midair" |
| ~ abutment | point of contact between two objects or parts. |
| ~ position, place | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| ~ position | the appropriate or customary location.; "the cars were in position" |
| ~ pressure point | any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point. |
| ~ military position, position | a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons. |
| ~ corner | the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect.; "the corners of a cube" |
| ~ place, spot, topographic point | a point located with respect to surface features of some region.; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" |
| ~ vanishing point | the point beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist. |
| ~ focal point, focus | a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges. |
| ~ hilum | the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle. |
| ~ nidus, focal point, focus | a central point or locus of an infection in an organism.; "the focus of infection" |
| n. (communication) | 3. point | 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" |
| ~ meaning, signification, import, significance | the message that is intended or expressed or signified.; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" |
| ~ bottom line | the decisive point. |
| ~ crux of the matter, crux | the most important point. |
| ~ rallying point | a point or principle on which scattered or opposing groups can come together. |
| ~ talking point | an especially persuasive point helping to support an argument or discussion. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. detail, item, point | an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole.; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" |
| ~ fact | a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.; "first you must collect all the facts of the case" |
| ~ minutia | a small or minor detail.; "he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code" |
| ~ nook and cranny, nooks and crannies | something remote.; "he explored every nook and cranny of science" |
| ~ regard, respect | (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point.; "it differs in that respect" |
| ~ sticking point | a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal. |
| ~ technicality, trifle, triviality | a detail that is considered insignificant. |
| n. (state) | 5. degree, level, point, stage | a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process.; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ ladder | ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress.; "he climbed the career ladder" |
| ~ acme, meridian, summit, tiptop, elevation, height, pinnacle, superlative, peak, top | the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" |
| ~ extent | the point or degree to which something extends.; "the extent of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a certain extent she was right" |
| ~ resultant, end point | the final point in a process. |
| ~ standard of life, standard of living | a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group.; "they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country"; "the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic production system" |
| ~ plane | a level of existence or development.; "he lived on a worldly plane" |
| ~ state of the art | the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time.; "the state of the art in space travel" |
| ~ ultimacy, ultimateness | the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance,.; "the ultimacy of these social values" |
| ~ quickening | the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus. |
| ~ climax | the most severe stage of a disease. |
| n. (time) | 6. point, point in time | an instant of time.; "at that point I had to leave" |
| ~ quantity, measure, amount | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify. |
| ~ distance | a remote point in time.; "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details" |
| ~ particular date, date | a particular but unspecified point in time.; "they hoped to get together at an early date" |
| ~ deadline | the point in time at which something must be completed. |
| ~ arrival time, time of arrival | the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to arrive at a given destination. |
| ~ departure time, time of departure | the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to depart from a given point of origin. |
| ~ midterm | middle of an academic term or a political term in office. |
| ~ full term, term | the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent.; "a healthy baby born at full term" |
| ~ midterm | the middle of the gestation period. |
| ~ moment, instant, minute, second | a particular point in time.; "the moment he arrived the party began" |
| ~ run-time | the time at which a (software or multimedia) program is run. |
| ~ commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, kickoff, start, first | the time at which something is supposed to begin.; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" |
| ~ middle | time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period.; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April" |
| ~ end, ending | the point in time at which something ends.; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" |
| ~ phase angle, phase | a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle. |
| ~ show time | the point in time at which an entertainment (a movie or television show etc.) is scheduled to begin. |
| ~ then | that time; that moment.; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on" |
| n. (cognition) | 7. point | the object of an activity.; "what is the point of discussing it?" |
| ~ objective, aim, object, target | the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable).; "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" |
| n. (shape) | 8. peak, point, tip | a V shape.; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" |
| ~ alpenstock | a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers. |
| ~ arrowhead | the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow. |
| ~ knife | a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point. |
| ~ pencil | a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood. |
| ~ sword, steel, blade, brand | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard. |
| ~ widow's peak | a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead. |
| ~ cusp | small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth. |
| ~ convex shape, convexity | a shape that curves or bulges outward. |
| ~ cone shape, conoid, cone | a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point. |
| ~ head | the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates). |
| n. (shape) | 9. dot, point | a very small circular shape.; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots" |
| ~ disk, saucer, disc | something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate.; "the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky" |
