point

Strongest matches

mark, stop

Strong matches

bit, count, dot, fleck, flyspeck, iota, minim, mite, mote, notch, particle, period, scrap, tittle, trace

Weak match

full stop

Strongest matches

place, position, site, situation, spot, stage

Strong matches

locality, locus, station

Weak match

where

Strong matches

apex, awn, barb, beak, bill, cape, claw, cusp, dagger, foreland, head, headland, jag, nib, prick, promontory, prong, snag, spike, spine, spire, spur, sticker, stiletto, summit, sword, thorn, tine, tip, tooth

Weak matches

pin point, prickler

Strongest matches

date, degree, edge, extent, limit, moment, position, time

Strong matches

brink, condition, duration, instant, juncture, period, threshold, verge

Weak matches

point in time, very minute

Strongest matches

end, objective, reason

Strong matches

appeal, attraction, charm, cogency, design, fascination, intent, intention, interest, motive, nitty-gritty, nub, object, punch, purpose, significance, use, usefulness, utility, validity, validness

Weak matches

bottom line, name of the game, nuts and bolts

Strongest matches

idea, matter, question, score, subject, theme, topic

Strong matches

argument, burden, core, crux, drift, force, gist, head, heart, import, kicker, marrow, meat, motif, motive, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, pointer, proposition, stuff, text, thrust, tip, tip-off

Weak matches

bottom line, main idea, name of the game, nuts and bolts, punch line, subject matter

Strongest matches

case, detail, element, part, side, thing

Strong matches

attribute, circumstance, constituent, facet, feature, instance, item, material, nicety, particular, peculiarity, property, quality, respect, trait

Weak match

circumstantial

Strongest matches

mark, score

Strong matches

count, notch, tally

Strongest matches

direct, indicate, lead, make, offer, suggest

Strong matches

bespeak, denote, designate, finger, hint, imply, name, peg, signify, tab, tag

Weak matches

button down, pin down, put down for, put finger on

Strongest matches

aim, look, tend, turn

Strong matches

beam, cast, face, guide, head, influence, lay, level, slant, steer, train

Weak matches

bring to bear, zero in