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Design technique for parallel algorithms
Pointer jumping or path doubling is a design technique for parallel algorithms that operate on pointer structures, such as linked lists and directed graphs
Pointer_jumping
American singer and songwriter (1950–2020)
"Bonnie" Pointer (July 11, 1950 – June 8, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters
Bonnie_Pointer
1984 single by the Pointer Sisters
"Jump (For My Love)" (originally titled "Jump") is an electropop song by American girl group the Pointer Sisters, released on April 11, 1984, as the third
Jump_(For_My_Love)
American singer (born 1946)
Esther Pointer (born March 19, 1946) is an American singer best known as the eldest member of the family vocal group the Pointer Sisters. Pointer joined
Ruth_Pointer
Object which stores memory addresses in a computer program
I do consider assignment statements and pointer variables to be among computer science's "most valuable treasures." — Donald Knuth, Structured Programming
Pointer (computer programming)
Pointer_(computer_programming)
American family R&B vocal group
The Pointer Sisters are an American female vocal group from Oakland, California, who achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s, selling around
The_Pointer_Sisters
American singer (1953–2006)
June Antoinette Pointer (November 30, 1953 – April 11, 2006) was an American singer, best known as the youngest of the founding members of the vocal group
June_Pointer
Computer security exploit technique
using return-oriented and jump-oriented programming attacks. While PAC focuses on the source of a branch operation (a signed pointer), BTI focuses on the destination
Return-oriented_programming
1983 studio album by the Pointer Sisters
female vocal group the Pointer Sisters, released on November 1, 1983, on Planet Records, distributed by RCA Records. It is the Pointer Sisters' most successful
Break Out (Pointer Sisters album)
Break_Out_(Pointer_Sisters_album)
American singer and songwriter (1948–2022)
Pointer (January 23, 1948 – December 31, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters
Anita_Pointer
Pointer that does not point to a valid object
Dangling pointers and wild pointers in computer programming are pointers that do not point to a valid object of the appropriate type. These are special
Dangling_pointer
1984 song by the Pointer Sisters
"Automatic" is a song recorded by American vocal group the Pointer Sisters for their tenth studio album Break Out (1983). The song was released by the
Automatic (Pointer Sisters song)
Automatic_(Pointer_Sisters_song)
This is the discography of American R&B/soul/pop vocal group The Pointer Sisters. The group charted 16 songs in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and
The Pointer Sisters discography
The_Pointer_Sisters_discography
Part of an operating system
arguments into virtual memory; initializing registers (e.g., the stack pointer); jumping to the program entry point (_start). In Microsoft Windows 7 and above
Loader_(computing)
Indicator showing where text would be input
display device that will respond to input, such as a text cursor or a mouse pointer. Cursor is Latin for 'runner'. A cursor is a name given to the transparent
Cursor_(user_interface)
Esoteric, minimalist programming language
language consists of only eight simple commands, a data pointer, and an instruction pointer. Brainfuck is an example of a so-called Turing tarpit: it
Brainfuck
Unconditional jump instruction in x86 assembly language
of jumps: Short Jump A jump within the range of -128 to +127 bytes relative to the current instruction pointer (EIP). Near Jump A jump within the current
JMP_(x86_instruction)
Quickly accessible working storage available as part of a digital processor
they usually include the program counter, also called the instruction pointer, and the status register; the program counter and status register might
Processor_register
Basketball field goal made from beyond the designated three-point line (arc)
A three-point field goal (also 3-pointer, three, trey, or triple) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated
Three-point_field_goal
Anomaly in computer security and programming
overwrite to jump to an instruction already in memory which will make a second jump, this time relative to the pointer. That second jump will branch execution
Buffer_overflow
1982 single by the Pointer Sisters
"I'm So Excited" is a song by American girl group the Pointer Sisters. Jointly written and composed by the sisters in collaboration with Trevor Lawrence
I'm_So_Excited
Computer fault caused by access to restricted memory
uninitialized pointer (wild pointer, which points to a random memory address) Dereferencing or assigning to a freed pointer (dangling pointer, which points to memory
