HOME
SIGN UP LOGIN
https://1828.mshaffer.com
Tuesday - September 23, 2025
 ↓

In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.
- Preface

1828 Noah Webster Dictionary
  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z   <3

Search, browse, and study this dictionary to learn more about the early American, Christian language.

1828.mshaffer.com › SEARCHING -word- for [point]

Your search query [ point ] returned 34 results.
ID Word Definition

3229

 appoint
[.] APPOINT', v.t. [.] 1. To fix; to settle; to establish; to make fast. [.] When he appointed the foundations of the earth. Prov. 8. [.] 2. To constitute, ordain, or fix by decree, order or decision. [.] Let Pharoah appoint officers over the land. Gen. 41. [.] He ...

3230

 appointable
[.] APPOINT'ABLE, a. That may be appointed or constituted; as, officers are appointable by the Executive.

3231

 appointed
[.] APPOINT'ED, pp. [.] 1. Fixed; set; established; decreed; ordained; constituted; allotted. [.] 2. Furnished; equipped with things necessary; as, a ship or an army is well appointed.

3232

 appointee
[.] APPOINTEE', n. [.] 1. A person appointed. "The commission authorizes them to make appointments, and pay the appointee." [.] 2. A foot soldier in the French army, who, for long service and bravery, received more pay than other privates.

3233

 appointer
[.] APPOINT'ER, n. One who appoints.

3234

 appointing
[.] APPOINT'ING, ppr. Setting; fixing; ordaining; constituting; assigning.

3235

 appointment
[.] APPOINT'MENT, n. [.] 1. The act of appointing; designation to office; as, he erred by the appointment of suitable men. [.] 2. Stipulation; assignation; the act of fixing by mutual agreement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six o'clock. [.] 3. Decree; ...

6587

 blow-point
[.] BLOW-POINT, n. [blow and point.] A kind of play among children.

13115

 counterpoint
[.] COUNTERPOINT, n. [.] 1. A coverlet; a cover for a bed, stitched or woven in squares; written corruptly counterpane. [.] 2. In music, counterpoint is when the musical characters by which the notes in each part are signified, are placed in such a manner, each with ...

16243

 disappoint
[.] DISAPPOINT, v.t. [dis and appoint; properly, to unfix or unsettle.] [.] 1. To defeat of expectation, wish, hope, desire or intention; to frustrate; to balk; to hinder from the possession or enjoyment of that which was intended, desired, hoped or expected. We say, ...

16244

 disappointed
[.] DISAPPOINTED, pp. Defeated of expectation, hope, desire, or design; frustrated.

16245

 disappointing
[.] DISAPPOINTING, ppr. Defeating of expectation, hope, desire or purpose; frustrating.

16246

 disappointment
[.] DISAPPOINTMENT, n. Defeat or failure of expectation, hope, wish, desire or intention; miscarriage of design or plan. [.] [.] We are apt to complain of the disappointment of our hopes and schemes, but disappointments often prove blessings and save us from calamity ...

21791

 fesse-point
[.] FESSE-POINT, n. The exact center of the escutcheon.

22821

 foreappoint
[.] FOREAPPOINT', v.t. To set, order or appoint beforehand.

22822

 foreappointment
[.] FOREAPPOINT'MENT, n. Previous appointment; preordination.

30557

 interpoint
[.] INTERPOINT', v.t. To point; to distinguish by stops or marks.

35526

 mispoint
[.] MISPOINT', v.t. To point improperly; to err in punctuation.

37259

 non-appointment
[.] NON-APPOINTMENT, n. Neglect of appointment.

41579

 point
[.] POINT, n. [L. punctum, from pungo, to prick, properly to thrust, pret. pepugi, showing that n is not radical.] [.] 1. The sharp end of any instrument or body; as the point of a knife, of a sword or of a thorn. [.] 2. A string with a tag; as a silken point. [.] 3. ...

41580

 pointal
[.] POINT'AL, n. In botany, the pistil of a plant; an organ or viscus adhering to the fruit for the reception of the pollen. Its appearance is that of a column or set of columns in the center of the flower.

41581

 pointed
[.] POINT'ED, pp. Sharpened; formed to a point; directed; aimed. [.] 1. Aimed at a particular person or transaction. [.] 2. a. Sharp; having a sharp point; as a pointed rock. [.] 3. Epigrammatical; abounding in conceits or lively turns; as pointed wit.

41582

 pointedly
[.] POINT'EDLY, adv. In a pointed manner; with lively turns of thought or expression. [.] [.] He often wrote too pointedly for his subject. [.] 1. With direct assertion; with direct reference to a subject; with explicitness; as, he declared pointedly he would accede ...

