Pointers

British  

/ ˈpɔɪntəz /

plural noun

1. the two brightest stars in the Plough (Dubhe and Merak), which lie in the direction pointing towards the Pole Star and are therefore used to locate it

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Example Sentences

I've been really conscious of not giving him an awful lot - a couple of little pointers, a bit of positional things and some little bits here and there - but trust in what he is.

From BBC

And after I took a minute to give my patience and forbearance a chance to recover my mouth from the rudeness that was itching to jump out of it, I would just say this: “There’s more than one way to tell each other things, and there’s more than one way to listen, too. And if you’ve never heard a tree telling you something, then I’d say you don’t really know how to listen just yet. But I’d be happy to give you a few pointers sometime.”

From Literature

Entering the game, the Hoosiers were hot after racking up three consecutive wins, including two in Quad 1, and were known for shooting three pointers at one of the highest rates in the country.

From Los Angeles Times

Though he managed to hit the first two three pointers of his college career early in the second half against Rutgers — he was previously 0 for 10 — Arenas fell short of securing his first double-digit game, scoring nine points on three-for-nine shooting.

From Los Angeles Times

He knocked down two three pointers and slammed a one-handed transition dunk to elicit a roar from the crowd that welcomed back a son they watched grow up.

From Los Angeles Times

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