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pointy
/ˈpɔɪnti/
adj 2noun 1
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4ADJ.
many, small, thick
VERB + POINTY
leave, put, sub
POINTY + NOUN
ears, hat, son
PREP.
on, up
Definitions
adj
1
Pointed in shape; having a point or points.
2
In the Raku programming language: being a block or subroutine that acts as a closure accepting a list of parameters (denoted by the pointed arrow symbol ->).
a pointy sub; a pointy block
noun
1
Any pointed object.
Even though Skylar has never had a seizure to my knowledge since the incident in school, she still sees the things she likes to call pointies, just not as many as before, since she started taking the valproic acid, but still there's a few.
Plus, it's likely she will bite you the first few times you try messing with her mouth, so why not get those bites out of the way before the sharp pointies come in?
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a pointy sub; a pointy block
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Even though Skylar has never had a seizure to my knowledge since the incident in school, she still sees the things she likes to call pointies, just not as many as before, since she started taking the
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Plus, it's likely she will bite you the first few times you try messing with her mouth, so why not get those bites out of the way before the sharp pointies come in?
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Vulcans have pointy ears.
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Elves have pointy ears.
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Tom put on a pointy party hat.
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