target, butt
(noun) sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
aim, object, objective, target
(noun) the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); “the sole object of her trip was to see her children”
target, mark
(noun) a reference point to shoot at; “his arrow hit the mark”
target, target area
(noun) the location of the target that is to be hit
prey, quarry, target, fair game
(noun) a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; “he fell prey to muggers”; “everyone was fair game”; “the target of a manhunt”
target, aim, place, direct, point
(verb) intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; “He aimed his fists towards his opponent’s face”; “criticism directed at her superior”; “direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
target (plural targets)
A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
A goal or objective.
A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
(obsolete) A shield resembling the Roman scutum, larger than the modern buckler.
(heraldry) A bearing representing a buckler.
(sports) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.
(surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
(rail transport) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
(cricket) the number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win
(linguistics) The tenor of a metaphor.
(translation studies) 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.
(UK, dated) A thin cut; a slice; specifically, of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints.
(Scotland, obsolete) A tassel or pendant.
(Scotland, obsolete) A shred; a tatter.
• See also goal
• (translated version): target language
• (translated version): source
• (sport): bull/bullseye, inner, magpie, outer
target (third-person singular simple present targets, present participle targetting or targeting, simple past and past participle targetted or targeted)
(transitive) To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
(transitive, figuratively) To aim for as an audience or demographic.
(transitive, computing) To produce code suitable for.
• Gretta, gatter
Source: Wiktionary
Tar"get, n. Etym: [OF. targette, dim. of OF. & F. targe, of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. targe, OD. targie, G. zarge a frame, case, border, OHG. zarga, Icel. targa shield.]
1. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
2. (a) A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile. (b) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good target.
3. (Surveying)
Definition: The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
4. (Railroad)
Definition: A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
