# points

Pronunciation: say "POYNTS" /pɔɪnts/

## Noun

1. Plural of point. — plural of point
   - Simple: Plural of point. Use it when talking about more than one point.
   - _The team needed three more points to win the match._
   - _Her argument rested on two key points._
3. On a railway, the movable rails that can be shifted to send a train from one track onto another. *(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)*
   - Simple: Movable rails that let a train move from one track onto another.
   - _A signaller changed the points to divert the express onto the branch line._
   - _Engineers inspected the points after the derailment near the junction._
4. Techniques actors use on stage to add emphasis by exaggerating their speech or movements.
   - Simple: Big, exaggerated words or movements an actor uses to stress something on stage.
   - _The veteran player loaded his soliloquy with theatrical points to win over the gallery._
   - _Her comic timing came alive through well-placed points that exaggerated every reaction._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of point. — third-person singular simple present indicative of point
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of point. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The signpost points toward the village._
   - _The evidence points to a single conclusion._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/points (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).