Meaning

• A discrete division of something.

• A sharp extremity.

• One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.

• A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.

• A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.

• Lace worked by the needle.

  "point de Venise; Brussels point"

• An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.

• The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.

  "The dog came to a point."

• The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.

• The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.

• The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.

• A vaccine point.

• In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.