Luff vs. Point
Luffnoun
(nautical) The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind.
Luffnoun
(nautical) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
Luffnoun
(nautical) The roundest part of a ship's bow.
Luffnoun
(nautical) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.
Luffverb
To shake due to being trimmed improperly.
Luffverb
To alter course to windward so that the sails luff. (Alternatively luff up)
Luffverb
to let out (a sail) so that it luffs.
Luffverb
(mechanical) To alter the vertical angle of the jib of a crane so as to bring it level with the load.
Luffnoun
The side of a ship toward the wind.
Luffverb
To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to turn the tiller so as to make the vessel sail nearer the wind.
Luffverb
To flutter or shake from being aligned close to the direction of the wind; - said of a sail.
Luffnoun
sailing close to the wind
Luffverb
sail close to the wind
Luffverb
flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides;
Pointnoun
A discrete division of something.
Pointnoun
An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
Pointnoun
A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
Pointnoun
(archaic) Condition, state.
Pointnoun
A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition.
Pointnoun
A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
Pointnoun
A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
Pointnoun
(obsolete) The smallest quantity of something; a jot, a whit.
Pointnoun
(obsolete) A tiny amount of time; a moment.
Pointnoun
A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
Pointnoun
A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
Pointnoun
A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
Pointnoun
(music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
Pointnoun
(by extension) A note; a tune.
Pointnoun
A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
Pointnoun
Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
Pointnoun
(now only in phrases) A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
Pointnoun
Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
Pointnoun
A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
Pointnoun
(mathematics) A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
Pointnoun
(economics) A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
Pointnoun
(typography) a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
Pointnoun
(UK) An electric power socket.
Pointnoun
A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
Pointnoun
(UK) A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
Pointnoun
A sharp extremity.
Pointnoun
The sharp tip of an object.
Pointnoun
Any projecting extremity of an object.
Pointnoun
An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
Pointnoun
(backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
Pointnoun
A peninsula or promontory.
Pointnoun
The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
Pointnoun
Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
Pointnoun
(nautical) The difference between two points of the compass.
Pointnoun
Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
Pointnoun
A railroad switch.
Pointnoun
An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
Pointnoun
A tine or snag of an antler.
Pointnoun
(fencing) A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
Pointnoun
(heraldry) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
Pointnoun
(nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
Pointnoun
(historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
Pointnoun
Lace worked by the needle.
Pointnoun
An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
Pointnoun
The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
Pointnoun
(falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
Pointnoun
The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
Pointnoun
The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
Pointnoun
A vaccine point.
Pointnoun
In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.
Pointnoun
(cricket) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
Pointnoun
The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
Pointnoun
(baseball) The position of the pitcher and catcher.
Pointnoun
(hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
Pointverb
(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
Pointverb
(intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
Pointverb
(intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
Pointverb
(transitive) To direct toward an object; to aim.
Pointverb
To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
Pointverb
(intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.
Pointverb
To repair mortar.
Pointverb
To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
Pointverb
(stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
Pointverb
(transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
Pointverb
To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
Pointverb
(transitive) To mark with diacritics.
Pointverb
(dated) To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.
Pointverb
To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
Pointverb
To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
Pointverb
To sail close to the wind.
Pointverb
To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
Pointverb
To approximate to the surface; to head.
Pointverb
(obsolete) To appoint.
Pointverb
(dated) To give point to (something said or done); to give particular prominence or force to.
Pointverb
To appoint.
Pointverb
To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.
Pointverb
To direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort.
Pointverb
Hence, to direct the attention or notice of.
Pointverb
To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to point a composition.
Pointverb
To mark (a text, as in Arabic or Hebrew) with vowel points; - also called vocalize.
Pointverb
To give particular prominence to; to designate in a special manner; to indicate, as if by pointing; as, the error was pointed out.
Pointverb
To indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game.
Pointverb
To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
Pointverb
To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
Pointverb
To direct the point of something, as of a finger, for the purpose of designating an object, and attracting attention to it; - with at.
Pointverb
To indicate the presence of game by fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
Pointverb
To approximate to the surface; to head; - said of an abscess.
Pointnoun
That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin.
Pointnoun
An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; - called also pointer.
Pointnoun
Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a tract of land extending into the water beyond the common shore line.
Pointnoun
The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick.
Pointnoun
An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has neither length, breadth, nor thickness, - sometimes conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of which a line is conceived to be produced.
Pointnoun
An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant; hence, the verge.
Pointnoun
A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence, figuratively, an end, or conclusion.
Pointnoun
Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints.
Pointnoun
That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as, the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story, etc.
Pointnoun
Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp., the proposition to be established; as, the point of an anecdote.
Pointnoun
A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a punctilio.
Pointnoun
A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time
Pointnoun
A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See Equinoctial Nodal.
Pointnoun
One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See Escutcheon.
Pointnoun
One of the points of the compass (see Points of the compass, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.
Pointnoun
A a string or lace used to tie together certain parts of the dress.
Pointnoun
Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below.
Pointnoun
A switch.
Pointnoun
An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
Pointnoun
A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman.
Pointnoun
The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See Pointer.
Pointnoun
A standard unit of measure for the size of type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica type. See Point system of type, under Type.
Pointnoun
A tyne or snag of an antler.
Pointnoun
One of the spaces on a backgammon board.
Pointnoun
A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point.
Pointnoun
A pointed piece of quill or bone covered at one end with vaccine matter; - called also vaccine point.
Pointnoun
One of the raised dots used in certain systems of printing and writing for the blind. The first practical system was that devised by Louis Braille in 1829, and still used in Europe (see Braille). Two modifications of this are current in the United States: New York point founded on three bases of equidistant points arranged in two lines (viz., : :: :::), and a later improvement, American Braille, embodying the Braille base (:::) and the New-York-point principle of using the characters of few points for the commonest letters.
Pointnoun
In various games, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player himself;
Pointnoun
a geometric element that has position but no extension;
Pointnoun
the precise location of something; a spatially limited location;
Pointnoun
a brief version of the essential meaning of something;
Pointnoun
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process;
Pointnoun
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole;
Pointnoun
an instant of time;
Pointnoun
the object of an activity;
Pointnoun
a V shape;
Pointnoun
a very small circular shape;
Pointnoun
the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest;
Pointnoun
a promontory extending out into a large body of water;
Pointnoun
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list;
Pointnoun
a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
Pointnoun
an outstanding characteristic;
Pointnoun
sharp end;
Pointnoun
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass;
Pointnoun
a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
Pointnoun
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations;
Pointnoun
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer;
Pointnoun
the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point
Pointnoun
a distinguishing or individuating characteristic;
Pointnoun
the gun muzzle's direction;
Pointnoun
a wall socket
Pointnoun
a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs
Pointverb
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively;
Pointverb
be oriented;
Pointverb
direct into a position for use;
Pointverb
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Pointverb
be a signal for or a symptom of;
Pointverb
sail close to the wind
Pointverb
mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
Pointverb
mark with diacritics;
Pointverb
mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
Pointverb
be positionable in a specified manner;
Pointverb
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal;
Pointverb
give a point to;
Pointverb
repair the joints of bricks;