Segmentation_fault
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Jump, jump, or jumping in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jump most commonly refers to jumping, a form of movement in which an organism propels
Jump
Register that stores where in a program a processor is executing
being executed by a processor. It is also commonly called the instruction pointer (IP) in Intel x86 and Itanium microprocessors, and sometimes called the
Program_counter
Mechanism for supporting dynamic dispatch
the class that points to an array of pointers to (virtual) functions called the virtual method table. These pointers are used at runtime to invoke the appropriate
Virtual_method_table
Component of a computer's processor
A stack register, also known as a stack pointer, is a computer central processor register whose purpose is to keep track of a call stack. On an accumulator-based
Stack_register
1939 Mickey Mouse cartoon
The Pointer is an American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures on July 21, 1939, shown in theaters
The_Pointer
Basketball technique
ball in mid-air); the "fadeaway" (jumping away from the basket to create space); and the "leaning jumper" (jumping towards the basket to move away from
Jump_shot_(basketball)
Bascule bridge over the Potomac River
rush hour when Ivin L. Pointer engaged police in a seven-hour standoff, creating 20-mile (32 km) traffic backups. (Pointer jumped off the bridge, but survived
Woodrow_Wilson_Bridge
Basketball play
jumps off using two feet, instead of taking steps and then jumping off using one foot. The jump hook provides for better balance as well as a quicker release
Hook_shot
Concept in assembly language programming
if the architecture has a base pointer (also known as frame pointer) and a stack pointer: Pushes current base pointer onto the stack, so it can be restored
Function prologue and epilogue
Function_prologue_and_epilogue
Data table used to control program flow
reference (i.e. pointer) that can be used to invoke a function directly, but some languages do not. Some languages provide for jumping to a location (i
Control_table
Family of backward-compatible assembly languages
used with the normal conditional jump/branch instructions directly without any intervening steps. The instruction pointer is called ip in 16-bit mode, eip
X86_assembly_language
Species of shark
Māori: [ˈmakɔ]; Isurus oxyrinchus), also known as the shortfin mako, blue pointer, or bonito shark, is a species of large mackerel shark. It is commonly
Shortfin_mako_shark
Basketball term
A jump ball is a method used to begin or resume play in basketball. It is similar to a face-off in ice hockey and field lacrosse and a ball-up in Australian
Jump_ball
Computer exploit using just-in-time compilation
overflow or use after free bug could allow the attack to modify a function pointer or return address. This causes the CPU to execute instructions in a way
JIT_spraying
Basketball unit of scoring accumulated by making field goals and free throws
goal—as 2 points, and free throws as 1 point. Decades later, the three-pointer emerged into a professional league in 1961, awarding the shotmaker an apt
Basketball_scorekeeping
Method of transferring program control to another part of a program
exactly the same purpose. This pointer function method can result in saving one machine instruction, and avoids the indirect jump (to one of the branch instructions)
Branch_table
American basketball player (born 1988)
Player of the Year twice. He set the NCAA single-season record for three-pointers made (162) as a sophomore and led the NCAA Division I in scoring during
Stephen_Curry
Program whose source code consists entirely of calls to functions
interpreters, a branch simply changes the thread pointer (ip) to a different address in the thread. A conditional jump-if-zero branch that jumps only if the top-of-stack
Threaded_code
Basic instruction cycle in a computer
increment the pointer to the next sequential instruction, jump to a specified pointer, or branch conditionally to a specified pointer. Also, during a
Instruction_cycle
American basketball player (born 1998)
Khayla Pointer (born November 25, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Jacksonville Waves of the UpShot League
Khayla_Pointer
Behavior and instructions in pigs
a wide range of complex behaviors, such as using a joystick to move a pointer on a computer screen, understanding human instructions, and using primitive
Pig_intelligence
men's basketball program in various categories, including points, three-pointers, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. Within those areas, the lists identify
