pointed
derNounspitz; pointiert
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine drehbare Figur auf einem Dach, die die Windrichtung anzeigt, oft in Form eines Hahns.
- English meaning
- Weather vane
- Synonym
- Windfahne
- German example
- Der Wetterhahn auf der Kirchturmspitze zeigte nach Norden.
- English example
- The weather vane on the church steeple pointed north.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Wetterhahn
- Plural Form
- die Wetterhähne
Related words
- pointiert
pointed
- zugespitzt
pointed
- spitz
pointed
- herausstellen
pointed out
- Spitzfindigkeit
pointedness
- Präzision
pointedness
- Spitzbogen
pointed arch
- enttäuschen
disappointed
- bedröppelt
disappointed
- Zugespitztheit
"Zugespitztheit" describes a state or quality where something is particularly pointed, exaggerated, or extremely formulated.
- Spitzbogen
Pointed arch
- berufen
To appoint, to call
- unehrlich
Dishonest
- Spitz
point, sharp
- Pentagramm
A pentagram is a five-pointed star, often inscribed in a circle, that has different meanings in various cultures.
- Mündung
Muzzle
- Großmeister
Grandmaster
- Vormund
Guardian
- Interim
Interim
- Fingerlein
Little finger
- Gesalbte
Anointed one
- auserkiesen
Chosen, selected
- weisen
to point, to show
- berufen
To appoint, to call
- beamten
Appoint as a civil servant
- enttäuscht
Disappointed
- unromantisch
unromantic
- doppelherzig
Double-hearted means not being honest or sincere, showing different opinions or feelings depending on who you are talking to.
- Schwalbe
A swallow is a small migratory bird with long, pointed wings and a forked tail.
- Pfeil
An arrow is a pointed projectile shot from a bow or a symbol that indicates a direction.
- Pfahl
A stake is a long, pointed object made of wood or metal that is driven into the ground to support or secure something.
- Nachfolger
Successor
- Spitzmaulnashorn
The black rhinoceros is one of two African rhinoceros species and is characterized by its pointed upper lip.
- Liquidator
liquidator
- Offizialverteidigerin
Public defender (female)
- Spitzzange
Needle-nose pliers are pliers with long, pointed jaws used for gripping, bending, or cutting wires or small objects.
- Habilitation
Habilitation
- spießen
To pierce something with a pointed object or put it on a skewer.
- spitz
pointed
- pointiert
Pointed
- illoyal
disloyal
- nachdrücklich
emphatically
- spitzig
Pointed
- verräterisch
Treacherous
- Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization.
- Horn
A horn is a hard, pointed growth that grows on the head of certain animals.
- Fangzahn
A pointed, elongated tooth located to the side of the incisors, used for catching and holding prey, especially in predators.
- Fermate
Fermata
- Zeigefinger
Index finger
Example sentences with “pointed”
The pencil is pointed. (Der Bleistift ist spitz.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the German word for pointed?
Use 'spitz' for objects and 'pointiert' for arguments.