Point
Point noun - A particular and often important moment in time.
Usage example: it was at that point that I had to stop and check on the experiment
Shake
Shake noun - A very small space of time.
How words are described
| human | human point | human shake |
| good | good point | good shake |
| true | true point | true shake |
| fair | fair point | fair shake |
| Other adjectives: obvious, real, large, serious, huge, little, main, extra. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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However, Inner Sakura did help her shake off Ino's mind control at one point, so whether it was an actual alternate personality or not is left up in the air.
Source: Ghost in the Machine - Shake still tries to one-up Frylock with a camera attachment which comes with IV drips, as at that point it is so heavy Shake cannot move at all.
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Touhou's Marisa Kirisame has her Master Spark, a giant freaking laser that causes the entire screen to shake - to the point that in EoSD, some enemies would fail to spawn while it was active.
Source: Screen Shake
Cite this Source
Shake and Point. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/point/shake
Point & Shake. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/point/shake>.
Shake or Point. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/point/shake.
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