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball statistical leaders
Kentucky_Wildcats_men's_basketball_statistical_leaders
create an open shot for a teammate. jump shot A jump shot is an overhead shot taken while jumping. jump ball The jump ball is what starts every basketball
Glossary_of_basketball_terms
1984 single by the Pointer Sisters
written by Allee Willis and Danny Sembello which was introduced by the Pointer Sisters on their 1983 album Break Out. The song became a Top Ten hit in
Neutron_Dance
Type of program control instruction
instance, based on program input, a value could be looked up in a jump table of pointers to code for handling the various cases implied by the data value
Indirect_branch
English rugby union player
Grant Harry Pointer (born 11 December 1987 in Norwich, England) is an English rugby union player who plays at Centre or Wing for the Cornish Pirates in
Grant_Pointer
Abstract computational machine model
computer science, a pointer machine is an atomistic abstract computational machine whose storage structure is a graph. A pointer algorithm could also
Pointer_machine
German breed of dog
Dachshund, the oldest style, may be a cross between the German Shorthaired Pointer, a Pinscher, and a Bracke (a type of bloodhound), or to have been produced
Dachshund
Series of pioneering microprocessors from the 1980s
three data registers, which behaved as a stack. In addition a workspace pointer pointed to a conventional memory stack, easily accessible via the instructions
Transputer
Field goal Three-pointer Assist Defense Block Steal Moves Dribble Crossover Euro step Flop Screen Back Slashing Shooting Free throw Jump shot Fadeaway Layup
High_school_basketball
2012 basketball championship series
lead at one point during the second quarter. The Heat made five three-pointers to jump to a 29–22 lead by the end of the first quarter, but Oklahoma City
2012_NBA_Finals
Esoteric programming language
self modified at runtime. Similarly, the instruction pointer will continue incrementing or jumping until it encounters an END, so code can be generated
Leet_(programming_language)
1980 single by Pointer Sisters
"He's So Shy" is a song by the American girl group Pointer Sisters from their seventh studio album, Special Things (1980). Written, originally as "She's
He's_So_Shy
American basketball player (born 1990)
and teammate Stephen Curry set a then-NBA record with 484 combined three-pointers in a season (a record they broke the following season with 525 and again
Klay_Thompson
Rules governing the game of basketball
different from the one played today as there was no dribbling, dunking, three-pointers, or shot clock, and goal tending was legal. The ball may be thrown in any
Rules_of_basketball
one of Andy's toys in the first film. It communicates by spinning its pointer. The original pull-string variant appears in Toy Story 3, where it is used
List_of_Toy_Story_characters
Nigerian-Greek basketball player (born 1994)
scorer in Bucks franchise history. Antetokounmpo's record-setting three-pointer forced overtime, and he made two free throws in the final seconds to seal
Giannis_Antetokounmpo
2017 basketball championship series
He also passed Reggie Miller for second all-time in postseason three-pointers made. James grabbed 15 rebounds and dished out eight assists, but he committed
2017_NBA_Finals
North America basketball championship
three-pointer to narrow the lead, but De'Aaron Fox scored a jump shot with 12.2 seconds left bring it to 113–108. Anunoby followed with a three-pointer with
2026_NBA_Finals
Type of basketball player
players who begin as slashers typically develop their game (especially their jump shot), as age and injuries occur, which may prevent them from being as effective
Slasher_(basketball)
Family of instruction set architectures
low byte as BL). Two pointer registers have special roles: SP (stack pointer) points to the "top" of the stack, and BP (base pointer) is often used to point
X86
Software anomaly
overwrite the return pointer. However, any overflow that occurs in a buffer from a previous stack frame will still overwrite a return pointer and allow for malicious
Stack_buffer_overflow
American sportscaster (born 1961)
which Luka Doncic made a three pointer at the buzzer to give the Mavericks a 135–133 victory. “Doncic pulls up, three pointer… BANG! BANG! It’s good, Doncic
Mike_Breen
Offensive play in basketball
the pick and pop (or pick and fade), where the screener moves for an open jump shot instead of rolling to the basket, or the pick and slip, where the screener
Pick_and_roll
Mechanism of function calls in computers
describing the arguments is passed Where the previous value of the frame pointer is stored, which is used to restore the stack frame when the subroutine
