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Type Words
Synonyms spanish pointer
Type of gun dog, sporting dog
Has types vizsla, german short-haired pointer, hungarian pointer
Type Words
Synonyms cursor
Type of indicator
Derivation point
Type Words
Synonyms arrow
Type of mark
Derivation point
Type Words
Type of indicator
Has types light pen, needle, hand, electronic stylus
Derivation point

Examples of pointer

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East stretched the lead again on a bucket from Moton and a Megan Holl 3-pointer.
From the stltoday.com
Knight hit a 3-pointer barely 3 minutes in, and Kentucky kept right on shooting.
From the sacbee.com
Both times, MSU guard Adam Leonard deflated their comeback with a three-pointer.
From the kansas.com
Wesley Matthews added a 3-pointer before time ran out for a 40-35 Portland lead.
From the chron.com
Liz Leer opened the half by sinking a three-pointer to pull the Eagles to 26-14.
From the washingtonpost.com
Kentucky rallied, closing to within 16 at 59-43 when Miller hit a three-pointer.
From the kentucky.com
The Owls led 27-24 at halftime after a 3-pointer by Chris Clark to end the half.
From the sportingnews.com
The block led to Lewis'3-pointer from the wing that stretched the lead to 41-36.
From the stltoday.com
They only had two Top 50 wins and one was a one-pointer over Washington at home.
From the freep.com
More examples
  • Arrow: a mark to indicate a direction or relation
  • An indicator as on a dial
  • Cursor: (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions
  • A strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game
  • In computer science, a pointer is a programming language data type whose value refers directly to (or "points to") another value stored elsewhere in the computer memory using its address. ...
  • A pointing breed is a type of gundog typically used in finding game. Gundogs are traditionally divided into three classes: retrievers, flushing dogs, and pointing breeds. The name pointer comes from the dog's instinct to point, by stopping and aiming its muzzle towards game. ...
  • The German shorthaired pointer (GSP) is a breed of dog developed in the 19th century in Germany for hunting.
  • Pointer is the official journal of the Singapore Armed Forces. It is issued quarterly, and read primarily by SAF officers, warrant officers, and civilian employees of the Ministry of Defense. It is also distributed to various international military and defense-related organizations.
  • A pointer or pointing stick is a solid rod used to point manually, in the form of a stick, but always finished off or artificially produced.