point

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
• COUNT in NET: 49 in 47 verses (in OT : 21 in 21 verses) (in NT : 28 in 26 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

point, v. t. & i. 

 To appoint.  Spenser.  [1913 Webster]

point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See Pungent, and cf. Puncto, Puncture.].

•  That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle; a prick.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant; hence, the verge.  [1913 Webster]

  "When time's first point begun
  Made he all souls."  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "And there a point, for ended is my tale."  [1913 Webster]

  "Commas and points they set exactly right."  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "A lord full fat and in good point."  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "He told him, point for point, in short and plain."  [1913 Webster]

  "In point of religion and in point of honor."  [1913 Webster]

  "Shalt thou dispute
  With Him the points of liberty ?"  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

  "They will hardly prove his point."  [1913 Webster]
•  A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a punctilio.  [1913 Webster]

  "This fellow doth not stand upon points."  [1913 Webster]

  "[He] cared not for God or man a point."  [1913 Webster]
•  A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See Escutcheon.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  A a string or lace used to tie together certain parts of the dress.  Sir W. Scott.  [1913 Webster]
•  Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below.  [1913 Webster]
•  A switch.  [1913 Webster]
•  An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.  [1913 Webster]
•  A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman.  [1913 Webster]
•  The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See Pointer.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  A tyne or snag of an antler.  [1913 Webster]
•  One of the spaces on a backgammon board.  [1913 Webster]
•  A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point.  [1913 Webster]
•  A pointed piece of quill or bone covered at one end with vaccine matter; -- called also vaccine point.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  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.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  In various games, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player himself;  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

  " The word point is a general term, much used in the sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics, perspective, and physics, but generally either in the geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon point, dry point, freezing point, melting point, vanishing point, etc."  [1913 Webster]

At all points, in every particular, completely; perfectly. Shak. -- At point, In point, At the point, In the point, or On the point, as near as can be; on the verge; about (see About, prep., 6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of speaking. “In point to fall down.” Chaucer. “Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken, recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his side.” Milton. -- Dead point. (Mach.) Same as Dead center, under Dead. -- Far point (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with each eye separately (monocular near point). -- Nine points of the law, all but the tenth point; the greater weight of authority. -- On the point. See At point, above. -- Point lace, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished from that made on the pillow. -- Point net, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels lace (Brussels ground). -- Point of concurrence (Geom.), a point common to two lines, but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base. -- Point of contrary flexure, a point at which a curve changes its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and concavity change sides. -- Point of order, in parliamentary practice, a question of order or propriety under the rules. -- Point of sight (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the spectator. -- Point of view, the relative position from which anything is seen or any subject is considered. -- Points of the compass (Naut.), the thirty-two points of division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the directions of east, west, north, and south, are called cardinal points, and the rest are named from their respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N., N. E., etc. See Illust. under Compass. -- Point paper, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil for transferring a design. -- Point system of type. See under Type. -- Singular point (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses some property not possessed by points in general on the curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc. -- To carry one's point, to accomplish one's object, as in a controversy. -- To make a point of, to attach special importance to. -- To make a point, or To gain a point, accomplish that which was proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or position. -- To mark a point, or To score a point, as in billiards, cricket, etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run, etc. -- To strain a point, to go beyond the proper limit or rule; to stretch one's authority or conscience. -- Vowel point, in Arabic, Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.

point, v. t. [Cf. F. pointer. See Point, n.].

•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  To direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort.  [1913 Webster]
•  Hence, to direct the attention or notice of.  [1913 Webster]

  "Whosoever should be guided through his battles by Minerva, and pointed to every scene of them."  [1913 Webster]
•  To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to point a composition.  [1913 Webster]
•  To mark (a text, as in Arabic or Hebrew) with vowel points; -- also called vocalize.  [1913 Webster]
•  To give particular prominence to; to designate in a special manner; to indicate, as if by pointing; as, the error was pointed out.  Pope.  [1913 Webster]

  "He points it, however, by no deviation from his straightforward manner of speech."  [1913 Webster]
•  To indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game.  [1913 Webster]
•  To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.  [1913 Webster]
•  To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.  [1913 Webster]

To point a rope (Naut.), to taper and neatly finish off the end by interweaving the nettles. -- To point a sail (Naut.), to affix points through the eyelet holes of the reefs. -- To point off, to divide into periods or groups, or to separate, by pointing, as figures. -- To point the yards (of a vessel) (Naut.), to brace them so that the wind shall strike the sails obliquely. Totten.

point, v. i. 

•  To direct the point of something, as of a finger, for the purpose of designating an object, and attracting attention to it; -- with at.  [1913 Webster]

  "Now must the world point at poor Katharine."  [1913 Webster]

  "Point at the tattered coat and ragged shoe."  [1913 Webster]
•  To indicate the presence of game by fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.  [1913 Webster]

  "He treads with caution, and he points with fear."  [1913 Webster]
•  To approximate to the surface; to head; -- said of an abscess.  [1913 Webster]