| n. (quantity) | 10. point | the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest.; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points" |
| ~ extra point, point after, point after touchdown | in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown. |
| ~ unit, unit of measurement | any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange.; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume" |
| ~ score | a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest.; "the score was 7 to 0" |
| ~ advantage | (tennis) first point scored after deuce. |
| ~ set point | (tennis) the final point needed to win a set in tennis. |
| ~ match point | (tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis). |
| n. (object) | 11. point | a promontory extending out into a large body of water.; "they sailed south around the point" |
| ~ foreland, headland, promontory, head | a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea). |
| n. (communication) | 12. item, point | a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list.; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" |
| ~ list, listing | a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics). |
| ~ agenda item | one of the items to be considered. |
| ~ incidental | an item that is incidental. |
| ~ inventory item | an item listed in an inventory. |
| ~ line item | an item in an appropriation bill.; "Some governors can veto line items in their state budgets" |
| ~ news item | an item in a newspaper. |
| ~ position, place | an item on a list or in a sequence.; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position" |
| ~ component part, part, portion, component, constituent | something determined in relation to something that includes it.; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" |
| n. (linkdef) | 13. point | a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect. |
| ~ relevance, relevancy | the relation of something to the matter at hand. |
| n. (attribute) | 14. point, spot | an outstanding characteristic.; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" |
| ~ characteristic | a distinguishing quality. |
| n. (artifact) | 15. point | sharp end.; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" |
| ~ arrowhead | the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow. |
| ~ awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes. |
| ~ barb | a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove. |
| ~ barb | the pointed part of barbed wire. |
| ~ cusp | point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch). |
| ~ diamond point | a very hard small point made from a diamond. |
| ~ ice pick, icepick | pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice. |
| ~ knife | edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle. |
| ~ needle | a sharp pointed implement (usually steel). |
| ~ nib, pen nib | the writing point of a pen. |
| ~ pencil | a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood. |
| ~ pike | a sharp point (as on the end of a spear). |
| ~ pin | a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things. |
| ~ pinpoint | the sharp point of a pin. |
| ~ spear-point, spearpoint, spearhead | the head and sharpened point of a spear. |
| ~ spike | each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves).; "the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game"; "golfers' spikes damage the putting greens" |
| ~ end, terminal | either extremity of something that has length.; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix" |
| n. (linkdef) | 16. compass point, point | any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass.; "he checked the point on his compass" |
| ~ direction | the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves.; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind" |
| ~ cardinal compass point | one of the four main compass points. |
| ~ nbe, north by east | the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north. |
| ~ nne, nor'-nor'-east, north northeast | the compass point that is midway between north and northeast. |
| ~ nebn, northeast by north | the compass point that is one point north of northeast. |
| ~ nor'-east, northeast, northeastward, ne | the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees. |
| ~ nebe, northeast by east | the compass point that is one point east of northeast. |
| ~ east northeast, ene | the compass point midway between northeast and east. |
| ~ east by north, ebn | the compass point that is one point north of due east. |
| ~ east by south, ebs | the compass point that is one point south of due east. |
| ~ east southeast, ese | the compass point midway between east and southeast. |
| ~ sebe, southeast by east | the compass point that is one point east of southeast. |
| ~ sou'-east, southeast, southeastward, se | the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees. |
| ~ sebs, southeast by south | the compass point that is one point south of southeast. |
| ~ sou'-sou'-east, south southeast, sse | the compass point midway between south and southeast. |
| ~ sbe, south by east | the compass point that is one point east of due south. |
| ~ sbw, south by west | the compass point that is one point west of due south. |
| ~ sou'-sou'-west, south southwest, ssw | the compass point midway between south and southwest. |
| ~ southwest by south, swbs | the compass point that is one point south of southwest. |
| ~ sou'-west, southwest, southwestward, sw | the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees. |
| ~ southwest by west, swbw | the compass point that is one point west of southwest. |
| ~ west southwest, wsw | the compass point midway between west and southwest. |
| ~ wbs, west by south | the compass point that is one point south of due west. |
| ~ wbn, west by north | the compass point that is one point north of due west. |
| ~ west northwest, wnw | the compass point midway between west and northwest. |
| ~ northwest by west, nwbw | the compass point that is one point west of northwest. |
| ~ nor'-west, northwestward, nw, northwest | the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees. |
| ~ northwest by north, nwbn | the compass point that is one point north of northwest. |
| ~ nnw, nor'-nor'-west, north northwest | the compass point that is midway between north and northwest. |
| ~ nbw, north by west | the compass point that is one point west of due north. |
| n. (quantity) | 17. point | a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch. |
| ~ linear measure, linear unit | a unit of measurement of length. |
| ~ pica em, em, pica | a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing. |
| n. (possession) | 18. point | one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan. |
| ~ loan | the temporary provision of money (usually at interest). |
| n. (communication) | 19. full point, full stop, period, point, stop | a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations.; "in England they call a period a stop" |
| ~ punctuation mark, punctuation | the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases. |
