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(Definition of sb's heart's desire from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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sb's heart/mind/pulse races idiom
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sb's/sth's claim to fame idiom
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SMART Thesaurus: Goals and purposes
Synonyms and related words:
- aim noun (INTENTION)
- ambition noun
- avail noun
- dedicated adjective
- function noun (PURPOSE)
- goal noun (AIM)
- have big ideas idiom
- idea noun (PURPOSE)
- mission noun (JOB)
- object noun (PURPOSE)
- order noun (PURPOSE)
- prize noun
- purpose noun
- raison d'être noun
- should modal verb (POSSIBILITY)
- the end justifies the means idiom
- the order of the day idiom
- towards preposition (PURPOSE)
- way noun (WANT)
- will noun (MENTAL POWER)
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