will o' the wisp
chase rainbows
set one's cap at
impossible dream
nisus
defeat
frustration
game
in one's sights
tactics
nongoal
manoeuvre
tactic
maneuver
go after
success
goalodicy
vision
manque
goalward
indirectness
eccentric
ideal-seeking behavior
hitch one's wagon to a star
goalless
for it
course of action
aspire
high hopes
would-be
counterproductive
idealist
quest
plan
driven
fair game
manoeuver
tantalizing
tantalising
subgoal
cold water
overkill
means to an end
cause
directness
with an eye towards
straightness
teleogenetic
with an eye to
other fish in the sea
direct
aim
target
objective
purpose
place
ambitionate
point
object
nonachievement
nonaccomplishment
unfulfilled
strategy
make an effort
not give much for someone's chances
goal setting
labor
tug
drive
labour
push
think big
work
distal goal
Tower of Babel
ambition
game plan
carry off
forward motion
if the mountain won't come to Muhammad
bring off
manage
advance
negociate
procession
pull off
advancement
egocentrism
onward motion
whore
reach for the stars
manque
goalward
eccentric
goalless
would-be
counterproductive
driven
tantalizing
tantalising
teleogenetic
unfulfilled
will o' the wisp
impossible dream
nisus
defeat
frustration
game
tactics
nongoal
manoeuvre
tactic
maneuver
success
goalodicy
vision
indirectness
ideal-seeking behavior
course of action
high hopes
idealist
quest
plan
fair game
subgoal
cold water
means to an end
cause
directness
straightness
other fish in the sea
aim
target
objective
object
nonachievement
nonaccomplishment
strategy
goal setting
drive
distal goal
Tower of Babel
game plan
forward motion
advance
procession
advancement
egocentrism
onward motion
chase rainbows
set one's cap at
go after
hitch one's wagon to a star
aspire
manoeuvre
maneuver
manoeuver
overkill
direct
aim
target
purpose
place
ambitionate
point
make an effort
not give much for someone's chances
labor
tug
drive
labour
push
think big
work
ambition
carry off
bring off
manage
negociate
pull off
whore
reach for the stars
quest
noun
- A questionable or unethical practice in pursuit of a goal.
- The ability to seduce someone, usually by strategy.
- Prostitution. (Now chiefly in on the game.)
- Mastery; the ability to excel at something.
- An activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal.
- A school subject during which sports are practised.
- A particular instance of playing a game.
- That which is gained, such as the stake in a game.
- The number of points necessary to win a game.
- In some games, a point awarded to the player whose cards add up to the largest sum.
- The equipment that enables such activity, particularly as packaged under a title.
- One's manner, style, or performance in playing a game.
- A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.
- An exercise simulating warfare, whether computerized or involving human participants.
- Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed.
- wild animals hunted for food.
- A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
adj
- Willing and able to participate.
- Injured, lame (of a limb).
- That shows a tendency to continue to fight against another animal, despite being wounded, often severely.
- Persistent, especially in senses similar to the above.
verb
noun
- An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
- Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
- Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.
- Something seen; an object perceived visually.
- Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
- The sense or ability of sight.
- A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
- A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
verb
adj
- Having different goals or motives.
- Having a different center; not concentric.
- Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).
- Deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently; unconventional and slightly strange.
- Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
- Not perfectly circular; elliptical.
noun
noun
- A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
- A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.
- A subscription to a service.
- A method; a way of procedure; a custom.
- A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.
verb
verb
- To do something excessive to achieve a goal.
- To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.
- To dispose of too many items because of too-high criteria of inspection.
noun
- An unnecessary excess of disposal because of too high criteria of inspection.
- Destruction beyond what is necessary to kill, especially in murder.
- A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.
- An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.
noun
- A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
- Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
- A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
- The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
verb
verb
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- command with authority
- guide the actors in (plays and films)
- govern or manage
- take somebody somewhere
- cause to go somewhere
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- lead, as in the performance of a composition
- give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
- specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- put an address on (an envelope)
- plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
adj
- direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
- straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
- in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
- moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
- similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
- (of a current) flowing in one direction only
adv
adj
verb
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- propose or intend
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
- direct (a remark) toward an intended goal
- have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
noun
noun
- A goal or objective.
- A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
- A bearing representing a buckler.
- The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs.
- A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc.
- A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
- The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.
- A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
- the number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win
- An object of criticism or ridicule.
