noun. One that directs, indicates, or points, especially.

noun. A long tapered stick or a laser beacon used to call attention to objects, as on a chart or blackboard.

noun. A scale indicator on a watch, balance, or other measuring instrument.

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noun. A dog of a breed developed in Europe to point game, having a smooth, short-haired coat that is often white with black or brownish markings.

noun. A dog of any of various similar breeds.

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noun. A piece of advice; a suggestion.

noun. A piece of indicative information.

noun. A variable that holds the address of a core storage location.

noun. A symbol appearing on a display screen in a GUI that lets the user select a command by clicking with a pointing device or pressing the enter key when the pointer symbol is positioned on the appropriate button or icon.

noun. Either of the two stars in the Big Dipper, Dubhe and Merak, that are aligned so that a line drawn between them extends north to Polaris, the north star.

noun. See the extract and silker.

noun. Same as gun-pointer.

noun. One of a pair of bullocks yoked ahead of the pole-bullocks. See the extract.

noun. In surveying, particularly hydrographic surveying, a plotting-instrument comprising a graduated circle with three projecting radial arms capable of being set at given angular distances apart: used for the purpose of determining on a map the unknown position of a point or station by the three-point problem.

noun. One who or that which points.

noun. plural With the definite article, the two stars of the constellation Ursa Major which guide the eye of the observer to the pole-star.

noun. A light pole with a black ball on the end of it, used at the masthead of a whaler when the boats are down.

noun. Nautical, one of the pieces of timber fixed fore-and-aft, and diagonally inside of a vessel's run or quarter, to connect the stern-frame with the after-body. See counter,4. Also called snake-piece.

noun. A pointed tool; especially, one used for cutting, graving, boring, and the like: a term common to many trades: as, a stone-cutters' pointer; a silversmiths' pointer.

noun. A tool used by bricklayers for clearing out the old mortar in pointing brickwork.

noun. The lever of a railroad-switch.

noun. In printing, the workman who adjusts sheets by means of the point-holes on a press.

noun. A hint; an indication; a point; an item of information which may be used with advantage: as, pointers in a race or a game.

noun. The hand of a timepiece.

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

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

noun. Diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the hold.

noun. Anything that points or is used for pointing.

noun. A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.

noun. A breed of hunting dog.

noun. A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.

noun. An icon that indicates the position of the mouse; a cursor.

noun. A tip, a bit of advice (usually plural.)

noun. Something worth a given number of points.

noun. a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game

noun. a mark to indicate a direction or relation

noun. (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions

noun. an indicator as on a dial

"He don't usually bet unless he has got a sure thing, but when he gets what they call a pointer, that is, somebody tells him a certain horse is sure to win, because the other horses are to be pulled back, he thinks a job has been put up, and if he thinks he is on the inside of the ring he will bet."

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