Gesture and Point

Gesture

Gesture verb - To direct or notify by a movement or gesture.

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Point and gesture are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Point" instead a verb "Gesture".

Nearby Words: gestured, gesturing, gestural

Point verb - Be a signal for or a symptom of.

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Gesture and point are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gesture" instead a verb "Point".

good	good gesture	good point
exact	exact gesture	exact point
similar	similar gesture	similar point
common	common gesture	common point
Other adjectives: specific, certain, single, small, big, little, dramatic, final, significant, last, different, said.

Some non-American cultures commonly use the middle finger to point and gesture with.

Source: Accidental Unfortunate Gesture
Everyone', as at one point the aforementioned villain character had no fewer than six people pointing guns at him, whilst he reciprocated by pulling out both of his guns and returning the gesture.

Source: Mexican Standoff
He promptly vaporizes two or three of them with a gesture, at which point the entire warband is intimidated enough to fall back in line.

Source: Film / WarCraft

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