Point
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it. To draw attention to something or indicate a direction. To repair mortar. To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction To repair by removing and replacing loose mortar. To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory. To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A discrete divison of something. # An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality. #: The Congress debated the finer points of the bill. # A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture. #: There comes a point in a marathon when some people give up. #: At this point in the meeting, I'd like to propose a new item for the agenda. # Condition, state. #:She was not feeling in good point. # A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition, a focus of conversation or consideration. #:I made the point that we all had an interest to protect. # The smallest quantity of something; a jot, a whit. #*1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.ii: #*:full large of limbe and euery ioint / He was, and cared not for God or man a point. # A tiny amount of time; a moment. # A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position. #: We should meet at a pre-arranged point. # A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. # A purpose or objective. #: Since the decision has already been made, I see little point in further discussion. # A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark. # A distinguishing quality or characteristic. #:Logic isn't my strong point. # Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark. #:The stars showed as tiny points of yellow light. # A tenth; formerly also a twelfth. #:Possession is nine points of the law. # Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc. # A unit of scoring in a game or competition. #: The one with the most points will win the game # A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud). #: 10.5 ("ten point five"; = ten and a half) # A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares. # 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). # An electric power socket. A sharp extremity. # The sharp tip of an object. #: Cut the skin with the point of the knife. # Any projecting extremity of an object. # An object which has a sharp or tapering tip. #:His cowboy belt was studded with points. # Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played. # A peninsula or promontory. # The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force. #* 2005, Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home: America in the Great Stoned Age, 1945–2000, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 978-0-7432-3011-6, [http://books.google.com/books?id=j16Lsej_q-YC&pg=PA189&dq=point page 189]: #*: Willie Jones decided to become Kimani Jones, Black Panther, on the day his best friend, Otis Nicholson, stepped on a mine while walking point during a sweep in the central highlands. # Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction. # A railroad switch. # An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking. #: The point color of that cat was a deep, rich sable. # A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
Example sentence: Winning is fun... Sure. But winning is not the point. Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you've done is the point.
Degree
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder.An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.A stage of rank or privilege; social standing.A ‘step' in genealogical descent.One's relative state or experience; way, manner.The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent.A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as an indication of academic achievement.A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference.A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
Example sentence: Your understanding of what you read and hear is, to a very large degree, determined by your vocabulary, so improve your vocabulary daily.