achieve |
to be successful or produce results. [1/3 definitions] |
ambition |
a strong desire to reach a set goal or to be generally successful in life, esp. the desire to become famous, wealthy, or powerful. [1/2 definitions] |
bandwagon |
an increasingly popular or successful movement or cause. [1/2 definitions] |
banner |
unusually successful. [1/6 definitions] |
big |
(informal) important, influential, or successful. [1/7 definitions] |
break the ice |
to take successful initial actions. [1/2 definitions] |
Catch-22 |
a situation in which one is trapped between two logically contradictory rules or regulations that make successful action impossible. |
clean up |
(informal) of a sports team, to be very successful in scoring or winning. [1/4 definitions] |
climb |
to strive to become more important, wealthier, or more successful, or to become so. [1/7 definitions] |
counterrevolution |
a political movement or action that seeks to defeat a successful or attempted revolution. |
coup |
a brilliant and successful action or maneuver. [1/2 definitions] |
crown |
to bring to a successful or triumphant conclusion; complete worthily. [1/21 definitions] |
effectively |
in a way that produces a successful result. |
fast lane |
(informal) a lifestyle considered to involve a desire to get ahead, be successful, make and spend a lot of money, and the like. [1/2 definitions] |
fluke2 |
that which is accidentally successful; stroke of good luck. |
foolproof |
always successful or effective. [1/2 definitions] |
high jump |
a field event in which contestants jump over a level bar, which is raised after each successful trial. |
hit |
in baseball, the batter's successful contact with the ball so as to reach a base. [1/16 definitions] |
if worse comes to worst |
if the worst occurs; if no other way is successful. |
kludge |
(slang) a clumsy, but successful, computer system improvised by combining unlikely parts. |
made |
successful or guaranteed of success. [1/3 definitions] |