pointy
Narrowing to tip
Pointy means having a sharp or tapered end: a pointy hat, pointy shoes, a pointy nose.
The word is informal and often slightly playful—you might describe a witch's hat as pointy but a needle as sharp.
Pointy-headed is dismissive slang for intellectuals, suggesting impractical overthinking.
End or gratuity
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- spikeSharp rise or point
- prongPointed projecting part
- spireTapering architectural peak
cone · pyramid · obelisk · pinnacle · peak · wedge · taper · vertex
Pointed implement for sewing
Short pointed stabbing blade
- spearPole with sharp point
- arrowPointed shaft for shooting
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- bayonetRifle-mounted stabbing blade
lance · harpoon · rapier · pike · javelin · saber · sword · stiletto
tip
End or gratuity
spire · cone · pyramid · obelisk · pinnacle · peak · wedge · taper · vertex · cusp
needle
Pointed implement for sewing
prick · pierce · jab · poke · stab · skewer · splinter · pin · tack · spur
dagger
Short pointed stabbing blade
bayonet · lance · harpoon · rapier · pike · javelin · saber · sword · stiletto · fang
angle
Geometric measure of rotation
acute · corner · edge · pyramid · prism · tetrahedron · octahedron · star · arrow · chevron
stiletto
Thin-bladed knife or heel
winklepicker · oxford · boot · collar · lapel · hat · jester
- Guitarsacoustic guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar, bass guitar, acoustic
- shoe traitscomfortable, cushioned, leather, lace-up, slip-on
- touch feelingsrough, smooth, soft, hard, bumpy
- facial hairbeard, bearded, goatee, moustache, stubble
- shape wordsround, circular, oval, angular, curved
- point outDirect attention toward
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- pointed outCalled attention to
- get to the pointSpeak directly now
- breaking pointMoment of collapse
- good pointAcknowledgment of sound reasoning
pointed, appoint, points, pointer, appointment, pointing, pointers, point, pointedly