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Showing words for POINTER using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Pointer

pointer, protein, pterion, repoint, tropein, tropine

6 Letter Words for Pointer

epirot, inport, nipter, norite, opiner, orient, orpine, pernio, pieton, pioner, pointe, ponier, pontie, porite, proine, protei, pterin, pteron, terpin, tonier, tropin

5 Letter Words for Pointer

inept, inert, inter, intro, iortn, irone, nepit, netop, niter, nitro, noire, norie, norit, noter, opine, opter, orpin, orpit, perit, petri, petro, piert, piner, pinot, pinte, pinto, pirot, piton, point, poire, poret, porte, poter, potin, prent, prine, print, prion, proin, prone, prote, repin, repot, retin, retip, ripen, ronte, tenio, tenor, tepor, toner, toper, trine, tripe, trone, trope

4 Letter Words for Pointer

ento, entr, epit, erin, eton, inro, into, intr, iron, irpe, iter, neti, nito, noir, nope, nore, nori, note, oint, oner, open, peni, pent, peon, peri, pern, pert, peto, pien, pier, piet, pine, pino, pint, pion, pirn, poet, pone, pont, pore, porn, port, pote, poti, pret, prie, prin, prio, pron, rein, reit, reno, rent, repo, rept, rine, riot, ripe, ript, rite, roin, roit, rone, ront, rope, rote, roti, tern, terp, tien, tier, tine, tipe, tire, tone, tope, topi, tore, tori, torn, trie, trin, trio, trip, tron, trop

3 Letter Words for Pointer

eir, eon, epi, ern, ert, int, ion, ipo, ipr, ire, nei, neo, nep, net, nie, nip, nit, nor, not, oer, oie, one, oni, ont, ope, opt, ore, ort, pen, per, pet, pie, pin, pir, pit, poi, pon, por, pot, pre, prn, pro, pte, rei, rep, rie, rin, rio, rip, rit, roe, roi, ron, rot, rpt, rte, rti, ten, ter, tie, tin, tip, toe, toi, ton, top, tor, tpi, tri, trp

Definitions for Pointer

[1] a person or thing that points.
[2] a long, tapering stick used by teachers, lecturers, etc., in pointing things out on a map, blackboard, or the like.
[3] the hand on a watch dial, clock face, scale, etc.
[4] Military . the member of an artillery crew who aims the weapon.
[5] one of a breed of short-haired hunting dogs trained to point game.
[6] a piece of advice, especially on how to succeed in a specific area: The food expert gave some good pointers on making better salads.
[7] Computers . an identifier giving the location in storage of something of interest, as a data item, table, or subroutine. cursor(def 1) .
[8] Pointers, Astronomy . the two outer stars of the Big Dipper that lie on a line that passes very near Polaris and are used for finding it.
[9] a person or thing that points
[10] an indicator on a measuring instrument
[11] a long rod or cane used by a lecturer to point to parts of a map, blackboard, etc
[12] one of a breed of large swift smooth-coated dogs, usually white with black, liver, or lemon markings: when on shooting expeditions it points to the bird with its nose, body, and tail in a straight line
[13] a helpful piece of information or advice

Words related to Pointer

clue, index, dial, register, signal, needle, rod, mark, director, gauge, arrow, hand, guide, tip-off, information, advice, tip, warning, caution, recommendation

Words nearby Pointer

pointe-à-pitre, pointed, pointed arch, pointed wart, pointel, pointer, pointers, pointillage, pointillism, pointillistic, pointillé

Origin of Pointer

First recorded in 1490–1500; point + -er1

Synonyms for Pointer

arrow, dial, director, gauge, guide, hand, index, mark, needle, register, rod, signal