Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 86
Pointel (n.) See Pointal.
Pointel (n.) A tool used by an engraver [syn: graver, graving tool, pointel, pointrel].
Pointer (n.) One who, or that which, points. Specifically:
Pointer (n.) The hand of a timepiece.
Pointer (n.) (Zool.) One of a breed of dogs trained to stop at scent of game, and with the nose point it out to sportsmen.
Pointer (n.) pl. (Astron.) The two stars (Merak and Dubhe) in the Great Bear, the line between which points nearly in the direction of the north star.
Pointer (n.) pl. (Naut.) Diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the hold.
Pointer (n.) A mark to indicate a direction or relation [syn: arrow, pointer].
Pointer (n.) An indicator as on a dial.
Pointer (n.) (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 [syn: cursor, pointer].
Pointer (n.) A strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game [syn: pointer, Spanish pointer].
Pointer
Reference, () An address, from the point of view of a programming language. A pointer may be typed, with its type indicating the type of data to which it points.
The terms "pointer" and "reference" are generally interchangeable although particular programming languages often differentiate these two in subtle ways. For example, Perl always calls them references, never pointers. Conversely, in C, "pointer" is used, although "a reference" is often used to denote the concept that a pointer implements.
Anthony Hoare once said:
Pointers are like jumps, leading wildly from one part of the data structure to another. Their introduction into high-level languages has been a step backward from which we may never recover.
[C.A.R.Hoare "Hints on Programming Language Design", 1973, Prentice-Hall collection of essays and papers by Tony Hoare].
Pointer
Reference, () (Or "mouse pointer") An icon, usually a small arrow, that moves on the screen in response to movement of a pointing device, typically a mouse. The pointer shows the user which object on the screen will be selected etc. when a mouse button is clicked. (1999-07-07)
Pointing (n.) The act of sharpening.
Pointing (n.) The act of designating, as a position or direction, by means of something pointed, as a finger or a rod.
Pointing (n.) The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.
Pointing (n.) The act of filling and finishing the joints in masonry with mortar, cement, etc.; also, the material so used.
Pointing (n.) The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling.
Pointing (n.) (Sculpt.) The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.
Pointingstock (n.) An object of ridicule or scorn; a laughingstock. -- Shak.
Pointless (a.) Having no point; blunt; wanting keenness; obtuse; as, a pointless sword; a pointless remark.
Syn: Blunt; obtuse, dull; stupid.
Pointless (a.) Not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless" [syn: pointless, unpointed] [ant: pointed].
Pointless (a.) Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence" [syn: otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted].
Pointlessly (adv.) Without point.
Pointlessly (adv.) In a pointless manner; "he spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery."
Pointleted (a.) (Bot.) Having a small, distinct point; apiculate. -- Henslow.
Pointrel (n.) A graving tool. -- Knight.
Pointrel (n.) A tool used by an engraver [syn: graver, graving tool, pointel, pointrel].
-men (n. pl. ) of Pointsman.
Pointsman (n.) A man who has charge of railroad points or switches. [Eng.]
Pointsman (n.) A policeman stationed at an intersection to direct traffic.
Poise (n.) 平衡，均衡，姿勢，鎮靜，安靜，砝碼 Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.
Poise (n.) The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
Poise (n.) The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.
Poise (n.) That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
Men of unbounded imagination often want the poise of judgment. -- Dryden.
Poise (n.) A dignified and self-confident manner; graceful composure and tact in handling difficult social situations.
Poised (imp. & p. p.) of Poise.
Poising (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Poise.
Poise (v. t.) 使平衡，使懸著，保持…姿勢 To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.
Poise (v. t.) To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.
Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky; Nor poised, did on her own foundation lie. -- Dryden.
Poise (v. t.) To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
One scale of reason to poise another of sensuality. -- Shak.
To poise with solid sense a sprightly wit. -- Dryden.
Poise (v. t.) To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.
He can not sincerely consider the strength, poise the weight, and discern the evidence. -- South.
Poise (v. t.) To weigh (down); to oppress. [Obs.]
Lest leaden slumber peise me down to-morrow. -- Shak.
Poise (v. i.) 平衡 To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
The slender, graceful spars Poise aloft in air. -- Longfellow.
Poise (n.) A cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second.
Poise (n.) A state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium.
Poise (n.) Great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" [syn: aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid].
Poise (v.) Be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked."
Poise (v.) Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult [syn: brace, poise].
Poise (v.) Cause to be balanced or suspended.
Poise (v.) Hold or carry in equilibrium [syn: poise, balance].
Poised (a.) Marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action; "a gull in poised flight"; "George's poised hammer."
Poised (a.) In full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" [syn: collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed].
Poised (a.) (Waiting) [ After verb ] 平衡的；作好準備的，擺好姿勢的 If an object or a part of your body is poised, it is completely still but ready to move at any moment.
// My pencil was poised over the page, ready to take down her words.
Poised (a.) (Waiting) [ After verb ] 準備就緒的 Ready to do a particular thing at any moment.
// [ + to infinitive ] The company is poised to launch its new advertising campaign.
