90 entries under purpose topic. ×

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motive(noun, end, cause, use, design)
5
wish(noun, plan, desire, concern, object)
5
end in view(noun, expression, idiom, object)
5
limit(noun, end, check, aim)
5
meaning(noun, plan, desire, object, job)
5
view(noun, plan, aim, picture)
4
duty(noun, work, use, design, job)
4
cause(noun, movement, plan, belief)
3
desire(noun, plan, concern, object, belief)
3
scheme(noun, plan, object, aim, meaning)
3
use(noun, design, advantage, job, aim)
3
drift(noun, plan, desire, reason, object)
2
desideratum(noun, plan, objective)
2
why(noun, cause, basis, planned)
2
why and wherefore(noun, expression, idiom, cause, plan)
2
will(noun, plan, desire, object, aim)
2
zero(noun, informal, object, aim)
1
action(noun, plan, job, meaning, picture)
1
animus(noun, plan, desire, object, aim)
1
conation(noun, plan, aim, picture, scheme)
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