n.
1.the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
2.a successful attempt at scoring
3.game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
4.the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
Idiom of the Day
under a cloud (of suspicion)
not trusted, suspected of doing something wrong
The politician is under a cloud of suspicion over the possibility of taking bribes.