pointed end

collocation in English

meaningsofpointedandend

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pointed
adjective
uk
/ˈpɔɪn.tɪd/us
/ˈpɔɪn.t̬ɪd/
A pointed object has a thin, sharp end or becomes much narrower at ...
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end
noun
uk
/end/us
/end/
the part of a place or thing that is furthest away from ...
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(Definition ofpointedandendfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In their passage through the uterus thepointedendis always directed backwards.
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Initially, the sharplypointedendof the ligament quickly rolls up to form a swell.
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This is because the internal pressure of the fluid at thepointedendis much higher than the pressure in the uniform cylinder of the ligament.
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It is a short instrument with apointedendand a serrated edge.
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An actin filament is a polar structure with two structurally different ends: a relatively inert and slow-growing minus end (pointedend) and a fastergrowing plus end (barbed end).
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Someone had pushed into the back of his knee thepointedendof a pair of compasses—the type used by children in schools.
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The encoded protein caps thepointedendof actin filaments preventing both elongation and depolymerization.
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The flat leaves are 1.5m long and 25mm wide with a sharppointedend.
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Next, fold thepointedendback onto itself to form a rectangle.
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A flooring trowel has one rectangular end and onepointedend, made to fit corners.
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When skidding (dragging) logs end-wise, it presents apointedendthat deflects itself past obstacles.
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Acheulean cleavers resemble handaxes but with thepointedendtruncated away.
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Thepointedendof the tool should be kept sharp and so that the burr is cut out smoothly.
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It had no cutting edge, only a sharppointedend, being triangular or square in cross section.
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He then picked up a chair and jabbed thepointedendof one wooden leg into the man's eye.
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Thepointedendis lit and held straight down, so that the flame is at the bottom.
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A survey stake is typically small, with apointedendto make it easy to drive into the earth.
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Itspointedendis directed toward the mouth of the river to break river-powered ice floes.
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It has several low ribs radiating from thepointedendand running the length of the valve.
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The egg will then stand on itspointedendfor 15 seconds, then topple on its side.
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Their foraging was especially intriguing: they dragged leaves into their burrows, pulling them in the most efficient way, by theirpointedend.
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