To point at, to treat with scorn or contempt by pointing or directing attention to. -- To point well (Naut.), to sail close to the wind; -- said of a vessel.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

point, n. & v.
--n.
1 the sharp or tapered end of a tool, weapon, pencil, etc.
2 a tip or extreme end.
3 that which in geometry has position but not magnitude, e.g. the intersection of two lines.
4 a particular place or position (Bombay and points east; point of contact).
5 a a precise or particular moment (at the point of death). b the critical or decisive moment (when it came to the point, he refused).
6 a very small mark on a surface.
7 a a dot or other punctuation mark, esp. = full point = FULL(1). b a dot or small stroke used in Semitic languages to indicate vowels or distinguish consonants.
8 = decimal point.
9 a stage or degree in progress or increase (abrupt to the point of rudeness; at that point we gave up).
10 a level of temperature at which a change of state occurs (freezing-point).
11 a single item; a detail or particular (we differ on these points; it is a point of principle).
12 a a unit of scoring in games or of measuring value etc. b an advantage or success in less quantifiable contexts such as an argument or discussion. c a unit of weight (2 mg) for diamonds. d a unit (of varying value) in quoting the price of stocks etc.
13 a (usu. prec. by the) the significant or essential thing; what is actually intended or under discussion (that was the point of the question). b (usu. with neg. or interrog.; often foll. by in) sense or purpose; advantage or value (saw no point in staying). c (usu. prec. by the) a salient feature of a story, joke, remark, etc. (don't see the point).
14 a distinctive feature or characteristic (it has its points; tact is not his good point).
15 pungency, effectiveness (their comments lacked point).
16 a each of 32 directions marked at equal distances round a compass. b the corresponding direction towards the horizon.
17 (usu. in pl.) Brit. a junction of two railway lines, with a pair of linked tapering rails that can be moved laterally to allow a train to pass from one line to the other.
18 Brit. = power point.
19 (usu. in pl.) each of a set of electrical contacts in the distributor of a motor vehicle.
20 Cricket a a fielder on the off side near the batsman. b this position.
21 the tip of the toe in ballet.
22 a promontory.
23 the prong of a deer's antler.
24 the extremities of a dog, horse, etc.
25 Printing a unit of measurement for type bodies (in the UK and US 0.0138 in., in Europe 0.0148 in.).
26 Hunting a a spot to which a straight run is made. b such a run.
27 Heraldry any of nine particular positions on a shield used for specifying the position of charges etc.
28 Boxing the tip of the chin as a spot for a knockout blow.
29 Mil. a small leading party of an advanced guard.
30 hist. a tagged lace for lacing a bodice, attaching a hose to a doublet, etc.
31 Naut. a short piece of cord at the lower edge of a sail for tying up a reef.
32 the act or position of a dog in pointing.
--v.
1 (usu. foll. by to, at) a tr. direct or aim (a finger, weapon, etc.). b intr. direct attention in a certain direction (pointed to the house across the road).
2 intr. (foll. by at, towards) a aim or be directed to. b tend towards.
3 intr. (foll. by to) indicate; be evidence of (it all points to murder).
4 tr. give point or force to (words or actions).
5 tr. fill in or repair the joints of (brickwork) with smoothly finished mortar or cement.
6 tr. a punctuate. b insert points in (written Hebrew etc.). c mark (Psalms etc.) with signs for chanting.
7 tr. sharpen (a pencil, tool, etc.).
8 tr. (also absol.) (of a dog) indicate the presence of (game) by acting as pointer.

Idiom

at all points in every part or respect. at the point of (often foll. by verbal noun) on the verge of; about to do (the action specified). beside the point irrelevant or irrelevantly. case in point an instance that is relevant or (prec. by the) under consideration. have a point be correct or effective in one's contention. in point apposite, relevant. in point of fact see FACT. make (or prove) a (or one's) point establish a proposition; prove one's contention. make a point of (often foll. by verbal noun) insist on; treat or regard as essential. nine points nine tenths, i.e. nearly the whole (esp. possession is nine points of the law). on (or upon) the point of (foll. by verbal noun) about to do (the action specified). point-duty the positioning of a police officer or traffic warden at a crossroad or other point to control traffic. point lace thread lace made wholly with a needle. point of honour an action or circumstance that affects one's reputation. point of no return a point in a journey or enterprise at which it becomes essential or more practical to continue to the end. point of order a query in a debate etc. as to whether correct procedure is being followed. point-of-sale (usu. attrib.) denoting publicity etc. associated with the place at which goods are retailed. point of view
1 a position from which a thing is viewed.
2 a particular way of considering a matter. point out (often foll. by that + clause) indicate, show; draw attention to. point-to-point a steeplechase over a marked course for horses used regularly in hunting. point up emphasize; show as important. score points off get the better of in an argument etc. take a person's point concede that a person has made a valid contention. to the point relevant or relevantly. up to a point to some extent but not completely. win on points Boxing win by scoring more points, not by a knockout.

