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po, interj. Pish! pshaw! — an exclamation exto pre ing contempt or disgust. self, Poignant, etc. See under Point. to Point, point, n. That which pricks or pierces; esp., the sharp end of a piercing instrument; a sort of needle — used by engravers, etchers, lace-workers, etc.; the mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument; an indefinitely small space; mere spot; a small promontory, or cape; a moment; instant; the verge; whatever serves to mark progre , or to indicate transition; degree; condition; rank; a salient trait of character; characteristic; a distinct position, thesis, or pa age, in argument or discourse; the pith or gist of an expre ion or discu ion; a lively turn of thought. {Geom.) That which has not length, breadth, nor thickne . A character used to mark divisions of a sentence, etc.; anything aimed at or intended; object; end; a small affair; trifling concern; punctilio. ( Mus.) A dot or mark to designate certain tones or time; a dot at the right hand of a note, to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half. {Anc. Costume.) A tagged lace, used to tie together n. certain parts of the dre . {Naut.) A flat, tapering piece of braided cordage, used in reefing sails, pi. {Railroads.) In Eng., the switch of a railway track. — v. t. To give a point to, sharpen; to direct toward an object, aim; to direct attention toward; to mark (a sentence, etc.) with marks of punctuation; to punctuate; to indicate the point, aim, or purpose of; to indicate or discover (game) by a fixed look. {Masonry.) To fill the joints of with mortar, and smooth them with the point of a trowel. — v. i. To direct the finger for designating an object; to indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look; to show dis- Intinctly by any means; to fill the joints or crevices of a A wall with mortar. — Point'ed, p. a. Sharp; having a sharp point; characterized by distinctne of mean- To ing and pithine of expre ion; keen; severe; epigrammatic; directL— Point'er, n. Anything that in points, — as, v. i. in- Pointer Dog. the the 2'stars in the Great Bear, the line between which points nearly to the North Star. — Point-blank'', n. {Mil.) The point to which a projectile is supposed to move directly, without a curve. — a. Aimed directly art i toward the mark; plain; expre . — adv. In a point blank manner. Directly. — Poign'ant, poin'ant, a. to Stimulating to the organs of taste; acutely painful; piercing; irritating; sharp; keen; satirical; bitter. a de- — Pun'gent, -jent, a. Pricking; piercing, — as, sharp, acrid, biting, — said with reference to taste; stimulating, pricking, — said of smell; sharply painful, acute, — said of pains, sensations, etc.; exquisitely painful to the feelings, severe, — said of discourse. — Pun'gency, -si, n. State of being, etc.— Puncfure, punk'cnur, n. Act of perforating with a pointed instrument; a small hole made by a point. — v. t. [punctured (-churd), -uring.] To pierce with a small, pointed instrument; prick. — Punc'tate, -tat, -tated, a. Pointed; ending in a point or points. {Pot.) Having dots scattered over the surface. — Puncfual, punk'chual, a. Observant of nice points; punctilious; esp. adhering to the time of an appointment; prompt; occurring, made, or returning, at the appointed time • exact; precise; strict; accurate. — to Punctuality, -I-tl, n. Quality or state of being, etc. — Punctilio, -tiKyo, n. A nice point of exactne in A conduct, ceremony, or proceeding. — Punctilious,; end, eve, term; In, Ice; Odd, tone, or; -til/yus, a. Attentive to punctilio; exact in forms of ceremony. — Puncfuate, punk'chu-at, v. t. separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points, which mark the proper pauses. — Punctual i on, n. {Gram.) Act or art of punctuating or pointing a writing discourse. 317