on the point of
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.51 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The old building seemed to be on the point of collapse."
- "As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once."