pointing
noun
(in masonry) mortar used as a finishing touch to brickwork.
pointings
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pluralof pointing.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There were glowing little pointings labeled Lemons and Oranges, Radishes, or just plain Fruit, but never "Still Life."
From Time Magazine Archive
The atmosphere cleared of its cloud wrack as his speech flowed, marked by pointings of the small, crisp mustache and gracious little pauses of appeal to each of the listeners in turn.
From Ewing\'s Lady by Harry Leon Wilson
What they meant, I knew not at first; but by their gestures and pointings I found at last it was to beg the young queen's life, and that I would not kill her.
From Great Pirate Stories by Joseph Lewis French
Already we see pointings to the childish activities that we would not check.
From The Complete Home by Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth) Laughlin
He was at first powerless to do more than say "Oh, Clytie!" with little impotent pointings toward the candy cane.
From The Seeker by Harry Leon Wilson
