[W/K] :: target

  Target \Tar"get\, n. [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.
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     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.
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     3. (Surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling
        staff.
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     4. (Railroad) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever
        to show its position, or for use as a signal.
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     5. A thin cut; a slice; specif., of lamb, a piece consisting
        of the neck and breast joints. [Eng.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     6. A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter. [Obs. Scot.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     7. A goal for an activity; as, the target of this year's
        fundraising drive is 2 million dollars.
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     8. A metallic object toward which a beam of electrons is
        aimed in a tube designed to generate X-rays; when the
        electrons strike the target, the impact causes emission of
        X-rays.
        [PJC]
  
     9. Any object toward which a beam of photons, a laser beam,
        an electron beam, or a beam of atomic or subatomic
        particles is aimed.
        [PJC]
  
     10. A person who is the subject of criticism or ridicule.
         [PJC]

  target
       n 1: a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"
            [syn: mark]
       2: 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" [syn: prey, quarry, fair
          game]
       3: the location of the target that is to be hit [syn: target
          area]
       4: sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a
          marksman or archer to aim at [syn: butt]
       5: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to
          be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see
          her children" [syn: aim, object, objective]
       v : 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" [syn: aim, place, direct,
            point]

  77 Moby Thesaurus words for "target":
     aim, alpha decay, atom-chipping, atom-smashing,
     atomic disintegration, atomic reaction, atomization, beta decay,
     bombardment, breeding, bullet, butt, by-end, by-purpose, byword,
     byword of reproach, chain reaction, cleavage, derision,
     destination, disintegration series, dissociation, dupe, duty, end,
     end in view, exchange reaction, fair game, fall guy, figure of fun,
     final cause, fission, fission reaction, fool, function, game,
     gamma decay, gazingstock, goal, goat, ionization, jest,
     jestingstock, joke, laughingstock, mark, mockery, monkey,
     neutron reaction, nonreversible reaction, nuclear fission,
     nucleization, object, object in mind, objective,
     photodisintegration, prey, proton gun, proton reaction, purpose,
     pursuit, quarry, quintain, reason for being, reversible reaction,
     scapegoat, sitting duck, splitting the atom, stimulation, stock,
     teleology, thermonuclear reaction, toy, ultimate aim, use, victim,
     whipping boy
  
  

  target
       
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  Target
     (1 Sam. 17:6, A.V., after the LXX. and Vulg.), a kind of small
     shield. The margin has "gorget," a piece of armour for the
     throat. The Revised Version more correctly renders the Hebrew
     word (kidon) by "javelin." The same Hebrew word is used in Josh.
     8:18 (A.V., "spear;" R.V., "javelin"); Job 39:23 (A.V.,
     "shield;" R.V., "javelin"); 41:29 (A.V., "spear;" R.V.,
     "javelin").