target.
A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
Meaning & usage
A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
Take careful aim at the target.
A goal or objective.
They have a target to finish the project by November.
An object of criticism or ridicule.
A person, place, or thing that is frequently attacked, criticized, or ridiculed.
A kind of shield: A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
A kind of shield: A shield resembling the Roman scutum, larger than the modern buckler.
A kind of shield: A bearing representing a buckler.
The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.
He made a good target.
The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
the number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win
The tenor of a metaphor.
The codomain of a function; the object at which a morphism points.
The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs.
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A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc.
A thin cut; a slice; specifically, of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints.
A tassel or pendant.
A shred; a tatter.
A system or platform for which software is developed.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French targette, targuete, diminutive of targe (“light shield”), from Old French, from Frankish *targa (“buckler”), akin to Old Norse targa (“small round shield”) (whence also Old English targe, targa (“shield”)) from Proto-Germanic *targǭ (“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ- (“fenced lot”). Akin to Old High German zarga (“side wall, rim”) (German Zarge (“frame”)), Spanish tarjeta (“card”).
To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
To aim for as an audience or demographic.
The advertising campaign targeted older women.
To produce code suitable for.
This cross-platform compiler can target any of several processors.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French targette, targuete, diminutive of targe (“light shield”), from Old French, from Frankish *targa (“buckler”), akin to Old Norse targa (“small round shield”) (whence also Old English targe, targa (“shield”)) from Proto-Germanic *targǭ (“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ- (“fenced lot”). Akin to Old High German zarga (“side wall, rim”) (German Zarge (“frame”)), Spanish tarjeta (“card”).
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