(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it. / (intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.

(obsolete) To appoint.

(dated) A female poet.

(chiefly science fiction) Any small, secondary, emergency-use vehicle used to evacuate from the main vehicle during times of danger.

Any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass. There may be 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or even 128 compass points on a compass, depending on its size and accuracy.

(simile, of two things) Very similar; a couple made for each other.

(basketball) An arc on the floor of a basketball court beyond which a successful shot is worth three points.

(basketball) A shot attempted from beyond the three-point line.

(basketball) A guard who is usually the shortest of the five basketball positions, and specializes in handling the ball, distributing it to the other players and generally running the team's offense.

(physics) The lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface of the liquid. / (figuratively) A hotspot; a dangerous place of violent political unrest.