The Portuguese word for to point is
apontar

Portuguese Definition

apontar para
1. to point

propósito
1. n-m. purpose; target; aim; goal
2. n-m. purpose; motive (reason for which something is done)

ponto final
1. n-m. full stop (punctuation symbol: .)
2. interj. (colloquial) full stop (and nothing less)

península
1. n-f. (landforms) peninsula (a piece of land projecting into water)

direção
1. n-f. direction, way
2. n-f. driving (action of operating a motor vehicle)
aula de direção - driving lesson
3. n-f. (automotive) steering (something used to steer)
direção hidráulica - hydraulic steering
4. n-f. (Brazil, automotive, by extension) steering wheel
5. n-f. guidance, lead
6. n-f. (cinema) direction, directing
7. n-f. administration, board (a managing body)
8. n-f. office or role in charge:
9. n-f. (business) directorship
10. n-f. (politics) leadership
11. n-f. (schools) principalship
12. n-f. (publishing) editorship

pingo
1. n-m. a drop
2. n-m. a jot
3. n-m. (Portugal, regional) espresso with milk, similar to a cortado
4. n-m. (Brazil, typography) a small dot that is part of a letter, a tittle
5. v. verb form of pingar
6. n-m. (Rio Grande Do Sul) horse

décimo
1. adj. (ordinal) tenth
2. n-m. (fractional) tenth (one of ten parts of a whole)

momento
1. n-m. moment (very brief period of time)
2. n-m. (physics) momentum

agulha
1. n-f. needle (implement for sewing)
2. n-f. needle (thin device for indicating measurements on a dial or graph)
3. n-f. (botany) pine needle
4. n-f. (architectural element) spire (tapering structure built on a roof or tower)
5. n-f. (rail transport) switch; point (movable section of railroad track)
6. n-f. (figurative) piquancy

milésimo
1. adj. (ordinal) thousandth
2. n-m. (fractional) thousandth (one of one thousand parts of a whole)

vírgula
1. n-f. comma (punctuation mark)
2. n-f. (figuratively) fine print, small print (hidden details and conditions)
O candidato fez muitas promessas, mas em cada promessa uma vírgula. - The candidate made many promises, but in each promise a "comma" (meaning hidden purposes and conditions).

Ponto
1. Proper noun. (Greek god) Pontus (god of the sea)
2. Proper noun. (historical)
3. n-m. point, (a specific spot, location, or place)
4. n-m. (sports) point, a unit of scoring
5. n-m. point, (a topic of discussion)
6. n-m. point, (a particular moment)
7. n-m. (economics) point, a unit used to express stocks, shares, interest rates, etc.
8. n-m. (geometry) point, a zero-dimensional object or location
9. n-m. point, (any dot or small spot)
10. n-m. (typography) point, a dot or tittle of a character
11. n-m. (grammar) point, a full stop or period
12. n-m. (sewing) stitch, a single pass of a needle in sewing or surgery suture
13. n-m. timecard, (a register of when employees arrive and leave)
14. n-m. time clock, (a machine used to log when employees arrive and leave)
15. n-m. point, (a specific value in a scale)
ponto crítico - critical point
16. n-m. (cooking) medium rare, done an amount of cooking between rare and well done
17. n-m. (Brazil) bus stop, taxi stand, a location where passengers wait for a bus or taxi
ponto de ônibus - bus stop
ponto de táxi - taxi stand
18. n-m. (historical, measure) Portuguese point, a small unit of length, about equal to 0.2 mm
19. n-m. point, (a unit of measurement for a TV audience)
20. n-m. (theater) an assistant who helps actors with forgotten lines

instante
1. adj. imminent
2. adj. urgent
3. adj. insistent
4. n-m. instant; moment (very brief period of time)
5. n-m. instant (single point in time)

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