Calling_convention
Disallowed action in the sport of basketball
player continues with another dribble. There is no violation during the jump ball, a throw-in or a free throw. In the National Basketball Association
Double_dribble
Implementation of loop unrolling in C
from an array into a memory-mapped output register, denoted in C by a pointer. He wanted to optimize the following K&R C code: send(to, from, count)
Duff's_device
Loop transformation technique
often consists of instructions to increment a pointer or index to the next element in an array (pointer arithmetic), as well as "end of loop" tests. If
Loop_unrolling
2015 basketball championship series
Bulls in 2010–11. Point guard Stephen Curry set the NBA record for three-pointers made in a regular season with 286, eclipsing his own record set in 2012–13
2015_NBA_Finals
algorithm associates up to log n pointers to each vertex of the tree. These pointers are called jump pointers because they jump up the tree towards the root
Level_ancestor_problem
Basketball equipment hanging from the backboard
rim has a diameter of the 18 inches (460 mm). A slam dunk requires one to jump high enough to get his hand above or over the rim. Today there are breakaway
Basket_(basketball)
Basketball shot taken just before a clock expires
three-pointer at the buzzer to defeat North Carolina to win the 2016 NCAA tournament, 77–74. On March 24, 2017, Chris Chiozza hit a running three-pointer at
Buzzer_beater
Offense technique in multiple sports
Field goal Three-pointer Assist Defense Block Steal Moves Dribble Crossover Euro step Flop Screen Back Slashing Shooting Free throw Jump shot Fadeaway Layup
Dribbling
Positions played in basketball
If the shooting guard focuses more on taking perimeter jump shots, especially three-pointers, by the use of basketball screens such as down screens,
Basketball_positions
Series of 16-bit computers by Texas Instruments
values stored in main memory that could be swapped by changing a single pointer. TI later implemented the TI-990 in a single chip, the TMS9900, one of
TI-990
List of individual basketball actions performed in basketball
mid-range jumper, a three-pointer, or a drive "to the lane." A pump fake (also called a shot fake) is a feigned attempt at a jump shot, restrained before
Basketball_moves
American basketball player (born 1990)
a career-high 15 field goals and a Trail Blazer rookie-record seven 3-pointers on January 11 against the Golden State Warriors, where he finished with
Damian_Lillard
2007 video game
Super Mario 64, such as the long jump, wall jumps, and a variety of somersaults, a new feature called the Star Pointer that uses the Wii Remote's motion
Super_Mario_Galaxy
Offensive play in basketball
addition, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain at the University of Kansas and 'Jumping' Johnny Green at Michigan State University would frequently grab errant
Alley-oop
Programming language
implemented using pointer to data and a second pointer to run-time type information. Like some other types implemented using pointers in Go, interface
Go_(programming_language)
16-bit microprocessor
like far pointers except that pointer arithmetic on a huge pointer treats it as a linear 20-bit pointer, while pointer arithmetic on a far pointer wraps
Intel_8086
Illegal blocking of a downward traveling shot in basketball
specifically because of George Mikan. Prior to the arrival of the high-jumping 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) Mikan, goaltending was not addressed because it was
Goaltending_(basketball)
American robotics company
It was the first product from Anybots that did not feature its laser pointer as a standard. However, its modular design allowed for customer-specified
Anybots
North America basketball championship
points, forcing Dallas to call an early timeout. He then scored a three-pointer as the Celtics went on a run to end the quarter at 37–20, the largest first
2024_NBA_Finals
American basketball player (born 2002)
Division I women's career and single-season records in points and three-pointers, broke the conference record in assists, and led the nation in points and
Caitlin_Clark
Programming technique using indirect jumps
the static link pointer, which allows the nested function to access local variables of the enclosing function. The function pointer is then simply the
Trampoline_(computing)
French basketball player (born 2004)
5+ three-pointers, and 5+ blocks. On 13 November, Wembanyama scored a career-high 50 points, including a career-high eight three-pointers in a 139–130
Victor_Wembanyama
1997 basketball championship series
play, including Scottie Pippen's failed attempt at a game-winning three-pointer in the Bulls' final regular season game against the New York Knicks, and
