abortive |
failing to achieve a desired end; unsuccessful; fruitless. [1/3 definitions] |
aggression |
The use of force or violence against another in order to dominate or achieve one's own aims. [1/3 definitions] |
antibusing |
opposed to busing students between school districts in order to achieve racial balance in schools. |
arrive |
to gain an end; achieve success. [1/2 definitions] |
attain |
to achieve through effort. [2/3 definitions] |
attempt |
an effort put forth in order to achieve or accomplish an end. [1/3 definitions] |
average |
to achieve as a typical amount. [2/9 definitions] |
bloc |
an alliance of people, nations, or organizations working together to achieve some legislative or political goal. |
bowl2 |
to achieve or perform by bowling. [1/8 definitions] |
busing |
in the United States, the transportation of school children in buses to schools that are not the nearest to their homes, esp. in order to achieve racial balance. |
campaign |
a military operation organized to achieve specific objectives. [1/4 definitions] |
candidate |
one who seems likely to achieve or suffer a particular end. [1/2 definitions] |
compete |
to contend against others to win a desired goal or achieve a desired result. [1/2 definitions] |
conquer |
to achieve victory; win. [1/4 definitions] |
consciousness-raising |
in group therapy, a process of increasing one's self-knowledge so as to better achieve one's potential. [1/2 definitions] |
deus ex machina |
an external character, force, or the like introduced artificially to achieve such a resolution of plot or situation, as in a modern dramatic production. [1/2 definitions] |
diligent |
continually attending to and striving to achieve a goal; assiduous; persevering. [1/2 definitions] |
double-talk |
to achieve or persuade by double-talk. [1/3 definitions] |
ecumenical |
of or relating to unity, or efforts to achieve unity, among all the Christian religions. [1/2 definitions] |
environmentalism |
the movement to protect or restore the natural environment, or the advocacy for major efforts to be made to achieve this goal. |
evolve |
to develop, achieve, or devise gradually. [1/5 definitions] |