Difference between point and orient

Definitions

noun

1. a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
2. a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
3. the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
4. a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
5. the dot at the left of a decimal fraction

verb

1. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
2. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
3. indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
4. be positionable in a specified manner
5. mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes

Examples

Forbes: In terms of scale, the size of a bank for lending, is there a point where being bigger does not make you more efficient in lending?

Moreover, Mr Webb's point about what he calls disinterested management -- that is to say, the management of banks by officers whose remuneration bears no relation to the profit made on each piece of business transacted -- is one of the matters in which English banking seems likely at least to be modified.

There were points where it could be a bit cheeky and fun.

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verb

1. familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances
2. determine one's position with reference to another point
3. adjust to a specific need or market
4. be oriented
5. cause to point

noun

1. the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia

Examples

First to unfold were the two 14-foot-wide drogue chutes, which oriented the craft and continued slowing it.

Hassan in frequently going to sleep in one town, to awake in another far distant, but without the benighted Oriental's surprise at the transfer, the afrit who performed this prodigy being a steam-engine, and the magician it obeyed the human mind.

We truly are much more team oriented and friendlike to our children than parents have tended to be in the past, in large part because we too identify with many of the peer and academic pressures that kids now face.

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