Etymology

ME f. OF point, pointer f. L punctum f. pungere punct- prick

THESAURUS

point

L, Thule, Ultima Thule, abode, accent, accentuate, ace, acerbity, acidity, acme, acridity, acrimony, aculeate, aculeus, acuminate, acumination, address, advance guard, advantage, affective meaning, aim, aim at, airhead, allude to, ambition, amount, analyze, ancestor, angle, animus, announcer, antecedent, antler, apex, apogee, applicability, applicable, application, apposite, appropriate, appropriateness, apropos, apt, area, article, as regards, ascender, aspect, aspiration, astringency, atom, attribute, auger, avail, avant-garde, awl, ax, azimuth, back, barb, barbed wire, barblet, barbule, barbwire, basis, bastard type, battle line, beachhead, bear, beard, bearing, bearings, behalf, behoof, bellwether, belly, belly laugh, bench mark, bend, bend to, benefit, bent, beside the point, bevel, bias, bifurcation, bight, bill, birthmark, bit, bite, bitter end, bitterness, black letter, blade, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, blue story, bodkin, body, borer, bottom, bottom dollar, boundary, bracket, bradawl, brand, breakwater, bridgehead, bring up, brink, brow, buccinator, burden, burin, bushwhacker, butt, butt end, caesura, caliber, call attention to, caltrop, cant, cap, cape, capital, cardinal point, carpet tack, case, cast, caste mark, causticity, chalk, chalk up, chapter, character, characteristic, check, check off, checkmark, chersonese, cheval-de-frise, chevron, chief thing, chisel, cicatrix, cicatrize, circumstantial, circumstantiality, climax, cloud nine, cockspur, coin, cold steel, colon, coloring, comma, compass, concern, concerning, conduce, conjugate, connotation, consideration, constituent, contribute, convenience, coral reef, core, corner, cornerstone, counsel, count, counter, course, crank, crest, crisis, critical point, crook, crotchet, crown, crumb, crux, culmen, culmination, current, cusp, cuspidate, cut, cutlery, cutter, dab, dagger, dapple, dash, datum, day, decimal point, decline, define, deflection, degree, delimit, delta, demarcate, denotation, descend, descender, desideration, desideratum, design, designate, desire, detail, details, determination, determine, diacritical mark, dibble, die, direct, direct attention to, direction, direction line, directionize, dirty joke, dirty story, discolor, discoloration, dispose, district, dogleg, dole, dot, double entendre, dram, dribble, driblet, drift, drill, drop, droplet, dwarf, earmark, edge, edge tools, effect, elbow, element, ell, em, emphasize, emplacement, en, end stop, engrave, engraving, engraving tool, entity, essence, essential, essential matter, etching ball, etching ground, etching needle, etching point, ethnic joke, exhibit, explorer, extension, extent, extreme, extreme limit, extremity, face, facet, fact, factor, fag end, farthest bound, farthest outpost, farthing, fat-faced type, fateful moment, feature, feet, fid, fierceness, file, first line, fishhook, fitting, fix, fix on, fixed purpose, fleck, flick, flyspeck, focus, focus of attention, focus of interest, font, force, forebear, forefront, foregoer, foreland, forerunner, fork, fragment, freckle, front line, front rank, front runner, front-runner, frontiersman, fugleman, full stop, fun, function, fundamental, funny story, furcation, gaff, gag, gash, germane, gimlet, gist, gnat, go, goad, goal, gobbet, good one, good story, grade, grain, grammatical meaning, granule, gravamen, graver, graving, gravitate, great point, grind, grip, groat, groove, groundbreaker, guide, guts, hack, hair, handful, harbinger, harpoon, harshness, hat pin, hatch, have a tendency, head, heading, headland, heart, heaven, heavens, height, helmsmanship, herald, high noon, high point, highest pitch, highest point, hilltop, hint, hold a heading, hold on, hole, hone, hook, horn, hour, howler, hyphenate, icepick, idea, identify, immaterial, impact, implication, imply, import, important thing, impress, imprint, in point of, in reference to, inappropriate, inapt, incidental, inclination, incline, inconsequential, indicate, individual, inflect, inflection, innovator, instance, instant, intaglio, integer, intendment, intension, intent, intention, interest, interval, iota, irrelevant, issue, italic, item, jape, jest, jestbook, joke, jot, jumping-off place, juncture, kairos, keenness, kernel, keystone, knee, knife, knoll, lance, lancet, landmark, latitude and longitude, laugh, lay, lead, lead runner, leader, lean, leap, lentigo, letter, level, level at, lexical meaning, lie, lieu, ligature, limit, line, line of direction, line of march, literal meaning, little, little bit, living issue, locale, locality, location, locus, lofty peak, logotype, look to, lower case, macula, main point, main thing, majuscule, make a mark, malapropos, mallet, mark, mark off, mark out, marking, marlinespike, material, material point, matter, matter in hand, maximum, meaning, measure, meat, mention, meridian, messenger, microbe, microorganism, midge, milestone, mind, minim, minimum, minor detail, minuscule, minute, minutia, minutiae, mite, modeling clay, modicum, module, mole, molecule, moment, moment of truth, mordacity, mordancy, mote, motif, motive, mottle, mountaintop, mucro, mull, nail, naked steel, navigation, naze, ne plus ultra, neb, needle, ness, nevus, nib, nicety, nick, nisus, no place higher, nook, noon, notch, notion, nuance, nub, nucleus, nutshell, object, objective, oilstone, orientation, ounce, outguard, outpost, overtone, oxgoad, panic, parenthesize, parse, part, particle, particular, pas, patch, pathfinder, pause, peak, pebble, peg, pencil, peninsula, pepper, percentage, period, person, persona, pertinence, pertinent, pi, pic, pica, pico, piece of advice, pigsticker, pike, piloting, pin, pinch, pinhead, pinnacle, pinpoint, pioneer, pitch, pitchfork, pith, pittance, pivot, place, place emphasis on, placement, plan, plane, plateau, play, plunge, poignancy, point at, point at issue, point in question, point out, point to, point up, pointer, pointless, pole, polka dot, position, precedent, precipice, precipitate, precursor, predecessor, pregnant moment, present, prick, prickle, print, problem, profit, project, projection, promontory, prong, property, proportion, proposal, prospectus, psychological moment, punch, punctuate, punctuation, punctuation marks, puncture, puncturer, purport, purpose, quality, quarter, question, quiddity, quill, quoin, railhead, range, range of meaning, ratio, reach, real issue, real meaning, redound to, reef, reference, reference mark, referent, regard, regarding, region, relation, relevance, relevant, remind, remove, reset, resolution, resolve, respect, rib tickler, riddle, ridge, rigor, riot, rocker, roman, roughness, round, rowel, rubric, run, rung, sake, salient point, sandspit, sans serif, say, scale, scar, scarification, scarify, scope, score, scorper, scotch, scout, scrap, scratch, scratching, scream, script, scruple, seal, seam, season, semantic cluster, semantic field, semicolon, sense, serve, service, set, set toward, settle, seventh heaven, severity, shade, shadow, shank, sharpen, sharpener, sharpness, shoulder, show, show a tendency, sick joke, side, sidesplitter, sight gag, sight on, significance, signification, significatum, signifie, sine qua non, single, single out, singleton, sink, site, situation, situs, skewer, sky, small cap, small capital, smidgen, smitch, snip, snippet, solder, soldering iron, something, soul, space, span, span of meaning, spatula, spearhead, specifics, speck, speckle, spell, spiculate, spicule, spiculum, spike, spine, spire, spirit, spit, splash, splotch, spoonful, sport, spot, spotlight, spur, stage, stain, stair, stamp, standard, staple, station, stead, steel, steer, steerage, steering, stem, step, stigma, stigmatize, sting, stint, stop, stormy petrel, story, strap, strawberry mark, streak, stress, stretch, striate, stridency, stringency, stripe, striving, strop, structural meaning, stub, study, stump, style, subject, subject matter, subject of thought, subside, substance, substantive point, suggest, suggestion, sum, sum and substance, summit, swerve, sword, symbolic meaning, tack, tactic, tag, tag end, tail, tail end, tally, tang, taper, tartness, tattoo, tattoo mark, teeth, tend, tend to go, tendency, tenor, text, the bottom line, the point, theme, thimbleful, thing, thought, thrust, thumbtack, tick, tick off, time, time lag, tine, tiny bit, tip, tip-top, tittle, to the point, toad sticker, tongue, top, topic, tor, totality of associations, trace, track, trailblazer, trailbreaker, train, train upon, trait, transferred meaning, tread, trenchancy, trend, trifling amount, trivia, turn, turn upon, turning point, type, type body, type class, type lice, typecase, typeface, typefounders, typefoundry, unadorned meaning, underline, underscore, undertone, unimportant, unit, upmost, upper case, upper extremity, uppermost, use, utmost, value, van, vanguard, vanishing point, vaunt-courier, veer, vehemence, verge, vertex, very top, view, violence, virulence, visual joke, voortrekker, warp, watermark, way, wheeze, whereabout, whereabouts, whet, while, whit, whittle, will, with respect to, work toward, worth, wow, yarn, zag, zenith, zig, zigzag

