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37 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• pointer n. Anything that points or is used for pointing.
• pointer n. A teacher’s pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.
• pointer n. A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading…
• pointer n. (Hunting) A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.
• pointer n. (Programming) A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.
• pointer n. (Graphical user interface) An icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse.
• pointer n. (Chiefly in the plural) A tip, a bit of advice.
• pointer n. Something that gives a point (sharp end) to something.
• pointer n. (In combinations) Something worth a given number of points.
• Pointer prop.n. A surname.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Romanian
  • pointer n. (Programming) pointer.
  • pointer n. (Hunting) pointer (dog breed).

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• pointer n. Pointer.
• pointer n. (Informatica) pointer.

— English words, defined in French —

• pointer n. Aiguille.
• pointer n. (Informatique) Pointeur.
• pointer n. Pointer (chien).

— English word, defined in Portuguese —

• pointer s. (Informática) ponteiro ou apontador.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• pointer s. Puntatore, cursore.

— In German —

• Pointer S. Informatik: Variable, die eine Speicheradresse enthält, also…
• Pointer S. Zoologie: mittelgroßer Jagdhund mit glattem, weißem oder…

— In Dutch —

• pointer n. Staande jachthond.
• pointer n. (Informatica) variabele waar een geheugenadres in staat.

— In French —

• pointer n.m. Race de grand chien d’arrêt britannique, originaire d’Angleterre…
• pointer v. Diriger une arme ou quelque instrument vers un point en visant.
• pointer v. (Sens figuré) Attirer l’attention sur, signaler particulièrement.
• pointer v. Faire des points avec le pinceau, avec le burin, avec la plume, etc.
• pointer v. (En particulier) Indiquer sur une feuille, au moyen d’un…
• pointer v. (Intransitif) (Travail) Signaler soi-même sa présence au…
• pointer v. (Par extension) Indiquer les personnes absentes.
• pointer v. (Musique) Augmenter la valeur d’une note de la moitié.
• pointer v. (Jeux de boules) Lancer une boule dans l’intention de la…
• pointer v. (Industrie) Faire des points de soudure, étape provisoire…
• pointer v. Faire saillie, avancer.
• pointer v. (Pronominal) Arriver quelque part.

— In Portuguese —

• pointer s. (Cinologia) certo tipo de cão de caça.

— In Italian —

• pointer s. (Zoologia) definizione mancante; se vuoi, [pointer aggiungila] tu.

70 English words from 12 English definitions

a␣bit address advice Anything arrow bit breed can Chiefly combinations component current device dog end for game given gives Graphical holds hunting hunting␣dog icon indicates interface like location measuring memory mouse needle number of␣a out plural point pointer pointing pointing␣device pointing␣stick point␣out points position Programming reading rod sharp sharp␣end something stick stored such such␣as surname teacher that the time timepiece tip trained used user user␣interface value variable where with worth

39 English words from 25 foreign definitions

Aiguille also arrêt Arriver attention Attirer Augmenter boule boules burin dans des die een étape etc extension Faire grand instrument intention Lancer les Musique note Par part plume point pointer points Pronominal Race Sens signaler soi Travail Variable vers

71 foreign words from 25 foreign definitions

absentes Angleterre apontador arme Attirer␣l’attention avancer avec britannique caça cão certo chien chien␣d’arrêt Cinologia cursore definizione de␣la Diriger eine En␣particulier enthält Faire␣saillie feuille figuré glattem Indiquer Industrie Informática Informatik Informatique Intransitif jachthond Jagdhund Jeux Jeux␣de␣boules mancante même mit mittelgroßer moitié moyen oder originaire Par␣extension particulier particulièrement personnes pinceau Pointeur ponteiro présence provisoire quelque quelque␣part saillie Sens␣figuré soi-même soudure Staande staat sur tipo une valeur variabele visant vuoi waar weißem Zoologia Zoologie

6 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

pointers Pointers pointerless pointerlike pointer␣finger pointer␣fingers

25 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

appointers nonpointers pinpointers six-pointers six␣pointers downpointers five-pointers null␣pointers telepointers West␣Pointers disappointers laser␣pointers pourpointerie PowerPointers smart␣pointers three-pointers white␣pointers needlepointers pencil␣pointers shared␣pointers Faraday␣pointers point-to-pointers station␣pointers dangling␣pointers function␣pointers

28 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

XPointer appointer nonpointer pinpointer six-pointer six␣pointer downpointer five-pointer highpointer null␣pointer telepointer West␣Pointer disappointer laser␣pointer PowerPointer Pudelpointer smart␣pointer three-pointer white␣pointer needlepointer pencil␣pointer shared␣pointer Faraday␣pointer point-to-pointer station␣pointer dangling␣pointer function␣pointer Portuguese␣Pointer

18 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

int INT in't int. i'n't inter Inter inter- oint poi POI P.O.I. point Point pointe ter TER ter-

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

IOP NIO ret Ret.

9 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

interop Periton Petrino Petroni protein pterion repoint tropein tropine

54 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

apertion apritone atropine entropia entropic ereption eruption exportin G-protein G␣protein inceptor inotrope Interpol operatin' optioner orpiment Peritons Peronist Petrinos Pierpont pointers Pointers pointier pointrel poitrine porniest pornsite porn-site porn␣site Port␣Erin port␣wine potorine pretonic prostein proteins pterions pterosin redpoint red␣point reoption repoints rope␣into S-protein temporin Ternopil terpinol time␣porn toeprint topliner triphone +4 words

49 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Epirot e-print Ireton iteron nipter norepi norite opiner orient Orient orpine Pentir Perino periot pernio Petion Petrin Pinero pinter Pinter Pintor pioner Pirton Pitner pointe porine porite pornie Potier pretin pre-tin Prieto protei pterin pteron reptin repton Repton retino- rip␣one Ripton rope␣in terpin Tierno tonier trione tronie tropin -tropin

11 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

jointer painter Painter poinder pointed pointee pointel pointen pointes Poynter printer

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

pinter Pinter pointe

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

pointier

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