target practice | practice in shooting at targets |
firing range target range | a practice range for target practice |
objective objective lens object lens object glass | the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed |
target butt | sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at |
target acquisition system | a shipboard system for the detection and identification and location of a target with enough detail to permit effective weapon employment |
target cell | an abnormal red blood cell with the appearance of a dark ring surrounding a dark center, associated with anemia |
target organ | (radiology) organ intended to receive the therapeutic dose of a radioactive substance |
target cell | any cell that has a specific receptor for an antigen or antibody or hormone or drug, or is the focus of contact by a virus or phagocyte or nerve fiber etc. |
aim object objective target | the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable), the sole object of her trip was to see her children |
object language target language | the language into which a text written in another language is to be translated |
accusative accusative case objective case | the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb |
object program target program | a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer |
object language target language | a computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translated |
target mark | a reference point to shoot at, his arrow hit the mark |
blip pip radar target | a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface |
target company takeover target | a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer |
target target area | the location of the target that is to be hit |
prey quarry target fair game | a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence, he fell prey to muggers, everyone was fair game, the target of a manhunt |
water-shield Brasenia schreberi water-target | aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers, in lakes and slow-moving streams, suitable for aquariums |
target aim a place direct point | intend (something) to move towards a certain goal, He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face, criticism directed at her superior, direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself |
objective | belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events, objective benefits, an objective example, there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind |
true dead on target | accurately placed or thrown, his aim was true, he was dead on target |
target-hunting | guided automatically toward the target |
objective nonsubjective | undistorted by emotion or personal bias, based on observable phenomena, an objective appraisal, objective evidence |
objective documentary | emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation, objective art |
objective accusative | serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes, objective case, accusative endings |