1997_NBA_Finals
Basketball move
Field goal Three-pointer Assist Defense Block Steal Moves Dribble Crossover Euro step Flop Screen Back Slashing Shooting Free throw Jump shot Fadeaway Layup
Pinoy_step
Professional basketball tournament
game-tying 3-pointer by LeBron James near the end of regulation, the game went into overtime following a missed shot by Alperen Şengün and a 3-pointer by James
2026_NBA_playoffs
C-like programming language
while omitting or changing standard C features such as variadic functions, pointer syntax, and aspects of C's type system, because they are considered to
C--
1998 esoteric programming language
used for standard I/O. c, the code pointer, is special: it points to the current instruction. d is the data pointer. It is automatically incremented after
Malbolge
Basketball technique
right, blowing past the defender. The crossover can allow the player an open jump shot or a clear path to the basket. The crossover is generally performed
Crossover_dribble
Rule in basketball
Field goal Three-pointer Assist Defense Block Steal Moves Dribble Crossover Euro step Flop Screen Back Slashing Shooting Free throw Jump shot Fadeaway Layup
Three_seconds_rule
Instruction set architecture
the stack pointer, although this may be optional. For the N32 and N64 ABIs, a function must preserve the $s0-$s7 registers, the global pointer ($gp or $28)
MIPS_architecture
American basketball player (born 2000)
76ers. In game 4 of the same Finals series, he achieved the most three-pointers made by a rookie in NBA playoffs history, accomplishing 45 three-point
Tyler_Herro
American basketball player (born 1996)
followed up that performance with 32 points, including a game-winning three-pointer, against Murrah High School and was named ESPNHS.com's Southeast Player
Devin_Booker
American basketball player (born 2000)
Ten Conference Player of the Week after scored another go-ahead three pointer with 15 seconds left and scored 23 points overall in a 65–62 win against
Cam_Spencer
POINTER JUMPING
POINTER JUMPING
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, PORTER means "doorkeeper."
Surname or Lastname
German
German : habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a panther, Middle High German panter (see Panther 1).North German : occupational name for a mortager or pawn broker, from a contracted form of Pfandherr.English (mainly Northamptonshire) and Scottish : occupational name for a servant in charge of the supply of bread and other provisions in a monastery or large household, Middle English pan(e)ter (Old French panetier).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Pointer.
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, English, Jamaican
Year; Winter
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Forster 3.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Painter.
Boy/Male
Sikh
One in proximity of the heavenly God
Surname or Lastname
Portuguese, Galician, Italian, and Jewish (Sephardic)
Portuguese, Galician, Italian, and Jewish (Sephardic) : habitational name from any of the many places in Portugal, Galicia, and Italy named or named with Ponte, from ponte ‘bridge’.English : variant spelling of Pont.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a pit or hollow (see Pitt) + -er, suffix denoting an inhabitant.German : variant of Peter.Jewish (from Ukraine) : metonymic occupational nanme from Yiddish dialect piter ‘butter’. Compare Putterman.
Female
English
English name derived from the season name, "winter." The word may derive from Proto-Indo-European *wind-, WINTER means "white."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. It is probably an occupational name for an official in charge of a granary, Anglo-Norman French grenetier, but it could also be a variant of Grinder.The name Grinter is fairly common in Dorset, England, from the 16th to the 18th centuries. It is recorded as Grenter in 1570 in that county.
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : habitational name from Pointon in Lincolnshire, Poynton in Cheshire, or Poynton Green in Shropshire. The first is named from Old English Pohhingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Pohha’, a byname apparently meaning ‘bag’; the others have as the first element the Old English personal names Pofa and Pēofa respectively.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from the medieval personal name Ponc(h)e, Pons (see Ponce).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Ponts in La Manche and Seine-Maritime, Normandy, from Latin pontes ‘bridges’ (see Pont).English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a fop or dandy, from points ‘laces for hose’ (see Pointer 1).