| ~ suspension point | (usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete. |
| n. (communication) | 20. head, point | a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer.; "the point of the arrow was due north" |
| ~ mark | a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation).; "his answer was just a punctuation mark" |
| ~ arrow, pointer | a mark to indicate a direction or relation. |
| n. (communication) | 21. decimal point, percentage point, point | the dot at the left of a decimal fraction. |
| ~ mathematical notation | a notation used by mathematicians. |
| n. (attribute) | 22. point, pointedness | the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip. |
| ~ taper | the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone). |
| n. (attribute) | 23. point | a distinguishing or individuating characteristic.; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points" |
| ~ characteristic | a distinguishing quality. |
| ~ selling point | a characteristic of something that is up for sale that makes it attractive to potential customers. |
| n. (artifact) | 24. gunpoint, point | the gun muzzle's direction.; "he held me up at the point of a gun" |
| ~ gun muzzle, muzzle | the open circular discharging end of a gun. |
| n. (artifact) | 25. point, power point | a wall socket. |
| ~ electric outlet, electric receptacle, electrical outlet, wall plug, wall socket, outlet | receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices. |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| n. (artifact) | 26. breaker point, distributor point, point | a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs. |
| ~ tangency, contact | (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact.; "they forget to solder the contacts" |
| ~ electrical distributor, distributer, distributor | electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence. |
| v. (stative) | 27. orient, point | be oriented.; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward" |
| ~ lie | be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position. |
| v. (competition) | 28. charge, level, point | direct into a position for use.; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" |
| ~ aim, take aim, train, direct, take | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" |
| ~ point | be positionable in a specified manner.; "The gun points with ease" |
| v. (motion) | 29. channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer | direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. |
| ~ dock | maneuver into a dock.; "dock the ships" |
| ~ sheer | cause to sheer.; "She sheered her car around the obstacle" |
| ~ pull over | steer a vehicle to the side of the road.; "The car pulled over when the ambulance approached at high speed" |
| ~ helm | be at or take the helm of.; "helm the ship" |
| ~ crab | direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind. |
| ~ navigate | direct carefully and safely.; "He navigated his way to the altar" |
| ~ stand out | steer away from shore, of ships. |
| ~ starboard | turn to the right, of helms or rudders. |
| ~ conn | conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane. |
| ~ navigate, pilot | act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance.; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?" |
| ~ canalise, canalize, channel | direct the flow of.; "channel information towards a broad audience" |
| ~ tree, corner | force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape. |
| ~ park | maneuver a vehicle into a parking space.; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?" |
| ~ control, command | exercise authoritative control or power over.; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" |
| v. (motion) | 30. luff, point | sail close to the wind. |
| ~ navigation, pilotage, piloting | the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place. |
| ~ sail | travel on water propelled by wind.; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on" |
| v. (contact) | 31. point | mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics. |
| ~ mark, tag, label | attach a tag or label to.; "label these bottles" |
| v. (contact) | 32. point | mark with diacritics.; "point the letter" |
| ~ mark, tag, label | attach a tag or label to.; "label these bottles" |
| v. (contact) | 33. point | mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes. |
| ~ mark, tag, label | attach a tag or label to.; "label these bottles" |
| v. (competition) | 34. point | be positionable in a specified manner.; "The gun points with ease" |
| ~ point, level, charge | direct into a position for use.; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (competition) | 35. aim, direct, place, point, target | intend (something) to move towards a certain goal.; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" |
| ~ address | direct a question at someone. |
| ~ aim, take aim, train, direct, take | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" |
| ~ home in, range in, zero in | direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids. |
| v. (communication) | 36. point | indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle.; "the dog pointed the dead duck" |
| ~ point, 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" |
| v. (change) | 37. point, sharpen, taper | give a point to.; "The candles are tapered" |
| ~ change form, change shape, deform | assume a different shape or form. |
| ~ acuminate | make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point. |
| v. (change) | 38. point, repoint | repair the joints of bricks.; "point a chimney" |
| ~ bushel, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, doctor, touch on, restore | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" |
| teach | | |
| n. (person) | 1. blackbeard, edward teach, edward thatch, teach, thatch | an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718). |
| ~ buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover, pirate | someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation. |
| v. (change) | 2. teach | accustom gradually to some action or attitude.; "The child is taught to obey her parents" |
| ~ accustom, habituate | make psychologically or physically used (to something).; "She became habituated to the background music" |
| tutor | | |
| n. (person) | 1. coach, private instructor, tutor | a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.). |
| ~ singing, vocalizing | the act of singing vocal music. |
| ~ crammer | a teacher who is paid to cram students for examinations. |
| ~ instructor, teacher | a person whose occupation is teaching. |
| v. (communication) | 2. tutor | be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction.; "She tutored me in Spanish" |
| ~ instruct, teach, learn | impart skills or knowledge to.; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" |
| v. (social) | 3. tutor | act as a guardian to someone. |
| ~ interrelate, relate | be in a relationship with.; "How are these two observations related?" |
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