Definition of achievment
1. achievement [ n ] the action of accomplishing something
Used in print:(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)
Of the two cherished achievements the elderly Spahn 's hitless pitching probably reached the most hearts .
(The New York Times,...)
With the announcement of a `` special achievement award '' to William_A._Bill_Shea , the awards list was completed yesterday for Sunday night 's thirty-eighth annual dinner and show of the New_York Chapter , Baseball_Writers_Association_of_America , at the Waldorf-Astoria_Hotel .
(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)
People who take us for suckers are like the Westerner who had on exhibit his superior marksmanship in the form of a number of bull's-eye achievements .
(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)
When we say , then , that today , in our situation , the demand for demythologization must be accepted without condition , we are simply saying that at_least this much of the liberal tradition is an enduring achievement .
(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)
It becomes most evident in his description of Christ as the second Adam , who does indeed come to destroy sin , but whose work culminates in the achievement of immortality .
Synonyms achievement accomplishment Related Terms action completion deed base_on_balls recruitment record arrival liberation credit performance masterpiece face_saver close_call attainment haymaking going smooth beachhead fait_accompli masterstroke cakewalk achieve