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pointe
[ French pwant ]
noun
- the tip of the toe.
- a position on the extreme tips of the toes.
pointe
/ ɔɪԳ /
noun
- ballet the tip of the toe (esp in the phrase on pointes )
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of pointe1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of pointe1
Idioms and Phrases
- on / en pointe, supporting one’s body weight on the extreme tips of the toes: onen pointes.
dancing on pointe.
Example Sentences
NBC, the National Broadcasting Company, has two new series premiering Sunday night, “Grosse Pointe Garden Society,” a dark comic soap opera, and “Suits LA,” a brand revival of “Suits,” which ran on USA Network from 2011 to 2019 and has become popular rerunning on Netflix.
“Grosse Pointe Garden Society” is set in the upscale, i.e. snooty, Detroit suburb of that name.
Authorities said that while he was searching inside a home on Pointe Royale for residents affected by the fire, he felt unwell and, soon after, collapsed.
Luckily, it turned out that pointe shoes moved easily across the carpet-covered floors.
Andres made a deliberate choice for all the sisters to dance on pointe — except for Jo, a character who is unconventional in her tomboyishness.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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