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goal
Noun
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A goal is something you want to do or be able to do.
I want to go to university and this will help me achieve that goal.
Scientists' ultimate goal is a theory of everything.
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A goal is a place that you want to be or that you are moving towards.
Our goal is Paris.
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A goal is the area where you want to put the ball in certain games such as soccer or hockey.
It's unclear whether the regular keeper will start in goal.
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A goal is scored when the ball enters the goal.
They beat second-placed Cambridge 2-1 with Mutch scoring the winning goal in the 82nd minute.
rule
Noun
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A rule is a statement that tells whether something is right or wrong.
Peter picked up the football, which was against the rules, so the other team got a throw-in.
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A king's rule is the time he controls the country.
The next king had a very short rule: only two years.
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A rule is another name for a ruler, a measuring device.
rule
Verb
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When someone rules, he or she is in charge, like a king or queen.
The king has ruled for 33 years.