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halfway house
achievement unlocked
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have
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push water uphill
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salami technique
home and dry
goal
top shelf
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Joe the Goose
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noun
- an effortful attempt to attain a goal
- (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
- a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
- the general meaning or substance of an utterance
- an intense or violent exertion
- the act of singing
verb
- to exert much effort or energy
- test the limits of
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
- become stretched or tense or taut
- remove by passing through a filter
- rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
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
- 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
- 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
noun
- Progress toward a goal.
- The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same pre-determined route.
- Movement ahead or forward.
- Forward motion, or its rate.
- A cross-heading.
- The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.
verb
- reach a goal
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
- move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
- be in or establish communication with
- to gain with effort
- to extend as far as
- place into the hands or custody of
- to exert much effort or energy
noun
verb
- To advance toward a goal.
- To convert a play that would result in said chains being moved.
- To alter the position of the device, a chain holding two sticks ten yards apart, used to initially determine the position of the line crossing which yields a first down for the offense, which may be moved by penalties or by the offense gaining a first down.
noun
- A goal that is striven for.
- a noun or pronoun in the objective case.
- The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.
- A material object that physically exists.
- The objective case.
adj
- Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
- Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)
- Not influenced by the emotions or prejudices.
- Based on observed facts; without subjective assessment.
- Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
verb
- reach a goal
- 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
- 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
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
- 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
noun
- A result that one is attempting to achieve.
- A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.
- A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct object of an active verb. Also called a patient, target, or undergoer.
- The act of placing the object into the goal.
- In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
verb
adv
noun
- A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.
- A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
- A device used to produce music.
- A means or agency for achieving an effect.
- A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
- A measuring or displaying device.
verb
noun
- A goal.
- A strip of copy announcing some late breaking news or item of interest, typically placed in a print advertisement in such a way that it stands out from the ad.
- A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
- A member of the engineering department on a ship.
- A cigarette butt.
- Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
- A note or sticker attached to an existing poster to provide further information (e.g. an event is sold out), political criticism, etc.
- A end of a log remaining after timber has been cut away - sometimes referred to as a snipe-end.
- A fool; a blockhead.
- A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.
- A shot fired from a concealed place.
- An animated promotional logo during a television show.
verb
- To attach a note or sticker to (an existing poster) to provide further information, political criticism, etc.
- To hunt snipe.
- To score a goal.
- To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
- To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
- To shoot with a sniper rifle.
- To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.
- To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
- To move the ball quickly in a different direction.
noun
- A goal.
- A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.
- A sausage.
- A tooth projecting beyond the others; a broken or decayed tooth.
- A misnaged, an opponent to Chassidic Judaism (more likely modern, for cultural reasons).
- A problem or difficulty with something.
- A dead tree that remains standing.
- A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.
- Any sharp protuberant part of an object, which may catch, scratch, or tear other objects brought into contact with it.
- A pulled thread or yarn, as in cloth.
- One of the secondary branches of an antler.
verb
- To obtain or pick up.
- To damage or sink (a vessel) by collision; said of a tree or branch fixed to the bottom of a navigable body of water and partially submerged or rising to just beneath the surface.
- To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.
- To fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line, intending to impale the body (rather than the mouth) of the target.
- To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.
noun
- A goal.
- A large, commercially successful company, especially a record label that is bigger than an indie.
- An officer in charge of a section of band instruments, used with a modifier.
- A system of change-ringing using eight bells.
- A touchdown, or major score.
- The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.
- A student at a college or university specializing on a given area of study.
- A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.
- A person of legal age.
- A large leaf-cutter ant that acts as a soldier, defending the nest.
verb
adj
- Prominent or significant in size, amount, or degree.
- Equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval.
- Having a major third above the root.
- Of or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization.
- Bell changes rung on eight bells.
- Containing the major term in a categorical syllogism.
- Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
- Of full legal age, having attained majority.
- Greater in number, quantity, or extent.
- (of a key) Based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect.
- Involving great risk, serious, life-threatening.
- Occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism.
- Notable or conspicuous in effect or scope.
- Having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees.
verb
- make a goal
- drive or propel with the foot
- thrash about or strike out with the feet
- strike with the foot
- kick a leg up
- spring back, as from a forceful thrust
- stop consuming
- express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
noun
- the act of delivering a blow with the foot
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
- informal terms for objecting
- the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs)
- a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
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
- To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
- To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
- To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
- To forcibly direct (something).
- To shoot (a gun, rocket/missile, or analogous device).
- To drive away by setting a fire.
- To animate; to give life or spirit to.
- To set (something, often a building) on fire.
- To set off an explosive in a mine.
- To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
- To feed or serve the fire of.
- To operate a rocket engine to produce thrust.
- To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance).
- To terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client.
- To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
- To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
- To cause an action potential in a cell.
- To cauterize.
adj
noun
- A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
- The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon.
- Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
- The elements necessary to start a fire.
- Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
- Red coloration in a piece of opal.
- The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
- A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
- Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
- An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
- A planned bombardment by artillery or similar weapons, or the capability to deliver such.
- A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.
- An instance of firing one or more rocket engines.
- The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
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
verb
verb
- To seek to attain.
- To consume another beverage immediately after drinking hard liquor, typically something better tasting or less harsh such as soda or beer; to use a drink as a chaser.
- To follow at speed.
- To hunt.
- To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
- To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.
- To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.
- To cut (the thread of a screw).
- To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her.
- To seek the company of (a member of the opposite sex) in an obvious way.
- To place piping or wiring in a groove encased within a wall or floor, or in a hidden space encased by a wall.
- To groove; indent.
- To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch.
noun
- A series of brief improvised jazz solos by a number of musicians taking turns.
- One or more riders who are ahead of the peloton and trying to join the race or stage leaders.
- The cavity of a mold.
- A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point.
- Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
- Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
- The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.
- A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
- A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.
- A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate-making.
- A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
- A children's game where one player chases another.
- A trench or channel or other encasement structure for encasing (archaically spelled enchasing) drainpipes or wiring; a hollow space in the wall of a building encasing ventilation ducts, chimney flues, wires, cables or plumbing.
- The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
- The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
- A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game.
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
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- the action of directing something at an object
- the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
verb
- 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
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- direct (a remark) toward an intended goal
- have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
verb
noun
- A small, low-risk step toward a goal.
- An act of forcing the boat forward by rocking one's body.
- Something that causes pain or discomfort.
- A small amount by which something has moved or changed.
intj
verb
- To move in a small or restricted space; squirm or squeeze.
- To quietly force to move without drama or noticeable disruption.
- To progress or change a little bit or in small increments.
- To exceed a limit by a small amount.
- To move or slide a small amount; scoot; scooch.
- To cry out in pain or discomfort.
- To work toward a goal by using small low-risk steps.
- To propel a boat or sailboard by rocking one's body back and forth.
adv
- into the goal
- To one's place of residence or one's customary or official location
- To a full and intimate degree; to the heart of the matter; fully, directly.
- At or in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home
- To the home page
- To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length
- To one's place of birth
- into the right, proper or stowed position
verb
noun
- The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.
- Home plate.
- The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player.
- The landing page of a website; the site's homepage.
- One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.
- The place (residence, settlement, country, etc.), where a person was born and/or raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.
- A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
- The chord at which a melody starts and to which it can resolve.
- The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
- One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.
- A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.
- The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.
- The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
adj
verb
- succeed in reaching; arrive at
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
- come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
- perceive or be contemporaneous with
- get something or somebody for a specific purpose
- make a discovery, make a new finding
- obtain through effort or management
- decide on and make a declaration about
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
- get or find back; recover the use of
- accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
noun
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