Surname or Lastname
English, German, Danish, and Swedish
English, German, Danish, and Swedish : nickname or byname for someone of a frosty or gloomy temperament, from Middle English, Middle High German, Danish, Swedish winter (Old English winter, Old High German wintar, Old Norse vetr). The Swedish name can be ornamental.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from German Winter ‘winter’, either an ornamental name or one of the group of names denoting the seasons, which were distributed at random by government officials. Compare Summer, Fruhling, and Herbst.Irish : Anglicized form ( part translation) of Gaelic Mac Giolla-Gheimhridh ‘son of the lad of winter’, from geimhreadh ‘winter’. This name is also Anglicized McAlivery.Mistranslation of French Livernois, which is in fact a habitational name, but mistakenly construed as l’hiver ‘winter’.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : occupational name from Old French teinturier ‘dyer’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : occupational name for a treasurer or accountant, from Middle English counter (from Old French conteor).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English, Old French peinto(u)r, oblique case of peintre ‘painter’, hence an occupational name for a painter (normally of colored glass). In the Middle Ages the walls of both great and minor churches were covered with painted decorations, and Reaney and Wilson note that in 1308 Hugh le Peyntour and Peter the Pavier were employed ‘making and painting the pavement’ at St. Stephen’s Chapel, Westminster. The name is widespread in central and southern England.German : topographic name for someone living in a fenced enclosure (see Bainter).
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : occupational name from Middle English pointer ‘point maker’, an agent derivative of point, a term denoting a lace or cord used to fasten together doublet and hose (Old French pointe ‘point’, ‘sharp end’). Reaney suggests that in some cases Pointer may have been an occupational name for a tiler or slater whose job was to point the tiles, i.e. render them with mortar where they overlapped.Possibly an altered form of German Pointner, a variant of Bainter.
Surname or Lastname
English (Nottingham)
English (Nottingham) : variant of Pound, with the addition of the habitational or agent suffix -er.Probably a translation of South German Pfunder, Pfünder, occupational names for a weigh master or wholesaler, variants of Pfund with the addition of the agent suffix -er.
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, Jamaican
Season Name; Born in Winter; Winter; Snowy
POINTER JUMPING
POINTER JUMPING
Girl/Female
Indian
Firm
Boy/Male
English American Latin French
Chancellor; secretary; fortune; a gamble.
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Aisling, ISLEEN means "dream; vision."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
High; Lofty; Towering
Girl/Female
Spanish American Latin
Manly.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : in examples such as William de la Winche (Worcestershire 1275) evidently a topographic name, perhaps for someone who lived at a spot where boats were hauled up onto the land by means of pulleys, from Middle English winche ‘reel’, ‘roller’. However, Old English wince as an element of place names may also have meant ‘corner’ or ‘nook’, and in some cases the surname may be derived from this sense.English : in examples such as William le Wynch (Sussex 1327) it appears to be a nickname, perhaps from the lapwing, Old English (hlēap)wince.
Boy/Male
English
From the long enclosure 'long stone.
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Slavic MirÄe, MIRCEA means "peace." In use by the Romani.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Praise
Boy/Male
Tamil
Kausaleya | கௌஸலீயா
Kausalyas son
POINTER JUMPING
POINTER JUMPING
POINTER JUMPING
POINTER JUMPING
POINTER JUMPING
v. t.
To inter again.
n.
See Poind, Poinder.
n.
See Poyntel.
n.
A place where cloth is printed; print works; also, a printing office.
a.
Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting.
n.
A pioneer.
n.
One who, or that which, points.
n.
The longest plane used by a joiner.
a.
Having joints; articulated; full of nodes; knotty; as, a jointed doll; jointed structure.
n.
The two stars (Merak and Dubhe) in the Great Bear, the line between which points nearly in the direction of the north star.
imp. & p. p.
of Point
a.
Pointed as needles.
a.
Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
a.
Pointed; ending in a point or points.
a.
Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.
n.
One who owns or cultivates a plantation; as, a sugar planter; a coffee planter.
n.
See Pointal.
n.
The keeper of a cattle pound; a pinder.
n.
One of a breed of dogs trained to stop at scent of game, and with the nose point it out to sportsmen.
a.
Sharpened to a point; pointed.