Adjective pointed has 2 senses
  1. pointed - having a point
    Antonyms:
    pointless, unpointed, blunt
  2. pointed - direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction"
    Antonym:
    indirect (indirect, via direct)
,Verb point has 13 senses
  1. indicate, point, show - 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"
    --1 is one way to inform
    Derived forms: noun pointer1, noun pointer3, noun pointer2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody something
    Somebody ----s something to somebody
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  2. orient, point - be oriented; "The weather vane points North"
    --2 is one way to lie
    Derived forms: noun pointer1, noun pointer2
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  3. charge, level, point - direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
    --3 is one way to aim, take, train, take aim, direct
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  4. steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
    --4 is one way to control, command
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  5. bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal - 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"
    --5 is one way to tell
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s something
    => Something is ----ing PP
  6. luff, point - sail close to the wind
    --6 is one way to sail
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  7. point - mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
    --7 is one way to
    tag, label, mark
    Derived forms: noun point18, noun point9
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  8. point - mark with diacritics; "point the letter"
    --8 is one way to
    tag, label, mark
    Derived forms: noun point18, noun point9
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  9. point - mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
    --9 is one way to
    tag, label, mark
    Derived forms: noun point18, noun point9
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  10. point - be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"
    --10 is one way to
    be
    Derived forms: noun point22, noun pointer1, noun pointer3, noun pointer2
    Sample sentences:
    Something is ----ing PP
    Something ----s Adjective/Noun
  11. target, aim, place, direct, 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"
    --11 is one way to aim, take, train, take aim, direct
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    => Somebody ----s PP
  12. sharpen, taper, point - give a point to; "The candles are tapered"
    --12 is one way to change shape, change form, deform
    Derived forms: noun point8, noun point15, noun point20
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  13. point, repoint - repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"
    --13 is one way to repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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