ROGET THESAURUS

point

Vigor

N vigor, power, force, boldness, raciness, intellectual, force, spirit, point, antithesis, piquance, piquancy, verve, glow, fire, warmth, strong language, gravity, sententiousness, elevation, loftiness, sublimity, eloquence, command of words, command of language, vigorous, nervous, powerful, forcible, trenchant, incisive, impressive, sensational, spirited, lively, glowing, sparkling, racy, bold, slashing, pungent, piquant, full of point, pointed, pithy, antithetical, sententious, lofty, elevated, sublime, eloquent, vehement, petulant, impassioned, poetic, in glowing terms, in good set terms, in no measured terms, thoughts that breath and words that burn.

Intention

N intent, intention, intentionality, purpose, quo animo, project, undertaking, predetermination, design, ambition, contemplation, mind, animus, view, purview, proposal, study, look out, final cause, raison d'etre, cui bono, object, aim, end, the be all and the end all, drift, tendency, destination, mark, point, butt, goal, target, bull's-eye, quintain, prey, quarry, game, decision, determination, resolve, fixed set purpose, settled purpose, ultimatum, resolution, wish, arriere pensee, motive, teleology, intended, intentional, advised, express, determinate, prepense, bound for, intending, minded, bent upon, at stake, on the anvil, on the tapis, in view, in prospect, in the breast of, in petto, teleological, intentionally, advisedly, wittingly, knowingly, designedly, purposely, on purpose, by design, studiously, pointedly, with intent, deliberately, with one's eyes open, in cold blood, for, with a view, with an eye to, in order to, in order that, to the end that, with the intent that, for the purpose of, with the view of, in contemplation of, on account of, in pursuance of, pursuant to, quo animo, to all intents and purposes, The road to hell is paved with good intentions, sublimi feriam sidera vertice.

Circumstance

N circumstance, situation, phase, position, posture, attitude, place, point, terms, regime, footing, standing, status, occasion, juncture, conjunctive, contingency, predicament, emergence, emergency, exigency, crisis, pinch, pass, push, occurrence, turning point, bearings, how the land lies, surroundings, context, environment, location, contingency, dependence (uncertainty), causation, attribution, circumstantial, given, conditional, provisional, critical, modal, contingent, incidental, adventitious, limitative, in the circumstances, under the circumstances, the circumstances, conditions, thus, in such wise, accordingly, that being the case, such being the case, in view of the circumstances, that being so, sith, since, seeing that, as matters stand, as things go, as times go, conditionally, provided, if, in case, if so, if so be, if it be so, depending on circumstances, in certain circumstances, under certain conditions, if it so happen, if it so turn out, in the event of, in such a contingency, in such a case, in such an event, provisionally, unless, without, according to circumstances, according to the occasion, as it may happen, as it may turn out, as it may be, as the case may be, as the wind blows, pro re nata, yet are my sins not those of circumstance.

Degree

N degree, grade, extent, measure, amount, ratio, stint, standard, height, pitch, reach, amplitude, range, scope, caliber, gradation, shade, tenor, compass, sphere, station, rank, standing, rate, way, sort, point, mark, stage, intensity, strength, comparative, gradual, shading off, within the bounds, by degrees, gradually, inasmuch, pro tanto, however, howsoever, step by step, bit by bit, little by little, inch by inch, drop by drop, a little at a time, by inches, by slow degrees, by degrees, by little and little, in some degree, in some measure, to some extent, di grado in grado.

