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2 point
• ojentaa• olla suunnattuna• ominaisuus• osoitella• paikka• osoittaa• saada pontta• nokka• näkökohta• niemi• näyttää• juju• tähdätä• tunnus• tärkein kohta• tähdätä huomauttaaautomatic data processing• tutkain• huippu• viitoittaa• vitsi• viittoa• viitata• esittää näkökohta• erityisseikka• sijainti• ajankohta• aihe• asema• antaa kärkeä• asia• aste• vaihde• vaihephysics• ydin• ydinkohta• puoli• puoltoääni• pää• pyrkiä• teroittaa• kohta• merkitysphysics• momentti• nenä• seisoa• saumata• sakara• seikka• suunnata• syövytysneula• tarkoitus• yksityiskohta• kärki• kysymys• pluspiste• pointti• pointsi• pilkku• piste (arvost.)• piste• pinna• piste(kilpailussa)• piiru• piikki• kompassipiiru* * *point 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) kärki2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) niemi3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) piste4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) kohta5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) hetki6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) piste7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) ilmansuunta8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) piste9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) asia, näkökohta, ydin10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) itu11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) ominaisuus12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) pistorasia2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) suunnata2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) osoittaa3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) paikata•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
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3 east
• itä* * *i:st 1. noun1) (the direction from which the sun rises, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: The wind is blowing from the east; The village is to the east of Canton; in the east of England.) itä, itäosa2) ((also E) one of the four main points of the compass: He took a direction 10° E of N / east of north.) itä2. adjective1) (in the east: the east coast.) itä-, itäinen2) (from the direction of the east: an east wind.) itä-3. adverb(towards the east: The house faces east.) itään- easterly- eastern
- easternmost
- eastward
- eastwards
- eastward
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4 north
• pohjoinen* * *no:Ɵ 1. noun1) (the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England.) pohjoinen2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) pohjoinen2. adjective1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) pohjoinen2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) pohjois-3. adverb(towards the north: The stream flows north.) pohjoiseen päin- northern
- northerner
- northernmost
- northward
- northwards
- northward
- northbound
- north-east / north-west 4. adverb(towards the north-east or north-west: The building faces north-west.) koilliseen, luoteeseen- north-eastern / north-western
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5 south
• etelänpuoleinen• etelä-• eteläinen• etelässä• etelävaltiot• etelään• etelämaat• etelä* * *1. noun1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) etelä, eteläosa2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) etelä2. adjective1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) etelä-2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) etelä-3. adverb(towards the south: This window faces south.) etelään- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west 4. adjective1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) kaakkois-, lounais-2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) kaakkois-, lounais-5. adverb(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) kaakkoon, lounaaseen- south-eastern / south-western
- the South Pole -
6 west
• länsimaat• länsi• lännenpuoleinen• länsiosa• läntinen• lännessä• länteen* * *west 1. noun1) (the direction in which the sun sets or any part of the earth lying in that direction: They travelled towards the west; The wind is blowing from the west; in the west of Britain.) länsi2) ((often with capital: also W) one of the four main points of the compass.) länsi2. adjective1) (in the west: She's in the west wing of the hospital.) läntinen2) (from the direction of the west: a west wind.) länsi3. adverb(towards the west: The cliffs face west.) lännenpuoleinen- westerly- western 4. noun(a film or novel about the Wild West: Most westerns are about cowboys and Red Indians.) lännenfilmi- westward
- westwards
- westward
- go west
- the West
- the Wild West
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