points meaning
EN
[pɔɪnts] 
US WPoints
FR points 
- NounBFpoint
- plural of point.
- (rail transport, Britain) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.
- (automotive) The two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow current to flow or not through the ignition coil. Each surface is called a point singular (there's usually a moving point which is pushed by the distributor cam and a fixed point which isn't), but they're made together in a unit and serviced or replaced that way and are hence normally called points plural.
- plural of point.
- VerbBFpointPRpointingPT, PPpointed
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- At some point in the conversation my name came up, and I readily agreed to their proposition.
- The erminea has divided toes; and the point of the tail is red.
- The epidemics in Liberia and Sierra Leone have approached subcriticality at some point during the epidemic; the epidemic in Guinea is ongoing with no evidence that it is subcritical.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- A smash may not be as pretty as a good half volley, but it can still win points.
- New Zealand were crowned world champions for the first time in 24 years after squeezing past an inspired France team by a single point.
- Do you know what I mean, or are you missing my point?
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of points in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Noun forms
- Noun plural forms
- Noun plural forms
- Pluralia tantum
- Noun forms
- Verbs
- Verb forms
- Verb singular forms
- Third-person singular forms
- Third-person singular forms
- Verb singular forms
- Verb forms
- Nouns
Source: Wiktionary
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Grammatically, this word "points" is a noun, more specifically, a noun form and a pluralia tantum. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.