pointy end

collocation in English

meaningsofpointyandend

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pointy
adjective
uk
/ˈpɔɪn.ti/us
/ˈpɔɪn.t̬i/
shaped into ...
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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 ofpointyandendfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The egg's wall is still shapeable, and thepointyenddevelops at the back.
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Passants have one seam and apointyend.
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The egg's wall is still malleable, and thepointyenddevelops at the back side.
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Each individual nanopillar has a pillar shape at the bottom and a taperedpointyendon top.
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Thepointyendhas a number of spine-like projections.
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Thus, thepointyendof the egg is gravitationally locked to always point directly towards the earth, with some small "librations", or wobbles.
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For example, a primitive mechanical vibroscope consists of a vibrating object with apointyendwhich leaves a wave trace on a smoked surface of a rotating cylinder.
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In addition to the foliar symptoms, mature fruit is very much smaller, tends to have apointyend, and frequently they occur in larger clusters of fruit than normal.
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The outright competition is fought out amongst the names of rallying and is the ultimate test for the competitors at thepointyendof the field.
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It's a triangle with very, very pointy ends.
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