competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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point
noun
- A sharp or tapered end: acicula, acumination, apex, cusp, mucro, mucronation, tip
1. See
sharp
- A very small mark: dash, dot, fleck, pinpoint, speck, spot. See
marks
- A particular portion of space chosen for something: location, locus, place, spot. See
place
- One of the units in a course, as on an ascending or descending scale: degree, grade, level, peg, rung, stage, step.
Informal: notch. See
big
- A transitional interval beyond which some new action or different state of affairs is likely to begin or occur: borderline, brink, edge, threshold, verge. See
edge
- A particular interval of time that is limited and often crucial: instant, juncture, moment. See
time
- What one intends to do or achieve: aim, ambition, design, end, goal, intent, intention, mark, meaning, object, objective, purpose, target, view, why.
Idioms:
end in view, why and wherefore. See
planned, purpose
- What a speech, piece of writing, or artistic work is about: argument, matter, subject, subject matter, text, theme, topic. See
meaning
- The gist of a specific action or situation: idea, import, meaning, purport, significance, significancy. See
meaning
- A course of reasoning: argument, case. See
reason
- An individually considered portion of a whole: article, detail, element, item, particular. See
part
verb
- To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something: aim, cast, direct, head, level, set
1, train, turn, zero in.
Military: lay
1. See
seek
- To call or direct attention to something: advert, bring up, mention, point out, refer, touch (on or upon). See
words
- To mark with punctuation: punctuate. See
marks
phrasal verb
point out
- To make known or identify, as by signs: denote, designate, indicate, mark, show, specify. See
show
- To call or direct attention to something: advert, bring up, mention, point, refer, touch (on or upon). See
words
phrasal verb
point to
- To give grounds for believing in the existence or presence of: argue, attest, bespeak, betoken, indicate, mark, testify, witness. See
show
- To lead to by logical inference: imply, indicate, suggest. See
meaning
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