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pointing

[ poin-ting ]

noun

  1. (in masonry) mortar used as a finishing touch to brickwork.


pointing

/ ˈɔɪԳɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act or process of repairing or finishing joints in brickwork, masonry, etc, with mortar
    1. the insertion of marks to indicate the chanting of a psalm or the vowels in a Hebrew text
    2. the sequence of marks so inserted
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·ǾԳiԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pointing1

First recorded in 1835–45; point + -ing 1
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"It's him! It's him! I recognise his features," says Myrelis Casique Lopez, pointing at a photo of men shackled and cuffed on the floor of one of the most infamous prisons in the world.

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Psychedelic use has exploded in recent years with a wealth of studies pointing to their potential treatment for depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction.

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Bill Marler, the attorney representing the nine victims suing Taylor Farms, said he uncovered extensive evidence pointing to the supplier as the source of the outbreak.

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The results showed that native Fijian iguana populations have much greater genetic diversity than previously thought — possibly pointing to an entirely new species of iguana.

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The son told police that his father pantomimed pointing a gun at his mother with his hand, and that his mother said, “Why don’t you just point a real gun at me?”

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