goal
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(noun) a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play" |
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Related Words: score |
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(noun) a place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points |
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Related Words: basket, basketball hoop, game equipment, hoop, net |
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(noun) the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means" |
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Synonyms: end |
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Related Words: aim, bourn, bourne, cognitive content, content, design, destination, end-all, intent, intention, mental object, no-goal, object, objective, purpose, target, terminus |
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(noun) place where something (e.g., a journey or race) ends |
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Synonyms: destination |
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Related Words: point |
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