Synonyms and related words :
abode, area, bearings, bookmark, cairn, cardinal point, catstone, chief thing, climax, core, cornerstone, crisis, critical point, crux, district, emplacement, essence, essential, essential matter, fundamental, gist, gravamen, great point, heart, high point, hole, important thing, issue, kernel, keystone, landmark, latitude and longitude, lieu, lighthouse, lightship, locale, locality, location, locus, main point, main thing, mark, marker, material point, meat, menhir, milepost, milestone, monument, nub, pharos, pinpoint, pith, pivot, place, placement, platform, point, position, real issue, region, salient point, seamark, sine qua non, site, situation, situs, spot, stead, substance, substantive point, the bottom line, the point, tower, turning point, watchtower, whereabout, whereabouts,