| verb | indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively “I showed the customer the glove section” |
| verb | be oriented “The weather vane points North” |
| verb | direct into a position for use “point a gun” |
| verb | direct the course; determine the direction of travelling |
| verb | be a signal for or a symptom of “These symptoms indicate a serious illness” |
| verb | sail close to the wind |
| verb | mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics |
| verb | mark with diacritics “point the letter” |
| verb | mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes |
| verb | be positionable in a specified manner “The gun points with ease” |
| verb | intend (something) to move towards a certain goal “He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face” |
| verb | indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle “the dog pointed the dead duck” |
| verb | give a point to “The candles are tapered” |
| verb | repair the joints of bricks “point a chimney” |
| adjective | having a point |
| adjective | direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant “a pointed critique” |
| indication | noun | the act of indicating or pointing out by name |
| pointer | noun | a mark to indicate a direction or relation |
| steerer | noun | the person who steers a ship |
| steerage | noun | the act of steering a ship |
| steering | noun | the act of steering a ship |
| maneuverable | adjective | capable of maneuvering or changing position |
| maneuverer | noun | a person skilled in maneuvering |
| manoeuvre | noun | a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill |
| head | noun | the part in the front or nearest the viewer |
| heading | noun | the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies |
| guide | noun | someone employed to conduct others |
| channelisation | noun | management through specified channels of communication |
| indicative | adjective | (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly |
| indicant | noun | something that serves to indicate or suggest |
| indicator | noun | a signal for attracting attention |
| signal | noun | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message |
| luff | noun | the act of sailing close to the wind |
| point | noun | a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations |
| target | noun | the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) |
| aim | noun | the action of directing something at an object |
| place | noun | a point located with respect to surface features of some region |
| taper | noun | the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone) |
| pointedness | noun | the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip |