pointer

Speech parts

1. pointer - Noun

2. Pointer - Proper noun

Meaning

One who, or that which, points.

The hand of a timepiece.

One of a breed of dogs trained to stop at scent of game, and with the nose point it out to sportsmen.

The two stars (Merak and Dubhe) in the Great Bear, the line between which points nearly in the direction of the north star.

Diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the hold.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

arrow cursor point hand direction signal guide sign suggestion marker indicator hint clue mercury greyhound
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Antonyms

dipper problem base block bar challenge
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Hypernyms

mark indicator gun dog sporting dog

Hyponyms

hand needle light pen vizsla Hungarian Pointer electronic stylus

Phrases with the word

mouse pointer wild pointer touchpad pointer italian wire-haired pointer procedure pointer infrared pointer

Anagrams

protein tropine repoint interop Periton Petrino Petroni pterion tropein

Examples

Edward raises the pointer and places its tip against Alec's forehead. "What's the use of having a library in there if you won't open the books, boy? What's the good of augmented intelligence if you won't use it?”. Kage Baker

The whole subject-matter of exact science consists of pointer readings and similar indications. Arthur Eddington

Action is the pointer which shows the balance. We must not touch the pointer but the weight. Simone Weil

Well, sure, I explicitly mentioned 'vtables' last time I brought this up. But a single pointer is fairly paltry, as tables go. Larry Wall

I can shoot a three pointer in basketball, and I can kick a soccer ball. Christopher Mintz-Plasse

I shall never cease to marvel at the clarity of stars when viewed from midocean, each as sharp and bright as the laser pointer God uses when lecturing the angels on evolution. James K. Morrow

Close letter words and terms

pointel pointelle pointen pointer finger pointerless pointerlike