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points

name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /pɔɪnts/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔɪnts
  • CMU ARPABET: P OY1 N T S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of point

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, plural, plural-only

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: switch

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Exaggerated speech or gestures used for emphasis during a performance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

third-person singular simple present indicative of point

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: výhybka — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Danish: sporskifte — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Danish: skiftespor — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Dutch: wissel — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Finnish: vaihde — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • French: aiguille — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • German: Weiche — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Hebrew: מָסוֹט (masót) — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Hebrew: מִפְלַג (miflág) — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Icelandic: skiptispor — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Ingrian: strelkka — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Italian: scambio — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Italian: deviatoio — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sporveksel — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pens — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sporveksel — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Polish: rozjazd — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Romanian: macaz — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Russian: стре́лка (strélka) — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Slovak: výhybka — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Spanish: chucho — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Spanish: suiche — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Turkish: makas — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
  • Ukrainian: стрі́лка (strílka) — movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another
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