(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.

(idiomatic) A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol.

Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. / Something that pollutes; a pollutant.

a life assurance savings scheme designed to pay out a lump sum when the policy matures

A type of ant from Australia, known for a class of individuals within the colony which have huge inflated amber-coloured abdomen.

voice of the people. / (politics) The public comment portion of a public meeting.

The capital city of the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.

The southernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth. / (electromagnetism) The negative pole of a magnetic dipole that seeks geographic south. / Alternative form of South Pole

The northernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth. / (electromagnetism) The positive pole of a magnetic dipole that seeks geographic north.