// The military forces are poised for attack.
Poised (a.) (Controlled) 沉著的，泰然自若的 Approving showing very calm and controlled behaviour.
Poiser (n.) The balancer of dipterous insects.
Poison (n.) Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the poison of pestilential diseases.
Poison (n.) That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as, the poison of evil example; the poison of sin.
Poisoned (imp. & p. p.) of Poison.
Poisoning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Poison.
Poison (n.) To put poison upon or into; to infect with poison; as, to poison an arrow; to poison food or drink.
Poison (n.) To injure or kill by poison; to administer poison to.
Poison (n.) To taint; to corrupt; to vitiate; as, vice poisons happiness; slander poisoned his mind.
Poison (v. i.) To act as, or convey, a poison.
Poisonable (a.) Capable of poisoning; poisonous.
Poisonable (a.) Capable of being poisoned.
Poisoner (n.) One who poisons.
Poisonous (a.) Having the qualities or effects of poison; venomous; baneful; corrupting; noxious.
Poisonsome (a.) Poisonous. [Obs.]
Poisure (n.) Weight.
Poitrel (a.) The breastplate of the armor of a horse. See Peytrel.
Poize (n.) See Poise.
Pokal (n.) A tall drinking cup.
Poke (n.) A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine.
Poke (n.) A bag; a sack; a pocket.
Poke (n.) A long, wide sleeve; -- called also poke sleeve.
Poked (imp. & p. p.) of Poke.
Poking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Poke.
Poke (v. t.) To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire.
Poke (v. t.) To thrust with the horns; to gore.
Poke (v. t.) To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox.
Poke (v. i.) To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about.
Poke (n.) The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs.
Poke (n.) A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person.
Poke (n.) A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
Pokebag (n.) The European long-tailed titmouse; -- called also poke-pudding.
Poker (n.) One who pokes.
Poker (n.) That which pokes or is used in poking, especially a metal bar or rod used in stirring a fire of coals.
Poker (n.) A poking-stick.
Poker (n.) The poachard.
Poker (n.) A game at cards derived from brag, and first played about 1835 in the Southwestern United States.
Poker (n.) Any imagined frightful object, especially one supposed to haunt the darkness; a bugbear.
Pokerish (a.) Infested by pokers; adapted to excite fear; as, a pokerish place.
Pokerish (a.) Stiff like a poker.
Poket (n.) A pocket.
Pokeweed (n.) See Poke, the plant.
Pokey (a.) See Poky.
Poking (a.) Drudging; servile.
Poking-stick (n.) A small stick or rod of steel, formerly used in adjusting the plaits of ruffs.
Poky (a.) Confined; cramped.
Poky (a.) Dull; tedious; uninteresting.
Polacca (n.) A vessel with two or three masts, used in the Mediterranean. The masts are usually of one piece, and without tops, caps, or crosstrees.
Polacca (n.) See Polonaise.
Polack (n.) A Polander.
Polacre (n.) Same as Polacca, 1.
Polander (n.) A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Pole.
Polar (a.) Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds.
Polar (a.) Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to which the magnetic needle is directed.
Polar (a.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common radiating point; as, polar coordinates.
Polar (n.) The right line drawn through the two points of contact of the two tangents drawn from a given point to a given conic section. The given point is called the pole of the line. If the given point lies within the curve so that the two tangents become imaginary, there is still a real polar line which does not meet the curve, but which possesses other properties of the polar. Thus the focus and directrix are pole and polar. There are also poles and polar curves to curves of higher degree than the second, and poles and polar planes to surfaces of the second degree.
Polarchy (n.) See Polyarchy.
Polaric (a.) See Polar.
Polarily (adv.) In a polary manner; with polarity.
Polarimeter (n.) An instrument for determining the amount of polarization of light, or the proportion of polarized light, in a partially polarized ray.
Polarimetry (n.) The art or process of measuring the polarization of light.
Polaris (n.) The polestar. See North star, under North.
Polariscope (n.) An instrument consisting essentially of a polarizer and an analyzer, used for polarizing light, and analyzing its properties.
Polariscopic (a.) Of or pertaining to the polariscope; obtained by the use of a polariscope; as, polariscopic observations.
Polariscopy (n.) The art or rocess of making observations with the polariscope.
Polaristic (a.) Pertaining to, or exhibiting, poles; having a polar arrangement or disposition; arising from, or dependent upon, the possession of poles or polar characteristics; as, polaristic antagonism.
Polarity (n.) That quality or condition of a body in virtue of which it exhibits opposite, or contrasted, properties or powers, in opposite, or contrasted, parts or directions; or a condition giving rise to a contrast of properties corresponding to a contrast of positions, as, for example, attraction and repulsion in the opposite parts of a magnet, the dissimilar phenomena corresponding to the different sides of a polarized ray of light, etc.
Polarity (n.) A property of the conic sections by virtue of which a given point determines a corresponding right line and a given right line determines a corresponding point. See Polar, n.
Polarizable (a.) Susceptible of polarization.
Polarization (n.) The act of polarizing; the state of being polarized, or of having polarity.