Cases of word usage

1) a thin, pointed stick (to be) shot from a bow (arrow)

2) one of the pointed nails on the feet of some animals and birds; a food with such nails (claw)

3) a long weapon with a pointed steel head (lance)

4) the layer of hard substance over the outer tip of a finger ('finger-nail') or toe ('toe-nail'); a piece of metal, pointed at one end and with flat head at the other, (to be) hammered into articles to hold them together etc; to get (a person's) attention (nail)

5) a thin, pointed piece of polished steel with a small hole at one end for thread, used in sewing; a long, thin piece of metal used for knitting; a pointer used as an indicator in a measuring instrument, compass etc (needle)

6) a pointed metal piece on the end of a pen (nib)

7) a long, pointed flag, used on a ship for signalling etc (pennant)

8) a selection; a heavy tool with an iron head having two pointed ends, used for breaking up hard surfaces; a small, sharp pointed instrument: a toothpick; to take up, remove, pull away, (something) with the fingers (pick)

9) a tall, pointed part of a roof; a high, slender mountain peak (pinnacle)

10) a pointed growth on the leaf or stem of a plant, or on the skin of some animals (prickle)