pointer
noun/ˈpɔɪntə(r)/
/ˈpɔɪntər/
- (informal) a piece of advice
- Here are some pointers on how to go about the writing task.
Extra ExamplesTopics Suggestions and advicec2- He offered a few pointers on starting your own business.
- I was trying to get some pointers on what I should do.
- The examiner's comments include pointers for future study.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- important
- clear
- …
- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- …
- pointer for
- pointer on
- pointer to
- …
- a pointer to the future
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- pointer (to something) a sign that something exists; a sign that shows how something may develop in the future
- The surge in car sales was regarded as an encouraging pointer to an improvement in the economy.
- His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- important
- clear
- …
- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- …
- pointer for
- pointer on
- pointer to
- …
- a pointer to the future
- a thin piece of metal that points to the numbers on a dial on a piece of equipment for measuring something
- a stick used to point to things on a map or picture on a wall see also laser pointerOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- mouse
- laser
- (computing) a small symbol, for example an arrow, that marks a point on a computer screen
- Move the mouse pointer to the menu bar.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- mouse
- laser
- a large dog used in hunting, trained to stand still with its nose pointing towards the birds that are being huntedTopics Animalsc2 see also six-pointer, three-pointer
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