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pinpoint

pinpoint

2 7.0
The very sharp end of a pin or needle
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt/
translation icon : punta
  • He carefully adjusted the placement of the pinpoint on the map.
  • pinpoints of light
  • red pinpoint
  • bright pinpoint

They have a pinpoint on one end and a flat on the other.

Examples

  • They have a pinpoint on one end and a flat on the other.

    Adam Savage’s Tested

  • Much further away, starlit pinpoints began poking through the darkening dome overhead.

    Blog text (2)

  • Outside was the blackness of space, with here and there the pinpoint hole of a star.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Soon it was a bright pinpoint, heading toward a dim yellow star.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Phil feels the pinpoint kiss of every flake that touches his face.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The pupils of his dark eyes were two shrunken pinpoints.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The planet's four Galilean moons appear as pinpoints on either side of the disk.

    Academic text (2005)

  • In the hushed, darkened stadium, the astralcorp ranks swell, one pinpoint of light at a time.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The city's pinpoint windows winked like stars on the impossibly high edifices.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The artist used a pinpoint to create fine details in her drawing.

Synonyms

point
vspinpoint
550 1.0

The sharp end of something like a knife or mountain

is limited to the tip of a small thin metal fastener

How Sharp

pinpoint
2 7.0
point
550 1.0
edge
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

pinpoint singular
pinpoints plural

Morphology

pinpoint = pin + point (transparent) = pin + point

Literal compound of 'pin' + 'point' giving the sharp tip meaning, which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Pinpoint comes from the simple parts pin and point, meaning a 'sharp point', so think of the tiny tip that can prick your finger and you will remember that a pinpoint is the sharp tip of a needle or pin.