Jointing vs. Pointing — What's the Difference?

A place or part at which two or more things are joined.

Pointing is a gesture specifying a direction from a person's body, usually indicating a location, person, event, thing or idea. It typically is formed by extending the arm, hand, and index finger, although it may be functionally similar to other hand gestures.

A way in which two or more things are joined

The action of filling the joints of brickwork or masonry with mortar

A point of articulation between two or more bones, especially such a connection that allows motion.

A sharp or tapered end

A point in the exoskeleton of an invertebrate at which movable parts join, as along the leg of an arthropod.

An object having a sharp or tapered end

(Botany) An articulation on a fruit or stem, such as the node of a grass stem.

A tapering extension of land projecting into water; a peninsula, cape, or promontory.

(Geology) A fracture or crack in a rock mass along which no appreciable movement has occurred.

A mark formed by or as if by a sharp end.

A large cut of meat for roasting.

A mark or dot used in printing or writing for punctuation, especially a period.

A cheap or disreputable gathering place

A decimal point.

A building or dwelling.

(Linguistics) A vowel point.

A prison. Often used with the.

One of the protruding marks used in certain methods of writing and printing for the blind.

(Slang) A marijuana cigarette.

A dimensionless geometric object having no properties except location.

Vulgar Slang A penis.

An element in a geometrically described set.

Shared by or common to two or more

A place or locality considered with regard to its position

Sharing with another or others

A narrowly particularized and localized position or place; a spot

Formed or characterized by cooperation or united action

A specified degree, condition, or limit, as in a scale or course

Involving both houses of a legislature

Any of the 32 equal divisions marked at the circumference of a mariner's compass card that indicate direction.

(Law) Regarded as one, especially with regard to tort liability or interest in property.

The interval of 11°15′ between any two adjacent markings.

(Mathematics) Involving two or more variables.

A distinct condition or degree

To combine or attach with a joint or joints

The interval of time immediately before a given occurrence; the verge

To provide or construct with joints

A specific moment in time

To separate (meat) at the joints.

An objective or purpose to be reached or achieved, or one that is worth reaching or achieving

The act of making a joint.

The major idea or essential part of a concept or narrative

The set of joints so produced.

A significant, outstanding, or effective idea, argument, or suggestion

(uncountable) The characteristic of having joints.

A separate, distinguishing item or element; a detail

The initial grinding of the teeth of a cutting tool, prior to sharpening.

A quality or characteristic that is important or distinctive, especially a standard characteristic used to judge an animal.

Present participle of joint

A single unit, as in counting, rating, or measuring.

The act or process of making a joint; also, the joints thus produced.

A unit of academic credit usually equal to one hour of class work per week during one semester.

A numerical unit of academic achievement equal to a letter grade.

Sports & Games A unit of scoring or counting.

A unit equal to one dollar, used to quote or state variations in the current prices of stocks or commodities.

A unit equal to one percent, used to quote or state interest rates or shares in gross profits.

One percent of the total principal of a loan, paid up front to the lender and considered separately from the interest.

(Music) A phrase, such as a fugue subject, in contrapuntal music.

(Printing) A unit of type size equal to 0.01384 inch, or approximately 1/72 of an inch.

A jeweler's unit of weight equal to 2 milligrams or 0.01 carat.

The act or an instance of pointing.

The stiff and attentive stance taken by a hunting dog.

A reconnaissance or patrol unit that moves ahead of an advance party or guard, or that follows a rear guard.

The position occupied by such a unit or guard

Either of two positions in ice hockey just inside the offensive zone near the boards, usually assumed by defenders attempting to keep the puck in the offensive zone.

(Basketball) A position in the forecourt beyond the top of the key, usually taken by the point guard.

In women's lacrosse, a defensive player who marks the opponent playing nearest to the goal (the first home).

An electrical contact, especially one in the distributor of an automobile engine.

Chiefly British An electrical socket or outlet.

Points The extremities of an animal, such as a cat or horse, especially when they differ in color from the rest of the coat.

A movable rail, tapered at the end, such as that used in a railroad switch.

The vertex of the angle created by the intersection of rails in a frog or switch.

A ribbon or cord with a metal tag at the end, used to fasten clothing in the 16th and 17th centuries.

To direct or aim

To bring (something) to notice

To indicate the position or direction of

To sharpen (a pencil, for example); provide with a point.

To separate with decimal points

To mark (text) with points; punctuate.

(Linguistics) To mark (a consonant) with a vowel point.

To give emphasis to; stress

To indicate the presence and position of (game) by standing immobile and directing the muzzle toward it. Used of a hunting dog.

To fill and finish the joints of (masonry) with cement or mortar.

To direct attention or indicate position with or as if with the finger.

To turn the mind or thought in a particular direction or to a particular conclusion

To be turned or faced in a given direction; aim.

To indicate the presence and position of game. Used of a hunting dog.

(Nautical) To sail close to the wind.

The action of the verb to point.

The filling of joints in brickwork or masonry with mortar.

Mortar that has been placed between bricks to fill the gap.

The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.

The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling.

(art) 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.

Present participle of point

The act of sharpening.

The act of designating, as a position or direction, by means of something pointed, as a finger or a rod.

The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.

The act of filling and finishing the joints in masonry with mortar, cement, etc.; also, the material so used.

The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling.

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.

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