An object of an ardent desire.
Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
An object of search or pursuit.
A site for mining stone, limestone, or slate.
An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted.
A diamond-shaped tile or pane, often of glass or stone.
To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.
To obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry.
To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.