Associations to the word «Achievement»

Wiktionary

ACHIEVEMENT, noun. The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment
ACHIEVEMENT, noun. A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness
ACHIEVEMENT, noun. (heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment.
ACHIEVEMENT, noun. (video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.
ACHIEVEMENT WHORE, noun. (gaming slang) A person that plays video games (especially XBOX 360 games) for the primary purpose of attaining achievements.

Dictionary definition

ACHIEVEMENT, noun. The action of accomplishing something.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley