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teleozetic
end
hypothetical imperative
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straightness
goal-directed
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end-all
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teleogenetic
goal-oriented
shoot for
strategy
manoeuver
objective
object
draw a bead on
idea
aspire
telos
take care of business
in condition
course of action
collateral
chase rainbows
priority
laboring oar
nonobjective
ad hoc
row to hoe
cross-purpose
overkill
work at
directional
multigoal
large order
plan
precedence
thing
dispatch
cage
despatch
win the battle, but lose the war
send off
tall order
means to an end
stretch goal
get
make
task
goalish
shoot for the stars
startline
have one's work cut out for one
action plan
hormic
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drive
teleogenesis
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send off
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have one's work cut out for one
have
drive
release
bite off
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
- 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
- having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
- being an immediate result or consequence
- in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
- lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact
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
verb
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
- direct (a remark) toward an intended 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
noun
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
verb
noun
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- a reference point to shoot at
- a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
- the location of the target that is to be hit
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
noun
- the ultimate goal for which something is done
- a place where something ends or is complete
- (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
- either end of a railroad or bus route
- station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
prep_phrase
noun
- A purpose, goal, or aim.
- A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
- An ideal point of a graph or other complex. See End (graph theory)
- The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.
- Result.
- The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
- The terminal point of something in space or time.
- One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
- Money.
- One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
- That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
- Death.
- The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.
verb
noun
- A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
- a raw recruit who the team hopes will improve greatly with coaching; a long shot diamond in the rough
- An urban low-income housing building.
verb
- To extend beyond a surface.
- To speak or sing in such a way that one can be heard from a large distance away.
- To make plans for; to forecast.
- To assume qualities or mindsets in others based on one's own personality.
- To present (oneself), to convey a certain impression, usually in a good way.
- To change the projection (or coordinate system) of spatial data with another projection.
- (of a neuron or group of neurons) to have axon(s) extending to and therefore able to influence a remote location
- To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
- To draw straight lines from a fixed point through every point of any body or figure, and let these fall upon a surface so as to form the points of a new figure.
- To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.
noun
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
- undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
- serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
adj
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
noun
- A purposeful aim or goal; intent
- An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention.
- A musical theme or melodic subject.
- More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking.
- An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory.
- A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression.
noun
adj
- Being aside from the main subject, target, or goal.
- Expensive to the extent of being paid through a loan.
- Of an indirect ancestral relationship, as opposed to lineal descendency.
- Acting in an indirect way.
- Parallel, along the same vein, side by side.
- Relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security.
- Corresponding; accompanying, concomitant.
- Having the phloem and xylem adjacent.
- Coming or directed along the side.
noun
- Printed materials or content of electronic media used to enhance sales of products (short form of collateral material).
- A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay.
- A thinner blood vessel providing an alternate route to blood flow in case the main vessel becomes occluded.
- A branch of a bodily part or system of organs.
noun
- A goal of a person or an organisation.
- A superior claim to use by virtue of being validly published at an earlier date.
- The quality of being earlier or coming first compared to another thing; the state of being prior.
- right of way; The right to pass (an intersection) before other road users
- An item's relative importance.
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
noun
- a special objective
- a special situation
- an action
- a special abstraction
- an artifact
- an event
- a vaguely specified concern
- a statement regarded as an object
- an entity that is not named specifically
- any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
- a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
- a separate and self-contained entity
noun
- The goal.
- The catcher's wire mask.
- A regular graph that has as few vertices as possible for its girth.
- In killer sudoku puzzles, an irregularly-shaped group of cells that must contain a set of unique digits adding up to a certain total, in addition to the usual constraints of sudoku.
- An automobile.
- The area from which competitors throw a discus or hammer.
- The passenger compartment of a lift.
- The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.
- An outer framework of timber, enclosing something within it.
- Something that hinders freedom.
- An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.
- A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, such as a ball valve.
- A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes.
verb
- To immobilize an artificial horizon.
- To restrict someone's movement or creativity.
- To confine in a cage; to put into and keep in a cage.
- To track individual responses to direct mail, either (advertising) to maintain and develop mailing lists or (politics) to identify people who are not eligible to vote because they do not reside at the registered addresses.
verb
- achieve a point or goal
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- go or come after and bring or take back
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- take vengeance on or get even
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone
- give certain properties to something
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- attract and fix
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- reach by calculation
- acquire as a result of some effort or action
- purchase
- perceive by hearing
- suffer from the receipt of
- receive as a retribution or punishment
- leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
- reach and board
- irritate
- evoke an emotional response
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- overcome or destroy
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- make (offspring) by reproduction
noun
verb
- achieve a point or goal
- engage in
- give certain properties to something
- make or cause to be or to become
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- create or manufacture a man-made product
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- create by artistic means
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- create or design, often in a certain way
- to compose or represent
- reach a goal
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- perform, produce, or carry out
- make by combining materials and parts
- change from one form into another
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- charge with a function; charge to be
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- institute, enact, or establish
- carry out or commit
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- organize or be responsible for
- put in order or neaten
- head into a specified direction
- have a bowel movement
- undergo fabrication or creation
- be suitable for
- add up to
- amount to
- constitute the essence of
- appear to begin an activity
- proceed along a path
- reach in time
- gather and light the materials for
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- induce to have sex
- assure the success of
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- consider as being
- calculate as being
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- favor the development of
- develop into
- behave in a certain manner
- eliminate urine
noun
verb
- achieve a point or goal
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- have as a feature
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- have ownership or possession of
- cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- have a personal or business relationship with someone
- organize or be responsible for
- have left
- be confronted with
- undergo
- suffer from; be ill with
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- receive willingly something given or offered
- get something; come into possession of
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- cause to be born
- have sex with; archaic use
noun
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
- To set up; to provide with a goal-scoring opportunity
- To set free a chemical substance.
- To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.
- To make available to the public.
- To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
- To free or liberate; to set free.
- (of a call) To hang up.
- To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.
- to come out; be out.
- To discharge.
- To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
noun
- The act or manner of ending a sound.
- In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.
- The giving up of a claim, especially a debt.
- Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).
- A catch on a motor-starting rheostat, which automatically releases the rheostat arm and so stops the motor in case of a break in the field circuit.
- The catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, triggered in the event of an overload.
- The lever or button on a camera that opens the shutter to allow a photograph to be taken
- Orgasm.
- A kind of bridge used in jazz music.
- The distribution of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product; the distribution can be either public or private.
- The process by which a chemical substance is set free.
- The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
- That which is released, untied or let go.
- Liberation from pain or suffering.
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