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points | emphasizes |

As a proper noun points

is an unincorporated community in west virginia.

As a verb emphasizes is

(emphasize).

points

English

Noun

(head)
  • (rail transport, British) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.
  • (automotive) The two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow current to flow or not through the ignition coil. Each surface is called a point singular (there's usually a moving point which is pushed by the distributor cam and a fixed point which isn't), but they're made together in a unit and serviced or replaced that way and are hence normally called points plural.
  • Synonyms

    * switch (Movable rails used to switch a train from one railway track to another.)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (point)
  • Anagrams

    * English pluralia tantum ----

    emphasizes

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (emphasize)

  • emphasize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * emphasise

    Verb

    (emphasiz)
  • To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
  • His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job.

    Synonyms

    * betone * stress * underscore

    Antonyms

    * de-emphasize * downplay

    Derived terms

    * reemphasize * overemphasize * underemphasize