Smallness

N smallness, littleness, tenuity, paucity, fewness, meanness, insignificance (unimportance), mediocrity, moderation, small quantity, modicum, trace, hint, minimum, vanishing point, material point, atom, particle, molecule, corpuscle, point, speck, dot, mote, jot, iota, ace, minutiae, details, look, thought, idea, soupcon, dab, dight, whit, tittle, shade, shadow, spark, scintilla, gleam, touch, cast, grain, scruple, granule, globule, minim, sup, sip, sop, spice, drop, droplet, sprinkling, dash, morceau, screed, smack, tinge, tincture, inch, patch, scantling, tatter, cantlet, flitter, gobbet, mite, bit, morsel, crumb, seed, fritter, shive, snip, snippet, snick, snack, snatch, slip, scrag, chip, chipping, shiver, sliver, driblet, clipping, paring, shaving, hair, nutshell, thimbleful, spoonful, handful, capful, mouthful, fragment, fraction, drop in the ocean, animalcule, trifle, mere nothing, next to nothing, hardly anything, just enough to swear by, the shadow of a shade, finiteness, finite quantity, small, little, diminutive, minute, fine, inconsiderable, paltry, faint, slender, light, slight, scanty, scant, limited, meager, sparing, few, low, so-so, middling, tolerable, no great shakes, below par, under par, below the mark, at a low ebb, halfway, moderate, modest, tender, subtle, inappreciable, evanescent, infinitesimal, homeopathic, very small, atomic, corpuscular, microscopic, molecular, subatomic, mere, simple, sheer, stark, bare, near run, dull, petty, shallow, stolid, ungifted, unintelligent, to a small extent, on a small scale, a little bit, a wee bit, slightly, imperceptibly, miserably, wretchedly, insufficiently, imperfectly, faintly, passably, pretty well, well enough, partially, in part, in a certain degree, to a certain degree, to a certain extent, comparatively, some, rather in some degree, in some measure, something, somewhat, simply, only, purely, merely, at least, at the least, at most, at the most, ever so little, as little as may be, tant soit peu, in ever so small a degree, thus far, pro tanto, within bounds, in a manner, after a fashion, so to speak, almost, nearly, well-nigh, short of, not quite, all but, near upon, close upon, peu s'en faut, near the mark, within an ace of, within an inch of, on the brink of, scarcely, hardly, barely, only just, no more than, about, thereabouts, somewhere about, nearly, say, be the same, be little more or less, no ways, no way, no wise, not at all, not in the least, not a bit, not a bit of it, not a whit, not a jot, not a shadow, in no wise, in no respect, by no means, by no manner of means, on no account, at no hand, dare pondus idonea fumo, magno conatu magnas nugas, small sands the mountain, moments make the year.

End

N end, close, termination, desinence, conclusion, finis, finale, period, term, terminus, endpoint, last, omega, extreme, extremity, gable end, butt end, fag-end, tip, nib, point, tail, verge, tag, peroration, bonne bouche, bottom dollar, tail end, rear guard, consummation, denouement, finish, fate, doom, doomsday, crack of doom, day of Judgment, dies irae, fall of the curtain, goal, destination, limit, determination, expiration, expiry, extinction, extermination, death, end of all things, finality, eschatology, break up, commencement de la fin, last stage, turning point, coup de grace, deathblow, knock-out-blow, sockdolager, ending, final, terminal, definitive, crowning, last, ultimate, hindermost, rear, caudal, vergent, conterminate, conterminous, conterminable, ended, at an end, settled, decided, over, played out, set at rest, conclusive, penultimate, last but one, last but two, unbegun, uncommenced, fresh, finally, in fine, at the last, once for all, as high as Heaven and as deep as hell, deficit omne quod nascitur, en toute chose il faut considerer la fin, finem respice, ultimus Romanorum.

Term

N term, rank, station, stage, step, degree, scale, remove, grade, link, peg, round of the ladder, status, position, place, point, mark, pas, period, pitch, stand, standing, footing, range.

Success

N success, successfulness, speed, advance, trump card, hit, stroke, score, lucky hit, fortunate hit, good hit, good stroke, direct hit, bull's eye, goal, point, touchdown, home run, homer, hole-in-one, grand slam, killing, windfall bold stroke, master stroke, ten strike, coup de maitre, checkmate, half the battle, prize, profit, continued success, good fortune, time well spent, advantage over, upper hand, whip hand, ascendancy, mastery, expugnation, conquest, victory, subdual, subjugation, triumph, proficiency, conqueror, victor, winner, master of the situation, master of the position, top of the heap, king of the hill, achiever, success, success story, succeeding, successful, prosperous, triumphant, flushed with success, crowned with success, victorious, on top, set up, in the ascendant, unbeaten (beat), well-spent, felicitous, effective, in full swing, successfully, well flying colors, in triumph, swimmingly, a merveille, beyond all hope, to some purpose, to good purpose, to one's heart's content, veni vidi vici, the day being one's own, one's star in the ascendant, omne tulit punctum, bis vincit qui se vincit in victoria, cede repugnanti cedendo victor abibis, chacun est l'artisan de sa fortune, dies faustus, l'art de vaincre est celui de mepriser la mort, omnia vincit amor, love conquers all, peace hath her victories no less renowned than war, the race by vigor not by vaunts is won, vincit qui patitur, vincit qui se vincit, The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.

Physical Energy

N energy, physical energy, force, power, keenness, intensity, vigor, strength, elasticity, go, high pressure, fire, rush, acrimony, acritude, causiticity, virulence, poignancy, harshness, severity, edge, point, pungency, cantharides, seasoning, activity, agitation, effervescence, ferment, fermentation, ebullition, splutter, perturbation, stir, bustle, voluntary energy, quicksilver, resolution, exertion, excitation, strong, energetic, forcible, active, intense, deep-dyed, severe, keen, vivid, sharp, acute, incisive, trenchant, brisk, rousing, irritation, poignant, virulent, caustic, corrosive, mordant, harsh, stringent, double-edged, double-shotted, double- distilled, drastic, escharotic, racy, potent, radioactive, strongly, fortiter in re, with telling effect, the steam is up, vires acquirit eundo, the race by vigor not by vaunts is won.

