three points
Beyond the arc
Three points is a score in basketball made from beyond the arc, worth more than closer shots: She hit three points at the buzzer to win the game.
The phrase also appears in other scoring contexts—football field goals, debate rubrics—wherever rules assign that value.
More broadly, three points can simply enumerate items: I have three points to make.
- triangleThree-sided plane figure
- basketWoven carrying vessel
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- winAchieve victory
- buzzerElectric signaling device
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- scoresscore, scores, high score, total, high scores
- evangelismgospel outreach, evangelize, evangelist, born again, evangelizing
- special teamskickoff, punt, field goal, punter, kicker
- sermonsSunday sermon, homilies, Easter sermon, exhortations, messages