Purpose
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts7 letters
Definition of Purpose
Noun
- The end for which something is done, is made or exists.<!-- M-W 1a, Lexico 1, AHD 1, Collins 1, Macmillan 1-->
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- Function, role.
"The exceptionally small gate-leg table served the purpose of a tea table admirably."
- (Sense of having a) meaning for existing or doing something.
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- Resolution; determination.<!-- M-W 1b, Lexico 1.1, AHD 2, Collins 3 -->
- The subject of discourse; the point at issue.
Anagrams of Purpose
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