Inextension

N inextension, nonextension, point, dot, atom.

Place

N place, lieu, spot, point, dot, niche, nook, hole, pigeonhole, compartment, premises, precinct, station, area, courtyard, square, abode, locality, ins and outs, every hole and corner, somewhere, in some place, wherever it may be, here and there, in various places, passim.

Wit

N wit, humor, wittiness, sense of humor, attic wit, attic salt, atticism, salt, esprit, point, fancy, whim, drollery, pleasantry, farce, buffoonery, fooling, tomfoolery, shenanigan, harlequinade, broad farce, broad humor, fun, espieglerie, vis comica, jocularity, jocosity, jocoseness, facetiousness, waggery, waggishness, whimsicality, comicality, banter, badinage, retort, repartee, smartness, ready wit, quid- pro-quo, ridicule, jest, joke, jape, jibe, facetiae, levity, quips and cranks, capital joke, canorae nugae, standing jest, standing joke, private joke, conceit, quip, quirk, crank, quiddity, concetto, plaisanterie, brilliant idea, merry thought, bright thought, happy thought, sally, flash of wit, flash of merriment, scintillation, mot, mot pour rire, witticism, smart saying, bon-mot, jeu d'esprit, epigram, jest book, dry joke, quodlibet, cream of the jest, word-play, jeu de mots, play of words, play upon words, pun, punning, double entente, double entendre, quibble, verbal quibble, conundrum, anagram, acrostic, double acrostic, trifling, idle conceit, turlupinade, old joke, tired joke, flat joke, Joe Miller, witty, attic, quick-witted, nimble-witted, smart, jocular, jocose, humorous, facetious, waggish, whimsical, kidding, joking, puckish, playful, merry and wise, pleasant, sprightly, light, spirituel, sparkling, epigrammatic, full of point, ben trovato, comic, zany, madcap, funny, amusing, jokingly, in joke, in jest, in sport, in play, adhibenda est in jocando moderatio, gentle dullness ever loves a joke, leave this keen encounter of our wits, just joking, just kidding, surely you jest!.

Littleness

N littleness, smallness, exiguity, inextension, parvitude, parvity, duodecimo, Elzevir edition, epitome, microcosm, rudiment, vanishing point, thinness, dwarf, pygmy, pigmy, Liliputian, chit, pigwidgeon, urchin, elf, atomy, dandiprat, doll, puppet, Tom Thumb, Hop-o'-my-thumb, manikin, mannikin, homunculus, dapperling, cock-sparrow, animalcule, monad, mite, insect, emmet, fly, midge, gnat, shrimp, minnow, worm, maggot, entozoon, bacteria, infusoria, microzoa, phytozoaria, microbe, grub, tit, tomtit, runt, mouse, small fry, millet seed, mustard seed, barleycorn, pebble, grain of sand, molehill, button, bubble, point, atom, fragment, powder, point of a pin, mathematical point, minutiae, micrometer, vernier, scale, microphotography, photomicrography, micrography, photomicrograph, microphotograph, microscopy, microscope (optical instruments), little, small, minute, diminutive, microscopic, microzoal, inconsiderable, exiguous, puny, tiny, wee, petty, minikin, miniature, pygmy, pigmy, elfin, undersized, dwarf, dwarfed, dwarfish, spare, stunted, limited, cramp, cramped, pollard, Liliputian, dapper, pocket, portative, portable, duodecimo, dumpy, squat, short, impalpable, intangible, evanescent, imperceptible, invisible, inappreciable, insignificant, inconsiderable, trivial, infinitesimal, homoeopathic, atomic, subatomic, corpuscular, molecular, rudimentary, rudimental, embryonic, vestigial, weazen, scant, scraggy, scrubby, thin, granular, shrunk, brevipennate, in a small compass, in a nutshell, on a small scale, minutely, microscopically.

Sharpness

N sharpness, acuity, acumination, spinosity, point, spike, spine, spicule, spiculum, needle, hypodermic needle, tack, nail, pin, prick, prickle, spur, rowel, barb, spit, cusp, horn, antler, snag, tag thorn, bristle, Adam's needle, bear grass, tine, yucca, nib, tooth, tusk, spoke, cog, ratchet, crag, crest, arete, cone peak, sugar loaf, pike, aiguille, spire, pyramid, steeple, beard, chevaux de frise, porcupine, hedgehog, brier, bramble, thistle, comb, awn, beggar's lice, bur, burr, catchweed, cleavers, clivers, goose, grass, hairif, hariff, flax comb, hackle, hatchel, heckle, wedge, knife edge, cutting edge, blade, edge tool, cutlery, knife, penknife, whittle, razor, razor blade, safety razor, straight razor, electric razor, scalpel, bistoury, lancet, plowshare, coulter, colter, hatchet, ax, pickax, mattock, pick, adze, gill, billhook, cleaver, cutter, scythe, sickle, scissors, shears, pruning shears, cutters, wire cutters, nail clipper, paper cutter, sword, bodkin, belduque, bowie knife, paring knife, bushwhacker, drawing knife, drawing shave, microtome, chisel, screwdriver blade, flint blade, guillotine, sharpener, hone, strop, grindstone, whetstone, novaculite, steel, emery, sharp, keen, acute, acicular, aciform, aculeated, acuminated, pointed, tapering, conical, pyramidal, mucronate, mucronated, spindle shaped, needle shaped, spiked, spiky, ensiform, peaked, salient, cusped, cuspidate, cuspidated, cornute, cornuted, cornicultate, prickly, spiny, spinous, spicular, thorny, bristling, muricated, pectinated, studded, thistly, briary, craggy, snaggy, digitated, two-edged, fusiform, dentiform, denticulated, toothed, odontoid, starlike, stellated, stelliform, sagittate, sagittiform, arrowheaded, arrowy, barbed, spurred, acinaciform, apiculate, apiculated, aristate, awned, awny, bearded, calamiform, cone-shaped, coniform, crestate, echinate, gladiate, lanceolate, lanciform, awl, awl-shaped, lance-shaped, awl- shaped, scimitar-shaped, sword-shaped, setarious, spinuliferous, subulate, tetrahedral, xiphoid, cutting, sharp edged, knife edged, sharp as a razor, keen as a razor, sharp as a needle, sharp as a tack, sharpened, set.

