| NOUN | cognition | goal, end | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it |
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| location | goal, finish, destination | the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) | |
| artifact | goal | game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game / game / game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points | |
| act | goal | a successful attempt at scoring |
| Sounds | gow'l | |
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| Rhymes | amphibole ... whole: 76 rhymes with owl... | |
| Meaning | The state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it. | |
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| Synonym | end | |
| Part of | plan of action | A plan for actively doing something |
| Narrower | aim, object, objective, target | The goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) |
| bourn, bourne | An archaic term for a goal or destination | |
| destination, terminus | The ultimate goal for which something is done | |
| end-all | The ultimate goal | |
| intention | (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal | |
| no-goal | A nonexistent goal | |
| purpose, intent, intention, aim, design | An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions | |
| Broader | content, cognitive content, mental object | The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned |
| Spanish | finalidad, fin, meta, objetivo, propósito | |
| Catalan | fi, finalitat, meta, objectiu, propòsit | |
| Meaning | The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey). | |
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| Synonyms | finish, destination | |
| Narrower | finishing line, finish line | A line indicating the location of the finish of a race |
| Broader | end, terminal | Either extremity of something that has length |
| Spanish | destinación, destino | |
| Catalan | destí, destinació | |
| Meaning | game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game / game / game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points. | |
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| Parts | bar | An obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal |
| goalpost | One of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field | |
| Narrower | basket, basketball hoop, hoop | horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball |
| net | A goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey / hockey) | |
| Broader | game equipment | equipment or apparatus used in playing a game / game / game |
| Spanish | área, gol, meta, portería | |
| Catalan | àrea, gol, meta, porteria | |
| Meaning | A successful attempt at scoring. | |
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| Example | "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play" | |
| Narrower | own goal | (soccer) a goal that results when a player inadvertently knocks the ball into the goal he is defending |
| Broader | score | The act of scoring in a game / game / game or sport |
| Spanish | gol, tanto | |
| Catalan | gol | |
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