Poynts
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pointsman — /poynts meuhn/, n., pl. pointsmen. Brit. 1. a railway switchman. 2. a police officer who directs traffic, as at an intersection. [1840 50; POINT + S3 + MAN1] * * * … Universalium
John Cowell — (1554 October 11 1611) was an English jurist. Born in Ernesborough (now Irishborough), Devon, he was educated at Eton, and King s College, Cambridge, ultimately becoming professor of civil law in that university, and master of Trinity Hall,… … Wikipedia
all-points bulletin — /awl poynts / a broadcast alert from one police station to all others in an area, state, etc., as with instructions to arrest a particular suspect or suspects. Abbr.: APB * * * … Universalium
demi-pointe — /dem ee poynt /; Fr. /deuh mee pwaonnt /, n., pl. demi pointes / poynts /; Fr. / pwaonnt /. Ballet. a position on the balls of the feet. [ < F demi pointe (des pieds) lit., half tiptoe; see DEMI , POINTE] * * * … Universalium
Fourteen Points — /fɔtin ˈpɔɪnts/ (say fawteen poynts) noun the, a statement of the war aims of the Allies, made by US President Wilson on 8 January 1918 …
full points — /fʊl ˈpɔɪnts/ (say fool poynts) plural noun (in Australian Rules) a goal …
principal points — /prɪnsəpəl ˈpɔɪnts/ (say prinsuhpuhl poynts) plural noun two points on the principal axis of a thick lens or lens system, such that if the object distance is measured from one and the image distance from the other, the equations relating object… …
demi-pointe — dəmēpwaⁿt, |demē|pwant noun Etymology: French, from demi + pointe point, toe more at point : half toe * * * /dem ee poynt /; Fr. /deuh mee pwaonnt /, n., pl. demi pointes / poynts /; Fr. / pwaonnt /. Ballet. a position on the balls of the feet … Useful english dictionary
all-points bulletin — /awl poynts / a broadcast alert from one police station to all others in an area, state, etc., as with instructions to arrest a particular suspect or suspects. Abbr.: APB * * * ˌall points ˈbulletin 7 [all points bulletin] noun (abbr. APB) (US … Useful english dictionary
