Tuesday word: Goal
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019
Goal (noun)
goal [ gohl ]
noun
1. the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
2. the terminal point in a race.
3. a pole, line, or other marker by which such a point is indicated.
4. an area, basket, cage, or other object or structure toward or into which players of various games attempt to throw, carry, kick, hit, or drive a ball, puck, etc., to score a point or points.
5. the act of throwing, carrying, kicking, driving, etc., a ball or puck into such an area or object.
6. the score made by this act.
OTHER WORDS FROM GOAL
goal·less, adjective
sub·goal, noun
WORDS RELATED TO GOAL
objective, intention, target, ambition, duty, use, object, end, destination, limit, mark, design, intent, mission, zero
SYNONYMS FOR GOAL
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1. target, purpose, object, objective, intent, intention.
2. finish.
Origin: 1275–1325; Middle English gol boundary, limit; compare Old English gǣlan to hinder, impede
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Goal (noun)
goal [ gohl ]
noun
1. the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
2. the terminal point in a race.
3. a pole, line, or other marker by which such a point is indicated.
4. an area, basket, cage, or other object or structure toward or into which players of various games attempt to throw, carry, kick, hit, or drive a ball, puck, etc., to score a point or points.
5. the act of throwing, carrying, kicking, driving, etc., a ball or puck into such an area or object.
6. the score made by this act.
OTHER WORDS FROM GOAL
goal·less, adjective
sub·goal, noun
WORDS RELATED TO GOAL
objective, intention, target, ambition, duty, use, object, end, destination, limit, mark, design, intent, mission, zero
SYNONYMS FOR GOAL
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
1. target, purpose, object, objective, intent, intention.
2. finish.
Origin: 1275–1325; Middle English gol boundary, limit; compare Old English gǣlan to hinder, impede
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