VB be sharp, taper to a point, bristle with, render sharp, sharpen, point, aculeate, whet, barb, spiculate, set, strop, grind, chip (flint), cut.

Probity

N probity, integrity, rectitude, uprightness, honesty, faith, honor, bonne foi, good faith, bona fides, purity, clean hands, fairness, fair play, justice, equity, impartiality, principle, even-handedness, grace, constancy, faithfulness, fidelity, loyalty, incorruption, incorruptibility, trustworthiness, truth, candor, singleness of heart, veracity, tender conscience, punctilio, delicacy, nicety, scrupulosity, scrupulousness, scruple, point, point of honor, punctuality, dignity, (repute), respectability, respectableness, gentilhomme, gentleman, man of honor, man of his word, fidus Achates, preux chevalier, galantuomo, truepenny, trump, brick, true Briton, white man, court of honor, a fair field and no favor, argumentum ad verecundiam, upright, honest, honest as daylight, veracious, virtuous, honorable, fair, right, just, equitable, impartial, evenhanded, square, fair and aboveboard, open and aboveboard, white, constant, constant as the northern star, faithful, loyal, staunch, true, true blue, true to one's colors, true to the core, true as the needle to the pole, marble-constant, true- hearted, trusty, trustworthy, as good as one's word, to be depended on, incorruptible, straightforward, frank, candid, open-hearted, conscientious, tender-conscienced, right-minded, high-principled, high-minded, scrupulous, religious, strict, nice, punctilious, correct, punctual, respectable, reputable, gentlemanlike, inviolable, inviolate, unviolated, unbroken, unbetrayed, unbought, unbribed, innocent, pure, stainless, unstained, untarnished, unsullied, untainted, unperjured, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undefiled, undepraved, undebauched, integer vitae scelerisque purus, justus et tenax propositi, chivalrous, jealous of honor, sans peur et sans reproche, high-spirited, supramundane, unworldly, other-worldly, overscrupulous, honorable, bona fide, on the square, in good faith, honor bright, foro conscientiae, with clean hands, a face untaught to feign, bene qui latuit bene vixit, mens sibi conscia recti, probitas laudatur et alget, fidelis ad urnam, his heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth, loyaute m'oblige, loyaute n'a honte, what stronger breastplate than a heart untainted?.

Topic

N topic, subject of thought, material for thought, food for the mind, mental pabulum, subject, subject matter, matter, theme, noemata, topic, what it is about, thesis, text, business, affair, matter in hand, argument, motion, resolution, head, chapter, case, point, proposition, theorem, field of inquiry, moot point, problem, thought of, uppermost in the mind, in petto, under consideration, in question, in the mind, on foot, on the carpet, on the docket, on the tapis, relative to.

