noun๐ShareA 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."marksportmilitaryweapongameachievementessentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA goal or objective."They have a target to finish the project by November."achievementbusinessessentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war."The knight held his target high, deflecting the blow from the enemy's sword. "militaryweaponwaressentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA shield resembling the Roman scutum, larger than the modern buckler."The Roman soldier carried a large target for practice, much bigger than the small buckler used by the auxiliary troops. "militaryweaponessentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA bearing representing a buckler."The archer aimed at the target, a small wooden shield, during practice. "heraldrymilitaryessentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark."He made a good target."marksportmilitaryessentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff."The surveyor used the target on his leveling staff to measure the height of the building. "technicaldeviceessentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal."The target on the dimmer switch showed it was set to low. "signaldevicemachinepositionessentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win"The target for the final baseball game was 5 runs. "sportgameessentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe tenor of a metaphor."The target of the teacher's metaphor about the classroom being a jungle was the students' active learning. "languageliteratureessentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs."Do you charge by source or target?"languagelinguisticscommunicationessentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc."The marketing team is focusing on young adults as their target for the new phone app. "businessorganizationjobpersonhumaneconomydemandserviceessentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA thin cut; a slice; specifically, of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints."The butcher carefully sliced the lamb target into thin pieces for the stew. "foodanimalessentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA tassel or pendant."The teacher's desk had a beautiful, colorful target hanging from the top. "appearancestyleitemessentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA shred; a tatter."The old, worn flag had many targets, small pieces of fabric ripped from it. "materialappearanceessentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target)."The archer targeted the bullseye on the archery range. "weaponmilitaryactionessentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo aim for as an audience or demographic."The advertising campaign targeted older women."businesscommunicationmediaessentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo produce code suitable for."This cross-platform compiler can target any of several processors."computingtechnologyessentialieltstoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