- The tenor of a metaphor.
- A person, place, or thing that is frequently attacked, criticized, or ridiculed.
- The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
verb
noun
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
adj
- emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation
- belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
adj
verb
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- place somebody in a particular situation or location
- assign a rank or rating to
- assign a location to
- to arrange for
- take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
- recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
- assign to (a job or a home)
- locate
- estimate
- identify the location or place of
- make an investment
- assign to a station
- finish second or better in a horse or dog race
- sing a note with the correct pitch
noun
- a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- any area set aside for a particular purpose
- an abstract mental location
- a general vicinity
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- a particular situation
- where you live at a particular time
- a job in an organization
- the particular portion of space occupied by something
- proper or designated social situation
- a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
- the passage that is being read
- proper or appropriate position or location
- a public square with room for pedestrians
- an item on a list or in a sequence
- a blank area
verb
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- be oriented
- direct into a position for use
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- be a signal for or a symptom of
- sail close to the wind
- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
- mark with diacritics
- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
- be positionable in a specified manner
- indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
- give a point to
- repair the joints of bricks
noun
- a geometric element that has position but no extension
- the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
- a brief version of the essential meaning of something
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- an instant of time
- the object of an activity
- a V shape
- a very small circular shape
- the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
- a promontory extending out into a large body of water
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
- an outstanding characteristic
- sharp end
- any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
- a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
- one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
- a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
- the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
- a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
- the gun muzzle's direction
- a wall socket
- a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
noun
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
- (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon
- the focus of cognitions or feelings
- (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer
verb
verb
noun
- a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
- productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
- concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
- an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
verb
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- operate or control a vehicle
- travel or be transported in a vehicle
- cause someone or something to move by driving
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- cause to move back by force or influence
- compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
- push, propel, or press with force
- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- have certain properties when driven
- work as a driver
- move by being propelled by a force
- urge forward
- proceed along in a vehicle
- strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- excavate horizontally
- cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
- (hunting) search for game
- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
noun
- the act of applying force to propel something
- a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a road leading up to a private house
- the trait of being highly motivated
- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- the act of driving a herd of animals overland
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
- (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- a wide scenic road planted with trees
- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
verb
noun
verb
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- move with force
- press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
- press against forcefully without moving
- approach a certain age or speed
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
- move strenuously and with effort
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
noun
verb
verb
- To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
- To embroider with thread.
- To cause to ferment.
- To shape, form, or improve a material.
- Followed by with. General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients.
- To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
- To pull off; to wear, perform, etc. successfully or to advantage.
- Followed by as. Said of one's job title
- To behave in a certain way when handled
- To exhaust, by working.
- Followed by in (or at, etc.) Said of one's workplace (building), or one's department, or one's trade (sphere of business).
- To ferment.
- To set into action.
- Followed by for. Said of a company or individual who employs.
- To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.
- To provoke or excite; to influence.
- To operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.
- To cause to work.
- To effect by gradual degrees;
- To influence.
- To move in an agitated manner.
- To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).
- To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
- To effect by gradual degrees.
- To operate in or through; as, to work the phones.
noun
- The staging of events to appear as real.
- The result of a particular manner of production.
- Sustained effort to overcome obstacles and achieve a result.
- The equipment needed to inject a drug (syringes, needles, swabs etc.)
- Ore before it is dressed.
- A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.
- Something produced using the specified material or tool.
- One's employer.
- Something on which effort is expended.
- effort expended on a particular task.
- The place where one is employed.
- A fortification.
- A measure of energy that is usefully extracted from a process.
- A literary, artistic, or intellectual production.
- labour, occupation, job.
noun
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- a movement forward
- a change for the better; progress in development
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- an amount paid before it is earned
- increase in price or value
adj
verb
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- bring forward for consideration or acceptance
- increase or raise
- contribute to the progress or growth of
- cause to move forward
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
- develop in a positive way
- develop further
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- pay in advance
- move forward
- rise in rate or price
verb
- To pursue false goals.
- To prostitute oneself.
- To engage the services of a prostitute.
- To promote shamelessly.
- To pimp; to pander.
- To pursue false gods.
- To overuse something.
noun
- A person who is sexually promiscuous; a slut.
- A person who is unscrupulous, especially one who compromises their principles for gain.
- A person who will violate behavioral standards to achieve something desired.
- A contemptible person.
- Synonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who offers sexual services for payment.
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