pinpoint
adjective
1. Extremely precise or specific, especially regarding location.
- The machine assembles parts at high speed and with pinpoint accuracy.
noun
1. a very brief moment
- they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together
Definition categories: time, instant, minute, moment, second
2. a very small spot
Similar word(s): speck
Definition categories: attribute, dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot
3. the sharp point of a pin
Definition categories: man–made, point
verb
1. locate exactly
- can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?
Similar word(s): nail
Definition categories: possession, locate
Sentences with pinpoint as a verb:
- They investigators tried to pinpoint the source of the flames.