Definition of purpose

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Purpose (n.) That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion; view; aim; design; intention; plan..

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Prolonge :: Prolonge (n.) A rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to lash it to the limber, and for various other purposes..
Farm :: Farm (a. & n.) Any tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes, under the management of a tenant or the owner..
Guaco :: Guaco (n.) The Mikania Guaco, of Brazil, used for the same purpose..
Skillet :: Skillet (n.) A small vessel of iron, copper, or other metal, with a handle, used for culinary purpose, as for stewing meat..
Manipulation :: Manipulation (n.) Artful management; as, the manipulation of political bodies; sometimes, a management or treatment for purposes of deception or fraud..
Teaspoon :: Teaspoon (n.) A small spoon used in stirring and sipping tea, coffee, etc., and for other purposes..
Meaning :: Meaning (n.) That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent..
Mean :: Mean (v. i.) To have a purpose or intention.
Office :: Office (n.) A special duty, trust, charge, or position, conferred by authority and for a public purpose; a position of trust or authority; as, an executive or judical office; a municipal office..
Brood :: Brood (v. i.) To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to warm and protect them; hence, to sit quietly, as if brooding..
Piston :: Piston (n.) A sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against, fluid pressure. It usually consists of a short cylinder fitting within a cylindrical vessel along which it moves, back and forth. It is used in steam engines to receive motion from the steam, and in pumps to transmit motion to a fluid; also for other purposes..
Coterie :: Coterie (n.) A set or circle of persons who meet familiarly, as for social, literary, or other purposes; a clique..
Ribbon :: Ribbon (n.) A fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk, used for trimming some part of a woman's attire, for badges, and other decorative purposes..
Purpose :: Purpose (n.) Proposal to another; discourse.
Faradization :: Faradization (n.) The treatment with faradic or induced currents of electricity for remedial purposes.
Lesson :: Lesson (n.) An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.
Wake :: Wake (n.) The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil..
Interview :: Interview (n.) A conservation, or questioning, for the purpose of eliciting information for publication; the published statement so elicited..
Bell Jar :: Bell jar () A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it. It is used for a great variety of purposes; as, with the air pump, and for holding gases, also for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view..
Chasten :: Chasten (v. t.) To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod..
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