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  • point something up — EMPHASIZE, highlight, draw attention to, accentuate, underline, spotlight, foreground, put emphasis on, stress, play up, accent, bring to the fore. → point * * * ˌpoint sthˈup derived (formal) to emphasize sth so that it becomes more noticeable… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fore River Shipyard — The Fore River Shipyard, more formally known as the Fore River Ship and Engine Building Company, was a shipyard in the United States from the late 1800s until 1986.HistoryStarted by Thomas A. Watson in 1884, the shipyard was located on the… …   Wikipedia

  • Fore peak — Peak Peak, n. [OE. pek, AS. peac, perh of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. peac a sharp pointed thing. Cf. {Pike}.] 1. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. Run your beard into a peak. Beau …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fore River Transportation — The Fore River Transportation Corporation reporting mark|FRVT is the operator of the Fore River Railroad, a class III railroad in eastern Massachusetts owned by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.The railroad runs from the Fore River… …   Wikipedia

  • point up — it s as if he deliberately points up every negative aspect of our work Syn: emphasize, highlight, draw attention to, accentuate, underline, spotlight, foreground, put emphasis on, stress, play up, accent, bring to the fore …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • fore·go·ing — /foɚˈgowıŋ/ adj formal : already mentioned The foregoing [=preceding, above] examples illustrate my point. the foregoing formal : the things that have just been mentioned It should be clear from the foregoing that a new system is needed …   Useful english dictionary

  • Quincy Point — city line, on the north by Town River and on the south by Quincy Avenue. The area altitude averages about convert|30|ft|m|sigfig=2 above sea level. The population of this neighborhood in 2000 was 11,414. [cite web… …   Wikipedia

  • Weymouth Fore River — is a small bay or estuary in Eastern Massachusetts and is part of the Massachusetts Bay watershed. The inland section of this bay is centered at coord|42|14|12|N|70|57|36|W|region:US type:airport|display:title.The headwater of Weymouth Fore River …   Wikipedia

  • The Point of View of My Work as an Author — The Point of View For my Work as an Author (subtitle: A Direct Communication, Report to History) is an autobiographical account of the 19th century Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard s use of his pseudonyms. It was written in 1848, published in …   Wikipedia

  • Quarter point — Quarter Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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