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the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

point Noun

— A point is a position with no size, or a small dot. These two lines meet at this point. — 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. — 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. — 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

— 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.

is Verb

— A form of the verb be when talking about someone or something else. He is late for class. Is it hot in here?