Meaning

Anything that points or is used for pointing..

Definitions by Sense

1. Anything that points or is used for pointing.
2. (chiefly in the plural) A tip, a bit of advice.
3. Something that gives a point (sharp end) to something.
4. (in combinations) Something worth a given number of points.

Example Sentences

The instructor gave me some pointers on writing a good paper.

In a paper to the Institute of Locomotive Engineers on February 17 which ranged over the whole subject of auxiliary services on London Transport rolling stock, Mr. R. I. D. Arthurton, Mechanical Engineer (Development—Railways) London Transport Board, gave some pointers to the future on the Victoria Line and elsewhere.

pencil pointer

a ten-pointer

After another penalty miss, Kvirikashvili finally found the target on 27 minutes before Flood hit back with a three-pointer of his own.

Word Forms

• pointers

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When Should You Use Pointer?

Use pointer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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