- (n.) The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.
- (n.) The act of designating, as a position or direction, by means of something pointed, as a finger or a rod.
- (n.) The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling.
- (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Point.
- (n.) The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.
- (n.) The act of filling and finishing the joints in masonry with mortar, cement, etc.; also, the material so used.
- (n.) The act of sharpening.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). pointing. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/pointing/definitions/2046923 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "pointing" http://smartdefine.org/pointing/definitions/2046923 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "pointing" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/pointing/definitions/2046923> |