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punto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • count verb To say numbers in order, or to work out the total number of something.
  • Dot noun A small, round mark or spot.
  • knitting noun The activity of making fabric or garments by looping yarn together.
  • mark noun A visible line, spot, or impression left on a surface.
  • matter noun Physical substance in general — anything that has mass and takes up space.
  • period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
  • pip noun A small hard seed found in fruits such as apples, oranges, or grapes.
  • point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
  • stitch noun A single loop of thread made by a needle in sewing, knitting, or in closing a wound.
  • stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
  • tittle noun Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or of a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.

Senses

punto is used for these senses in English:

  • bullet point (in general) A succinct statement of the kind that might appear in a bulleted list.
  • count The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
  • full stop (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) The punctuation mark "." (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
  • knitting The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.
  • mark A score for a sporting achievement. [from 20th c.]
  • matter An affair, condition, or subject, especially one of concern or (especially when preceded by the) one that is problematic.
  • period (now, chiefly, North America, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
  • pip One of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die, etc.

count — full definition

  1. verb To say numbers in order, or to work out the total number of something.
  2. verb To matter or be of significance.
  3. noun The total reached by counting; a tally.
  4. noun A nobleman ranking below a duke and above a baron in some European countries.

Dot — full definition

  1. noun A small, round mark or spot.
  2. verb To mark with a dot, or to scatter things across an area.

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