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

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope