pointer

UK /ˈpɔɪn.tə/ US /ˈpɔɪn.təɹ/

noun 5name 1

Collocations

10

1

(noun.) advice/indications

ADJ

good, important | clear, obvious | practical, useful

VERB + POINTER

give (sb), provide (sb with)

PREP

~ for

Her teacher gave her some useful pointers for improving her writing skills.

~ to

The clues at the crime scene provided an important pointer to the suspect's identity.

~ towards

Recent economic data provides several pointers towards a possible interest rate cut next month.

PHRASES

a pointer to the future

2

(noun.) sth used for pointing

ADJ

mouse

Click on the icon when the cursor pointer appears on your screen.

light

The teacher used a light pointer to highlight the important words on the whiteboard.

Definitions

noun

1

Anything that points or is used for pointing.

The talkers and pointers had undermined him. They had touched him with the acid of their suspicions, and the corrosion spread until he himself had lost sight of the truth.

The man he addressed drew back in horror, but answered the musketeer’s words by pointing his finger. Athos offered the man a half pistole to accompany him, but the man refused. Athos went down the street that the pointer had indicated to him with his finger; […]

2

Anything that points or is used for pointing.

3

Anything that points or is used for pointing.

4

Anything that points or is used for pointing.

Most of the early wirehaired pointers represented a combination of Griffon, Stichelhaar, Pudelpointer, and German Shorthair. The Pudelpointer was a cross between a Poodle dog and an English Pointer bitch; the Griffon and the Stichelhaar were composed of Pointer, Foxhound, Pudelpointer, and a Polish water dog.

5

Anything that points or is used for pointing.

I do consider assignment statements and pointer variables to be among computer science's "most valuable treasures."

name

1

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of

cursor

noun — a mark to indicate a direction or relation

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Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

The talkers and pointers had undermined him. They had touched him with the acid of their suspicions, and the corrosion spread until he himself had lost sight of the truth.

Wiktionary

02

The man he addressed drew back in horror, but answered the musketeer’s words by pointing his finger. Athos offered the man a half pistole to accompany him, but the man refused. Athos went down the str

Wiktionary

03

“Hey,” the finger pointer said, re-pointing his finger at Joe, “are you a joke or what?” / “I don't think I'm a joke.” / “Well I think you're a joke.” He dropped his hand and then lifted it again and

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04

Our pointer took off after a big deer.

Tatoeba · #247698

05

The compass pointer always seeks north.

Tatoeba · #324981

06

The Russian goalkeeper was struck by a laser pointer.

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