points

noun

(rail transport, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.

(theater) Exaggerated speech or gestures used for emphasis during a performance.

An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

Roots

pungerepoint- · Latin · to prick

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