aim 
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n 1: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your
planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new
translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was
created with the conscious aim of answering immediate
needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" [syn: purpose,
intent, intention, aim, design]
2: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be
attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her
children" [syn: aim, object, objective, target]
3: the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim
and fired"
4: the direction or path along which something moves or along
which it lies [syn: bearing, heading, aim]
v 1: point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as
photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your
little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar";
"Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at
one's opponent" [syn: aim, take, train, take aim,
direct]
2: propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" [syn: aim,
purpose, purport, propose]
3: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you
driving at?" [syn: drive, get, aim]
4: specifically design a product, event, or activity for a
certain public [syn: calculate, aim, direct]
5: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed
his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed
at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not
towards yourself" [syn: target, aim, place, direct,
point]
6: direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; "She wanted to aim
a pun"
7: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: draw a bead
on, aspire, aim, shoot for]
james 0
n 1: a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry
VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded
England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513) [syn:
James, James IV]
2: the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and
Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701) [syn: James,
James II]
3: the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603
to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the
son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he
alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right
of kings (1566-1625) [syn: James, James I, King James,
King James I]
4: United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and
later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in
the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang
(1847-1882) [syn: James, Jesse James]
5: United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist
(1842-1910) [syn: James, William James]
6: writer who was born in the United States but lived in England
(1843-1916) [syn: James, Henry James]
7: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of
the Epistle of James in the New Testament [syn: James,
Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle, St.
James the Apostle]
8: a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at
Hampton Roads [syn: James, James River]
9: a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across
South Dakota to the Missouri [syn: James, James River]
10: a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle
[syn: Epistle of James, James]
