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point
Noun
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A point is a position with no size, or a small dot.
These two lines meet at this point.
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A point is the sharp end of a knife or other sharp thing.
He used the point of the knife to make a hole in the can.
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The point of something is the reason or purpose for it.
The whole point of coming here was to plant this tree, so let's not go home without doing it.
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A point is a dot between two numbers. To the dot's right, you find a decimal.
The price has gone up by two point five percent.
point
Verb
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To point at something is to hold one finger (or a stick, arrow or other long, thin thing) in the direction of the thing so that people will look at the thing.
He pointed her toward the gate.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
force
Noun
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A force the act of a thing pushing on another thing, or how strongly it pushes.
The force of the hammer hitting the nail pushes the nail into the wood.
In science, energy is force times distance.
He pushed his shoulder against the door with great force, but was not able to open the locked door.
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A group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.
police force
force
Verb
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Someone forces something to happen when they make it happen.
He forced his way into the room.
The large size of our family forced me to buy a bigger house.