achingly.html - {n. phr.}, {literary} A physical or psychological weakness named after the Greek hero Achilles who was invulnerable except for a spot on his heel. * /John's Achilles' heel is his lack of talent with numbers and math./

achingly.html - v.tr.
1 a reach or attain by effort (achieved victory). b acquire, gain, earn (achieved notoriety).
2 accomplish or carry out (a feat or task).
3 absol. be successful; attain a desired level of performance.

achievable adj. achiever n. [ME f. OF achever f. a chief to a head]

achingly.html - n.
1 something achieved.
2 a the act of achieving. b an instance of this.
3 Psychol. performance in a standardized test.
4 Heraldry a an escutcheon with adjuncts, or bearing, esp. in memory of a distinguished feat. b = HATCHMENT.

achingly.html - n.
any plant of the genus Achillea, comprising hardy perennial, usu. aromatic plants with flower-heads (often white or yellow) usu. in corymbs. [L f. Gk Akhilleios a plant supposed to have been used medicinally by Achilles]

achingly.html - n.
a person's weak or vulnerable point. [L Achilles f. Gk Akhilleus, a hero in the Iliad, invulnerable except in the heel]

achingly.html - n.
the tendon connecting the heel with the calf muscles.