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po·esy noun : POETRY

po·et noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF poete, fr. L poeta, fr. Gk poiētēs maker, poet, fr. poiein to make]

: a writer of poetry; also : a creative artist of great sensitivity

Synonyms

bard, minstrel, versifier; also poetess; poet laureate; troubadour; rhymer

po·et·as·ter noun : an inferior poet

po·et·ess noun : a girl or woman who is a poet

po·et·ic or po·et·i·cal adjective : having or expressing the qualities of poetry

Synonyms

lyric; also metric, metrical, rhyming, rhythmic; rhapsodic; florid, flowery, grandiloquent, highfalutin, high-flown, ornate; figurative, metaphorical, symbolic

Antonyms

prosaic, prose, unpoetic

poetic justice noun : an outcome in which vice is punished and virtue rewarded usu. in a manner peculiarly or ironically appropriate

po·et·ry noun 1 : metrical writing

2 : POEMS

3 : writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm

Synonyms

song, verse; also rhyme; blank verse, free verse

Antonyms

prose

po·grom noun [ORIGIN: Yiddish, fr. Russ, lit., devastation]

: an organized massacre of helpless people and esp. of Jews

poi noun, plural poi or pois : a Hawaiian food of taro root cooked, pounded, and kneaded to a paste and often allowed to ferment

poi·gnan·cy noun : the quality or state of being poignant

poi·gnant adjective 1 : painfully affecting the feelings <~ grief>

2 : deeply moving <~ scene>

Synonyms

[1, 2] affecting, emotional, impressive, moving, stirring, touching—more at MOVING

poin·ci·ana noun : any of several ornamental tropical leguminous trees or shrubs with bright orange or red flowers

poin·set·tia noun : a showy tropical American spurge with usu. scarlet bracts that suggest petals and surround small yellow flowers

1point noun 1 : an individual detail : ITEM; also : the most important essential

2 : PURPOSE

3 : a geometric element that has position but no size

4 : a particular place : LOCALITY

5 : a particular stage or degree

6 : a sharp end : TIP

7 : a projecting piece of land

8 : a punctuation mark; especially : PERIOD

9 : DECIMAL POINT

10 : one of the divisions of the compass

11 : a unit of counting (as in a game score)

12 : a very small mark

13 : a distinguishing detail

14 : the quality of something spoken or written of being able to arouse interest and of being generally effective

— pointy adjective

— beside the point

: IRRELEVANT

— to the point

: RELEVANT, PERTINENT

Synonyms

[1] detail, fact, item, particular—more at ITEM

[4] locale, locality, location, place, position, site, spot—more at PLACE

[5] cut, degree, grade, inch, notch, peg, phase, stage, step—more at DEGREE

[6] apex, cusp, end, pike, tip; also prong, tine; barb, jag, prickle, snag, spike, sticker

[7] arm, cape, headland, peninsula, promontory, spit—more at CAPE

[13] attribute, character, characteristic, feature, mark, peculiarity, property, quality, trait—more at CHARACTERISTIC

2point verb 1 : to furnish with a point : SHARPEN

2 : PUNCTUATE

3 : to separate (a decimal fraction) from an integer by a decimal point — usu. used with off

4 : to indicate the position of esp. by extending a finger

5 : to direct attention to <~ out an error> — usu. used with out or up

6 : AIM, DIRECT

7 : to lie extended, aimed, or turned in a particular direction : FACE, LOOK

Synonyms

usually point up [5] accent, accentuate, emphasize, feature, highlight, play, stress, underline, underscore—more at EMPHASIZE

usually point toward [7] face, front, look—more at FACE

point–and–click adjective : relating to or being a computer interface that allows the activation of a file by selection with a pointing device (as a mouse)

point–and–shoot adjective : having or using preset or automatically adjusted controls

point–blank adjective 1 : so close to the target that a missile fired will travel in a straight line to the mark