Pointe

Word POINTE
Character 6
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Pronunciations /pwæ̃t/

Definitions and meanings of "Pointe"

What do we mean by pointe?

In ballet, dancing that is performed on the tips of the toes. noun

A triangularscarf; a half-shawl folded in a point: usually of lace or other fine and delicate fabric. noun

The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe. noun

The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.

Pointe is when a ballerina is dancing on the tips of her toes. Pointe is usually started when young ballet students are about 12 or 13. You need to have strong ankles, and good technique to be able to go on pointe. Urban Dictionary

The best kind of dance there is. Dancers have special shoes with flat toes to stand on. It requires an incredible amount of time, dedication, strength grace, and pure love of the art. It IS a sport, it IS just as hard as any other sport, and it WILL make you sweat, cry, and bleed. But if you really love it, like I do, you don't care about any of that. You care about the awesome people you meet, the amazing audiences, and the thrilling performances. Urban Dictionary

Only the best type of dance you can do. mainly done by tall gorgeouse brunettes who also play sports as well. pointe is an elegant activity and boys love ballerinas with grace. Urban Dictionary

To be perfect; to satisfy; whatever it was, it met the person's standards Urban Dictionary

Being drunk; to the extent that you are too drunk to care and will therefore have a good time, but sober enough to be aware of what is going on at the time, and remember the night the following morning. Best state of mind to be in when on the pull. Urban Dictionary

A point is 100 mg of any given substance (.1 of a gram hence the name) Most commonly referenced when buying heroin, but is also used for any drug that is often sold in .1 amounts like crystal mdma. Urban Dictionary

The opposite of Pointless, when something is full of 'point' it is POINTFUL. Urban Dictionary

Relevant, pertinent, applicable, apposite, fitting, suitable Urban Dictionary

When something is ultimate perfection Urban Dictionary

Excellent, Without Imperfection, gorgeous, sexy Urban Dictionary

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The word "pointe" in example sentences

In fact, Adorno is, again like Nietzsche, a brilliant stylist in German, with a gift for rhetorical flourish, pithy epigram, and the ironic pointe, which is why he has been so often quoted outside academia. ❋ Baumeister, Thomas (2003)

A half-shawl or "pointe" was divided into thirty segments. ❋ Fanny Bury Palliser (N/A)

In 1815, his son, their grandfather, in an excursion through the lake and bayou beyond, discovered, far south-eastward in the midst of the Grande Prairie des Allemands, a "pointe" of several hundred acres extent. ❋ George Washington Cable (1884)

How many thousand volunteers would he have for a "pointe" on ❋ Alexis De Tocqueville (1832)

The spelling is only half the problem - Must we now say "pointe" speaking through our nose with a subtle hint of a "w"’ when referring to the new complex. ❋ Unknown (2003)

By the late 1980s Lock was being commissioned by classical ballet companies, and pointe work joined his armoury of effects, often performed with extreme velocity. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Set to music by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Bach, Fearless Mine features a sextet performing eye-catching, colorful, and kaleidoscopic pointe work. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It meant separation from his family and for the first two years he was desperately homesick and hated ballet - but at least his worst fear proved unfounded, when at the first shoe fitting he discovered that, being a boy, he wouldn't have to wear the pointe shoes he'd been told would be so painful. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Family photo albums are packed with the evidence of success – en pointe at an improbably early age, dressed in Hungarian folk costume with hands on hips, or skating with one leg lifted in a graceful arabesque. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In fact I was so keen that Signora Diani moved from curtseying and waltzes straight into proper dance lessons, complete with little pointe shoes hard as china. ❋ L.e. Butler (2011)

The ladies echoed the great former ballerina's long-necked romantic line, unearthly balances, and soft, noiseless pointe work that you simply don't see anymore. ❋ Debra Levine (2011)

The focus of this show, though, is the dancers in action: calves bulging and feet en pointe, backs bent or legs lifted over and over in the repetition of rehearsal. ❋ Unknown (2011)

As an obligatory nod to her classically-trained upbringing, Harper sets intricate pointe work on a series of deconstructed solos, duets, and trios. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Breakneck-pace pointe work, disorienting cuts between lighting sources, an air of self-conscious alienation. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Wow, sprelling and gramir not suite strong pointe! ❋ Tyler (2009)

And their company, a tight band of gypsies with pointe shoes permanently packed, Malaty proudly describes as "lean and mean." ❋ Debra Levine (2011)

Circus tricks performed in exact time to Tchaikovsky's music are treat enough, but more mind-boggling still are the acrobatic extremes to which the ballet vocabulary is pushed, including the section now immortalised on YouTube in which Odette dances en pointe, while balanced on Siegfried's head. ❋ Unknown (2011)

At five feet seven inches—six feet en pointe and nearly that in d'Éon's boots—she is no less convincing as a man than as a woman. ❋ David Littlejohn (2011)

"Your [ankles] look strong enough to go on pointe," the teacher told Rebeeca. or "My pointe shoes are [Bloch] [Balance] European." ❋ Allie G. (2006)

She is [the best] pointe [dancer] I've ever [seen]. ❋ POINTEprincess (2007)

whoa! is [malorie] a [ballerina]! no she's just trying to be like anna who takes pointe. [ballet]. ❋ Pointe (2009)

"[Damn], that [chicken] was on point!" ❋ Shawnte' (2008)

1:- Dude, I think I just hit the point 2:- what the fuck [man it's] only half 7 1:- It's gonna be a [sick night] broseph 2:- [Point five] ❋ Lord_Douche (2011)

jerry: yo u good i need [3 points] [dboy]: yea [come thru] ❋ Amphboy (2019)

Your [statement] was very [pointful]. ❋ Microphone "ceydn" Joe (2003)

Her [dream] was communicative and to the point. ❋ Balukan (2017)

*Guy [styles] [hair] really well* [Guy's] Friend 'daymn your hair is on point mate' ❋ Jason15300 (2015)

Look at [shorty] body, she's "[on point]" That [car] over there its "on point" ❋ Rich2333 (2007)

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