Target

/tɑːɡɪt/ noun verb

A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.

Definition

  1. (noun) 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.”
  2. (noun) A goal or objective. “They have a target to finish the project by November.”
  3. (noun) A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
  4. (noun) A shield resembling the Roman scutum, larger than the modern buckler.
  5. (noun) A bearing representing a buckler.
  6. (noun) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark. “He made a good target.”
  7. (noun) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
  8. (noun) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
  9. (noun) The number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win
  10. (noun) The tenor of a metaphor.
  11. (noun) The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs. “Do you charge by source or target?”
  12. (noun) A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc.

Word stats

  • Target contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 5 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 7.

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What does Target mean?

A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.

How many letters are in Target?

Target has 6 letters.

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