n.
1.a line leading to a place or point
2.the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
3.a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
4.something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
5.the act of managing something
6.a message describing how something is to be done
7.the act of setting and holding a course
8.a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
9.the concentration of attention or energy on something
Idiom of the Day
miss the point
to fail to understand the important part of something
My friend is missing the point when we try to explain why he should not do what he is doing.