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English to English noun
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the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it |  | Example: the ends justify the means
source: wordnet30
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the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) | | Example: a crowd assembled at the finish
he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view
source: wordnet30
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game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points | | source: wordnet30
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a successful attempt at scoring | | Example: the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play
source: wordnet30
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The mark set to bound a race, and to or around which the constestants run, or from which they start to return to it again; the place at which a race or a journey is to end. | | source: webster1913
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