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CUSP |
Pointed end |
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TIP |
Hint at pointed end |
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APEX |
Ape pecks noisily at the pointed end |
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SPEARHEAD |
The pointed head, or end, of a spear. |
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PUSH |
A thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a
thing. |
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OBCORDATE |
Heart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end;
inversely cordate: as, an obcordate petal or leaf. |
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NEEDLE |
A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end,
with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing. |
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ACUTE |
Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; --
opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf. |
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GLAIVE |
A weapon formerly used, consisting of a large blade fixed
on the end of a pole, whose edge was on the outside curve; also, a
light lance with a long sharp-pointed head. |
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STAKE |
A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one
end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as,
a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc. |
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PICKAXE |
... or blade
at the other, and a handle inserted at the middle; a hammer with a
flattened end for driving wedges and a pointed end for piercing as ... |
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DRILL |
An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making
holes in hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with its end, by
revolving, as ... |
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GUIDON |
A small flag or streamer, as that carried by cavalry,
which is broad at one end and nearly pointed at the other, or that used
to direct the mov... |