Dab and Point

Dab

Dab noun - A quick thrust.

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Point and dab are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Point" instead a noun "Dab".

Point noun - A particular and often important moment in time.

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Dab and point are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dab" instead a noun "Point".

huge	huge dab	huge point
little	little dab	little point

As of The Atlantis Complex, we see Turnball Root commenting on how the fairies are wasting resources to the point of throwing away something that would have only taken a dab of silicon gel to fix.

Source: Literature / Artemis Fowl
In Deception Point, the aquaphobic protagonist is already nervous at the thought of going onto a boat and gets even more nervous when she learns it's smack dab in the middle of hammerhead shark infested waters.

Source: False Reassurance

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Point and Dab. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dab/point

Dab & Point. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dab/point>.

Point or Dab. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dab/point.

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