An object having a sharp or tapered end: a stone projectile point. 3. A tapering extension of land projecting into water; a peninsula, cape, or promontory.

Understanding the Context

4. A mark formed by or as if by a sharp end. 5. A mark or dot used in printing or writing for punctuation, especially a period.

Key Insights

6. A decimal point. 7. Linguistics A vowel point. 8.

Final Thoughts

ADVICE definition: 1. an opinion that someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a…. Learn more. Advice /ədˈvɑɪs/ is a noun and means a suggestion about what someone should do. It is uncountable: Let me give you some advice: stay away from Margaret. Not: Let me give you an advice.

She gave him a lot of advice, but I don’t think he listened. Not: … a lot of advices … Advice and advise are closely related—they’re used in the same contexts and they’re separated by only one letter. But they’re pronounced differently. The challenge is really remembering which spelling to use for the noun and which spelling to use for the verb.