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points

  • noun
  • /pɔɪnts/

Exaggerated speech or gestures used for emphasis during a performance.

Other meanings

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

Related words

  • catch points
  • facing points
  • pointsman
  • trailing points
  • trap points
  • experience points
  • nonpoints
  • pointsperson
  • pointswoman

Example sentences

  • “Both sides don't always make equally good points.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “points” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.