pointer

As she scrabbled for a laser pointer in her large handbag, her coloratura was comically on point, though she was inaudible in her middle range during the cabaletta.

There have been other Ashes pointers this week.

Now and again, while walking Philly near the Rose Bowl, I bump into a dog trainer named Eldon, who generously offers pointers.

When someone steps up to take a swing, others watch and offer support and pointers.

"It showed in our performance. How we approached the game was very controlled and then we had little pointers of belief as we knew we would need that."