Pinter vs Pointer - What's the difference?
pinter | pointer |
(in combinations, UK, slang) The drinking of a certain number of pints of beer
(in combinations, UK, slang) A container that holds a certain number of pints.
* 2006 , Martyn J. Pass, Dani Pass, Waiting for Red (page 262)
(in combinations, UK, slang) Something that takes a certain number of pints of beer to appreciate.
Anything that points or is used for pointing.
A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.
A breed of hunting dog.
(programming) A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.
(computing) An icon that indicates the position of the mouse; a cursor.
A tip, a bit of advice (usually plural.)
(in combinations) Something worth a given number of points.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=September 18
, author=Ben Dirs
, title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia
, work=BBC Sport
As nouns the difference between pinter and pointer
is that pinter is the drinking of a certain number of pints of beer while pointer is anything that points or is used for pointing.pinter
English
Noun
(en noun)- “Anyway, I'd best get a shuffle on. Got to pick some milk up, you see.” “I've just been too.” Sure enough he showed the hedgehog a four-pinter .
- She's so ugly, an eight-pinter , I'd say.
pointer
English
Noun
(en noun)- The instructor gave me some pointers on writing a good paper.
- a ten-pointer
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