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UN
Abbreviation
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Short for United Nations.
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.
tout
Verb
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If someone touts, then he or she is publicly bragging or boasting.
Professional athlete Shaq touts that "Icy Hot" is able to melt his pain away.
Professional boxer Muhammad Ali was known for touting his abilities by making claims like: "I'm so fast that last night I turned the light switch off in my bedroom, and I was in bed before the room was dark."