goal
A result that one is attempting to achieve.
Noun 3 meanings
A result that one is attempting to achieve.
“My lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie.”
To do with sports
“The racers are approaching the goal.”
To do with grammar
Verb 1 meaning
To score a goal.
Etymology
From Middle English gol (“boundary, limit”), from Old English *gāl (“obstacle, barrier, marker”), from Proto-West Germanic *gailu, from Proto-Germanic *gailō (“crevice, gap”); compare the Old English's derivatives Old English gǣlan (“to hinder, delay”), and hyġegǣls (“hesitating, slow, sluggish”), hyġegǣlsa (“slow one, sluggish one”).
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GOAL at a glance
GOAL has 4 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (G 2 + O 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #888 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with goal
All rhymes- COAL6
- CHARCOAL15
- SHOAL8
- FOAL7
- SKOAL9
- PROTOZOAL20
- BENTHOAL13
- ENTOZOAL17
- METAZOAL19
- RECOAL8
- SPERMATOZOAL25
- SPOROZOAL20
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