41583

 pointedness
[.] POINT'EDNESS, n. Sharpness; pickedness with asperity. [.] 1. Epigrammatical keenness or smartness. [.] [.] In this you excel Horace, that you add pointedness of thought.

41584

 pointel
[.] POINT'EL, n. Something on a point. [.] [.] These poises or pointels are, for the most part, little balls set at the top of a slender stalk, which they can move every way at pleasure. [.] 1. A kind of pencil or style.

41585

 pointer
[.] POINT'ER, n. Any thing that points. [.] 1. The hand of a time-piece. [.] 2. A dog that points out the game to sportsmen.

41586

 pointing
[.] POINT'ING, ppr. Directing the finger; showing; directing. [.] 1. Marking with points; as a writing. [.] 2. Filling the joints and crevices of a wall with mortar or cement. [.] POINT'ING, n. The art of making the divisions of a writing; punctuation. [.] 1. ...

41587

 pointing-stock
[.] POINT'ING-STOCK, n. An object of ridicule or scorn.

41588

 pointless
[.] POINT'LESS, a. Having no point; blunt; obtuse; as a pointless sword. [.] 1. Having no smartness or keenness.

44852

 reappoint
[.] REAPPOINT', v.t. To appoint again.

44853

 reappointment
[.] REAPPOINT'MENT, n. A second appointment.

55248

 three-pointed
[.] THREE'-POINTED, a. Tricuspidate.

58074

 undisappointed
[.] UNDISAPPOINT'ED, a. Not disappointed.

59156

 unpointed
[.] UNPOINT'ED, a. [.] 1. Having no point or string. [.] 2. Not having marks by which to distinguish sentences, members and clauses in writing. [.] 3. Not having the vowel points or marks; as an unpointed manuscript in Hebrew or Arabic.

Thank you for visiting!

  • Our goal is to try and improve the quality of the digital form of this dictionary being historically true and accurate to the first American dictionary. Read more ...
  • Below you will find three sketches from a talented artist and friend depicting Noah Webster at work. Please tell us what you think.
Divine Study
  • Divine StudyDivine Study
    Divine Study
 Window of Reflection
  • Window of ReflectionWindow of Reflection
    Window of Reflection
 Enlightening Grace
  • Enlightening GraceEnlightening Grace
    Enlightening Grace

159

927

110

1010

184

1037

Why 1828?

0
0
  


Just learning about this dictionary

— Randy (Counce, TN)

Word of the Day

importance

IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

Random Word

ambiguous

AMBIG'UOUS, a. [L. ambiguus.]

Having two or more meanings; doubtful; being of uncertain signification; susceptible of different interpretations; hence, obscure. It is applied to words and expressions; not to a dubious state of mind, though it may be to a person using words of doubtful signification.

The ancient oracles were ambiguous, as were their answers.

Noah's 1828 Dictionary

First dictionary of the American Language!

Noah Webster, the Father of American Christian education, wrote the first American dictionary and established a system of rules to govern spelling, grammar, and reading. This master linguist understood the power of words, their definitions, and the need for precise word usage in communication to maintain independence. Webster used the Bible as the foundation for his definitions.

This standard reference tool will greatly assist students of all ages in their studies.

No other dictionary compares with the Webster's 1828 dictionary. The English language has changed again and again and in many instances has become corrupt. The American Dictionary of the English Language is based upon God's written word, for Noah Webster used the Bible as the foundation for his definitions. This standard reference tool will greatly assist students of all ages in their studies. From American History to literature, from science to the Word of God, this dictionary is a necessity. For homeschoolers as well as avid Bible students it is easy, fast, and sophisticated.


Regards,


monte

{x:

Project:: 1828 Reprint
Hard-cover Edition

364

536
Compact Edition

343

236
CD-ROM

300

191

* As a note, I have purchased each of these products. In fact, as we have been developing the Project:: 1828 Reprint, I have purchased several of the bulky hard-cover dictionaries. My opinion is that the 2000-page hard-cover edition is the only good viable solution at this time. The compact edition was a bit disappointing and the CD-ROM as well.


[ + ]
Add Search To Your Site


Our goal is to convert the facsimile dictionary (PDF available: v1 and v2) to reprint it and make it digitally available in several formats.

Overview of Project

  1. Image dissection
  2. Text Emulation
  3. Dictionary Formatting
  4. Digital Applications
  5. Reprint

Please visit our friends:

{ourFriends}

Learn more about U.S. patents:

{ourPatent}

Privacy Policy

We want to provide the best 1828 dictionary service to you. As such, we collect data, allow you to login, and we want your feedback on other features you would like.

For details of our terms of use, please read our privacy policy here.
Feedback is Welcome!
Page loaded in 0.237 seconds. [1828: 20, T:0]


1828 Noah Webster Dictionary

^ return to top
Back to Top