Pointer vs. Hound — What's the Difference?

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

A hound is a type of hunting dog used by hunters to track or chase prey.

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

A domestic dog of any of various breeds commonly used for hunting, characteristically having drooping ears, a short coat, and a deep resonant voice.

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 dog.

A dog of any of various similar breeds.

A contemptible person; a scoundrel.

A piece of advice; a suggestion

One who eagerly pursues something

A piece of indicative information

A devotee or an enthusiast

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

To pursue relentlessly and tenaciously

(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.

To make repeated demands of or subject to persistent criticism

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.

To pressure or force from a place or situation

Anything that points or is used for pointing.

A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.

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

Any canine animal.

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

(by extension) Someone who seeks something.

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

(by extension) A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.

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

A despicable person.

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

A houndfish.

A tip, a bit of advice.

Projections at the masthead or foremast, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on; foretop

Something that gives a point sharp end to something.

A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.

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

(transitive) To persistently harass.

One who, or that which, points.

(transitive) To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting.

A mark to indicate a direction or relation

A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound, boarhound, etc.

An indicator as on a dial

A despicable person.

(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 houndfish.

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

Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on.

A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.

To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers.

To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds.

Any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

Someone who is morally reprehensible;

Pursue or chase relentlessly;