belly button,
bellybutton,
omphalos,
omphalus,
umbilicus,
navel a scar where the umbilical cord was attached; "you were not supposed to show your navel on television"; "they argued whether or not Adam had a navel"; "she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton"
mcburney's point a point one third of the way along a line drawn from the hip to the umbilicus; the point of maximum sensitivity in acute appendicitis
node (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
antinode (physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system
midair some point in the air; above ground level; "the planes collided in midair"
abutment a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
place,
position an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
position the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
pressure point an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure; "you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu"
corner the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
topographic point,
spot,
place a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"
vanishing point the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge
focal point,
focus maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"
hilum the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle
point -
sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
terminal,
end station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
awl a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
ice pick,
icepick pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice
knife edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
middle the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"
ending,
end the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
phase angle,
phase (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon"
show time the point in time at which an entertainment (a movie or television show etc.) is scheduled to begin
point -
a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
point -
the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
unit of measurement,
unit any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume"
score the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
unpointedness the property of having only a dull tip (if any)
taper the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
point -
a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"
component,
ingredient,
constituent,
element,
factor an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
attracter,
attractor (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system
mark the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember; "it was in London that he made his mark"; "he left an indelible mark on the American theater"
point -
a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
direction a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"
point -
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
ladder steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
acme,
tiptop,
superlative,
summit,
pinnacle,
meridian,
height,
peak,
elevation,
top the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
extent the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"
standard of life,
standard of living a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group; "they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country"; "the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic production system"
plane a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work"
state of the art the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time; "the state of the art in space travel"
ultimacy,
ultimateness the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance, "the ultimacy of these social values"
quickening the process of showing signs of life; "the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain"
point -
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"
component part,
component,
constituent,
portion,
part an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
list,
listing a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
regard,
respect (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes"
sticking point a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal
point -
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"
punctuation mark,
punctuation the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
point -
a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
acuminate make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point
point -
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
reflect give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"
point -
be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
mark make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"
point -
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
