pinpoint

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Now, if you type in "Maryland", the pinpoint is a little southeast of a town called Millersville, a little ways outside Annapolis.

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  1. noun Something extremely small or trifling.
  2. noun A very small or sharp point: a pinpoint of light.
  3. noun A point on a map marking a precise location or target.
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  • The house with the white picket fence faded to a pinpoint, then blinked out. —  F ;SF; - vol 098 issue 01 - January 2000
  • Although the exact origin is difficult to pinpoint, there is a widespread belief that in its oldest form the handshake signified the handing of power from a god to an early Egyptian ruler. —  FSF, August 2006
  • The exact cause of the problem can be extremely difficult to pinpoint, as ovulation, fertilization, and the passage to the fertilized ovum through the fallopian tube and to the uterus are extremely complex processes. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • StealthWatch's impressive user interface makes it easy to pinpoint issues and trends quickly, and compensates for the appliances 'somewhat quirky terminology. —  InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs
  • Nor can Rook pinpoint which breeders actually supply puppies to the Tucson stores. —  Tucson Weekly
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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

pin-point ·  glimmer ·  pinprick ·  sliver ·  blue-white ·  speck ·  starburst ·  meteor ·  splotch ·  blur ·  blob ·  flare

Used in the same contextWord Family

pinpoint:   pinpoints ·  pinpointing ·  pinpointed
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
 

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