the object of any prolonged endeavor
"After years of rejection from top tech companies, landing that senior engineering role was finally her holy grail."
(legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper
"The monks spent centuries searching for the holy grail, believing it was the actual cup Jesus used during his final meal."
The Holy Grail.
"The hunter carefully examined the talons to ensure no grail would snag on the prey's fur during the dive."
A book of offices in the Roman Catholic Church; a gradual.
Small particles of earth; gravel.
One of the small feathers of a hawk.
Initialism of Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory.
"Scientists hope that data from GRACE will help us understand how ice sheets are melting faster than expected."