Fescue vs. Pointer — What's the Difference?

Any of various perennial grasses of the genus Festuca, often cultivated as pasturage.

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

Any of several annual grasses of the genus Vulpia of dry habitats.

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

(countable) A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read.

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.

A hardy grass commonly used to border golf fairways in temperate climates. Any member of the genus Festuca.

A dog of any of various similar breeds.

(countable) An instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum.

A piece of advice; a suggestion

(countable) The style of a sundial.

A piece of indicative information

To use a fescue, or teach with a fescue.

(Computers) A variable that holds the address of a core storage location.

A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read.

(Computers) 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.

An instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum.

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.

The style of a dial.

Anything that points or is used for pointing.

A grass of the genus Festuca.

A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.

To use a fescue, or teach with a fescue.

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

Grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns

(hunting) A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.

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

(graphical user interface) An icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse.

A tip, a bit of advice.

Something that gives a point sharp end to something.

(in combinations) Something worth a given number of points.

One who, or that which, points.

A mark to indicate a direction or relation

An indicator as on a dial

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

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