POINTED

To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.

Example: "It's rude to point at other people."

To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.

Example: "The arrow of a compass points north"

To face in a particular direction.

(sometimes figurative) to direct toward an object; to aim.

Example: "To point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort"

To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.

Example: "To point a dart, a pencil, or (figuratively) a moral"

To indicate a probability of something.

To repair mortar.

To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.

(stone-cutting) to cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.

To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.

Example: "If he asks for food, point him toward the refrigerator."

To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.

To mark with diacritics.

To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.

Example: "To point a composition"

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.

To sail close to the wind.

Example: "Bear off a little, we're pointing."

To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.

(of an abscess) to approximate to the surface; to head.

To give point to (something said or done); to give particular prominence or force to.

To appoint.