paint

n 1: a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a

surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a

liquid); dries to form a hard coating

2: a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks [syn: {rouge}, {blusher}]

v 1: make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He

painted a painting of the garden"

2: apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms

yellow"

3: make a painting of: "He painted his mistress many times"

4: apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

point

1. (Sometimes abbreviated "pt") The unit of

measurement for {text} {character}s. One point is 1/72 inches

(approx 0.35mm) so 12 point text would be 1/6th inch (approx

4.2mm) high when printed.

2. To move a {pointing device} so that the

on-screen pointer is positioned over a certain object on the

screen such as a {button} in a {graphical user interface}. In

most {window systems} it is then necessary to {click} a

(physical) button on the pointing device to activate or select

the object. In some systems, just pointing to an object is

known as "mouse-over" {event} which may cause some help text

(called a "tool tip" in {Windows}) to be displayed.

(1999-07-07)