Indication

N indication, symbolism, symbolization, semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics, Zeitgeist, characteristic, diagnostic, lineament, feature, trait, fingerprint, voiceprint, footprint, noseprint, cloven hoof, footfall, recognition (memory), diagnostic, divining rod, detector, sign, symbol, index, indice, indicator, point, pointer, exponent, note, token, symptom, dollar sign, dollar mark, type, figure, emblem, cipher, device, representation, epigraph, motto, posy, gesture, gesticulation, pantomime, wink, glance, leer, nod, shrug, beck, touch, nudge, dactylology, dactylonomy, freemasonry, telegraphy, chirology, byplay, dumb show, cue, hint, clue, clew, key, scent, signal, signal post, rocket, blue light, watch fire, watch tower, telegraph, semaphore, flagstaff, cresset, fiery cross, calumet, heliograph, guidon, headlight, mark, scratch, line, stroke, dash, score, stripe, streak, tick, dot, point, notch, nick, print, imprint, impress, impression, keyboard symbols, printing symbols, red letter, italics, sublineation, underlining, bold font, jotting, note, annotation, reference, blaze, cedilla, guillemets, hachure, quotation marks, ", double quotes, " ", parentheses, "( )", brackets, "", braces, "", left arrow, "<", right arrow, ">", forward slash, "/", backward slash, "\", exclamation point, "!", commercial at, "@", pound sign, "#", percent sign, "%", carat, "", ampersand, "&", asterisk, "*", hyphen, "-", dash, "-", "_", em dash, "--", plus sign, "+", equals sign, "=", question mark, "?", period, ", ", semicolon, ", ", colon, ":", comma, ", ", apostrophe, "'", single quote, "'", tilde, "~", badge, criterion, countercheck, countermark, countersign, counterfoil, duplicate, tally, label, ticket, billet, letter, counter, check, chip, chop, dib, totem, tessera, card, bill, witness, voucher, stamp, cacher, trade mark, Hall mark, signature, mark, autograph, autography, attestation, hand, hand writing, sign manual, cipher, seal, sigil, signet, hand and seal, paraph, brand, superscription, indorsement, endorsement, password, watchword, catchword, security card, pass, passkey, credentials, open sesame, timbrology, mot de passe, mot du guet, pass-parole, shibboleth, title, heading, docket, address card, visiting card, carte de visite, insignia, banner, banneret, bannerol, bandrol, flag, colors, streamer, standard, eagle, labarum, oriflamb, oriflamme, figurehead, ensign, pennon, pennant, pendant, burgee, blue Peter, jack, ancient, gonfalon, union jack, banderole, old glory, quarantine flag, vexillum, yellow-flag, yellow jack, tricolor, stars and stripes, bunting, heraldry, crest, coat of arms, arms, armorial bearings, hatchment, escutcheon, scutcheon, shield, supporters, livery, uniform, cockade, epaulet, chevron, garland, love knot, favor, beacon, cairn, post, staff, flagstaff, hand, pointer, vane, cock, weathercock, guidepost, handpost, fingerpost, directing post, signpost, pillars of Hercules, pharos, bale-fire, beacon-fire, l'etoile du Nord, landmark, seamark, lighthouse, balize, polestar, loadstar, lodestar, cynosure, guide, address, direction, name, sign, signboard, warning, omen, prefigurement, trace, record, warning &c, alarm, scepter, trophy, gauge, milestone, milepost, brand, fool's cap, check, telltale, test, mileage ticket, milliary, notification, advertisement, word of command, call, bugle call, trumpet call, bell, alarum, cry, battle cry, rallying cry, angelus, reveille, sacring bell, sanctus bell, exposition &c (explanation), proof, pattern, indicating, indicative, indicatory, denotative, connotative, diacritical, representative, typical, symbolic, pantomimic, pathognomonic, symptomatic, characteristic, demonstrative, diagnostic, exponential, emblematic, armorial, individual, known by, recognizable by, indicated, pointed, marked, denotable, indelible, in token of, symbolically, in dumb show, ecce signum, ex ungue leonem, ex pede Herculem, vide ut supra, vultus ariete fortior, indication, symbolism, symbolization, semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics, Zeitgeist, characteristic, diagnostic, lineament, feature, trait, fingerprint, voiceprint, footprint, noseprint, cloven hoof, footfall, recognition (memory), diagnostic, divining rod, detector, sign, symbol, index, indice, indicator, point, pointer, exponent, note, token, symptom, dollar sign, dollar mark, type, figure, emblem, cipher, device, representation, epigraph, motto, posy, gesture, gesticulation, pantomime, wink, glance, leer, nod, shrug, beck, touch, nudge, dactylology, dactylonomy, freemasonry, telegraphy, chirology, byplay, dumb show, cue, hint, clue, clew, key, scent, signal, signal post, rocket, blue light, watch fire, watch tower, telegraph, semaphore, flagstaff, cresset, fiery cross, calumet, heliograph, guidon, headlight, mark, scratch, line, stroke, dash, score, stripe, streak, tick, dot, point, notch, nick, print, imprint, impress, impression, keyboard symbols, printing symbols, red letter, italics, sublineation, underlining, bold font, jotting, note, annotation, reference, blaze, cedilla, guillemets, hachure, quotation marks, ", double quotes, " ", parentheses, "( )", brackets, "", braces, "", left arrow, "<", right arrow, ">", forward slash, "/", backward slash, "\", exclamation point, "!", commercial at, "@", pound sign, "#", percent sign, "%", carat, "", ampersand, "&", asterisk, "*", hyphen, "-", dash, "-", "_", em dash, "--", plus sign, "+", equals sign, "=", question mark, "?", period, ", ", semicolon, ", ", colon, ":", comma, ", ", apostrophe, "'", single quote, "'", tilde, "~", badge, criterion, countercheck, countermark, countersign, counterfoil, duplicate, tally, label, ticket, billet, letter, counter, check, chip, chop, dib, totem, tessera, card, bill, witness, voucher, stamp, cacher, trade mark, Hall mark, signature, mark, autograph, autography, attestation, hand, hand writing, sign manual, cipher, seal, sigil, signet, hand and seal, paraph, brand, superscription, indorsement, endorsement, password, watchword, catchword, security card, pass, passkey, credentials, open sesame, timbrology, mot de passe, mot du guet, pass-parole, shibboleth, title, heading, docket, address card, visiting card, carte de visite, insignia, banner, banneret, bannerol, bandrol, flag, colors, streamer, standard, eagle, labarum, oriflamb, oriflamme, figurehead, ensign, pennon, pennant, pendant, burgee, blue Peter, jack, ancient, gonfalon, union jack, banderole, old glory, quarantine flag, vexillum, yellow-flag, yellow jack, tricolor, stars and stripes, bunting, heraldry, crest, coat of arms, arms, armorial bearings, hatchment, escutcheon, scutcheon, shield, supporters, livery, uniform, cockade, epaulet, chevron, garland, love knot, favor, beacon, cairn, post, staff, flagstaff, hand, pointer, vane, cock, weathercock, guidepost, handpost, fingerpost, directing post, signpost, pillars of Hercules, pharos, bale-fire, beacon-fire, l'etoile du Nord, landmark, seamark, lighthouse, balize, polestar, loadstar, lodestar, cynosure, guide, address, direction, name, sign, signboard, warning, omen, prefigurement, trace, record, warning &c, alarm, scepter, trophy, gauge, milestone, milepost, brand, fool's cap, check, telltale, test, mileage ticket, milliary, notification, advertisement, word of command, call, bugle call, trumpet call, bell, alarum, cry, battle cry, rallying cry, angelus, reveille, sacring bell, sanctus bell, exposition &c (explanation), proof, pattern, indicating, indicative, indicatory, denotative, connotative, diacritical, representative, typical, symbolic, pantomimic, pathognomonic, symptomatic, characteristic, demonstrative, diagnostic, exponential, emblematic, armorial, individual, known by, recognizable by, indicated, pointed, marked, denotable, indelible, in token of, symbolically, in dumb show, ecce signum, ex ungue leonem, ex pede Herculem, vide ut supra, vultus ariete fortior.