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A well-aimed spear is worth three.
Tad Williams

Meaning of "well-aimed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WELL-AIMED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WELL-AIMED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Well-Aimed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WELL-AIMED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of well-aimed in the English dictionary

The definition of well-aimed in the dictionary is having been pointed or directed accurately at a person or object. Other definition of well-aimed is obviously and accurately directed at a person, object, etc.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WELL-AIMED

well-accepted
well-accustomed
well-acquainted
well-acted
well-adapted
well-adjusted
well-advertised
well-advised
well-affected
well-aired
well-appointed
well-argued
well-armed
well-arranged
well-assorted
well-attended
well-attested
well-aware
well-baby clinic
well-balanced

WORDS THAT END LIKE WELL-AIMED

acclaimed
begrimed
denimed
ill-timed
maimed
mistimed
self-proclaimed
timed
unaimed
unclaimed
unmaimed
unprimed
unproclaimed
unreclaimed
unsublimed
untimed
well-timed

Synonyms and antonyms of well-aimed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «well-aimed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WELL-AIMED

Find out the translation of well-aimed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of well-aimed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «well-aimed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

很好瞄准
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

certero
570 millions of speakers

English

well-aimed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अच्छी तरह से करने के उद्देश्य से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تهدف جيدا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

меткий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

certeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভালভাবে লক্ষ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bien en vue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Baik sasaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gezielt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

よく目的とした
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잘 겨냥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Well-aimed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cũng nhằm mục đích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நன்கு நோக்கமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चांगल्या उद्देशाने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iyi nişanlanmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ben assestato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dobrze ukierunkowane
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

влучний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bine ca scop -
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλά - στόχο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

goed gemik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

välriktad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

velrettet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of well-aimed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WELL-AIMED»

The term «well-aimed» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.162 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WELL-AIMED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about well-aimed

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QUOTES WITH «WELL-AIMED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word well-aimed.
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Tad Williams
A well-aimed spear is worth three.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WELL-AIMED»

Discover the use of well-aimed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to well-aimed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Book of the Kindred Sayings (Saṃyutta-nikāya) Or Grouped ...
But, monks, suppose that the spike of bearded wheat or bearded barley be well aimed. When pressed by hand or foot, it is certain1 that it will pierce hand or foot and draw blood. Why so ? Because, monks, the spike is well aimed. Just so ...
Frank Lee Woodward, 1917
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The Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness First Aid
Besides describing the quality of blood, W-E-T represents in order the three new steps used to stop severe bleeding: Wellaimed direct pressure, Elevation, and Tourniquet. Well-aimed Direct Pressure Pack the wound and apply direct pressure ...
Clifton Castleman, WEMT, 2011
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A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First Edition
Some help will be found under HYPHENS (E, & group *put-up); & it may be here repeated that if a participle with well is attributive (a well-aimed stroke) the hyphen is desirable but not obligatory, but if the participle is predicative (the stroke was ...
H. W. Fowler, David Crystal, 2009
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The Clause in English: In Honour of Rodney Huddleston
not explicit but implied, as in The spear was sharp and well aimed. The implied project here is to wound or kill some person or animal. Rather different from the cases we have been considering so far are the sentences in (14). (14) a.
Peter Collins, David A. Lee, 1999
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Theorizing the Avant-Garde: Modernism, Expressionism, and ...
He smiled in embarrassment. He had jumped out at the flowers and had butchered them with his cane, yes, he had employed those same powerful yet well-aimed strokes with which he was accustomed to box his apprentices' ears when they ...
Richard John Murphy, 1999
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Immunoglobulins—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 ...
“A further object is the method according to the invention, wherein the well-aimed prepared peptide epitopes are labeled and/or modified like the peptide fragments after/during the degradation of the proteins to be analyzed. “One advantage ...
‎2013
7
Philosophy of Logic
Austin, for one, complained that Strawson had been unfair to facts because we can equally well point out that targets and well-aimed shots are made for each other and yet we do not suppose that targets are bogus entities.132 In making this ...
‎2006
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Revel with a Cause: Liberal Satire in Postwar America
Well-Aimed. Ridicule”. satirizing american race relations For the white and black members of the short-lived Living Premise im- provisational troupe, there was no other subject more urgent, no topic more worthy of satiric criticism than the ...
Stephen E. Kercher, 2010
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Hidden Account of the Romanovs
Even with hand operated 'bolt action' reloading, it allowed for fifteen well aimed shots a minute. The Germans mistook it for exceptionally effective machine gun fire. It was stunningly effective. The well aimed rapid fire stopped even the very ...
John Browne, 2013
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Trukese-English Dictionary
apara2, opera (vo.): aim at, line (something) up, align. apara (vo .): aim ( something). aimed kkdper(vi.,va.): be aimed. apereech, apareech (vi. ): be of good aim, be well aimed, be well aligned. air asdpwdn (nu.): wind, air. air raid shelter tuutu ...
‎1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WELL-AIMED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term well-aimed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Well-aimed Cleveland gun law targets state complacency: editorial
Cleveland City Council did the right thing on Monday when it approved gun safety legislation submitted by Mayor Frank Jackson. The legislation contains ... «cleveland.com, Apr 15»
2
Ask Amy: Targeting bullies with a well-aimed quip
Ask Amy: Targeting bullies with a well-aimed quip. Responding with banter when subjected to verbal bullying can work well for 12-year-old, provided the child ... «The Providence Journal, Apr 15»
3
Green Party lands well-aimed blow on election rivals with 'boy band …
it's different and lands a well-aimed blow on the white men in suits who still dominate the UK's political landscape, with more than 600,000 YouTube views so far. «More About Advertising | Insights into Advertising, Apr 15»
4
Belmont, Virginia have 3-point plan
2 seed Virginia in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, the well-aimed 3-pointer is the key. Belmont won't win a grind-it-out game. Virginia is simply too big, too ... «The Tennessean, Mar 15»
5
Big Issue seller foils city centre mugger with well-aimed karate kick
Police have hailed a have-a-go-hero Big Issue seller who helped snare a mugger in Birmingham city centre. Quick-thinking Andy King, who sells the magazine ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Festus Baise's well-aimed stoppage time goal delivers three points …
Festus Baise scored in stoppage time as Sun Pegasus struggled to beat I-Sky Yuen Long 3-2 in the BOCG Life Premier League at Mong Kok Stadium yesterday. «South China Morning Post, Feb 15»
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State needs well-aimed gun protection-order bill
Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, has just filed a well-aimed bill. It would let police officers and fearful family members seek “extreme risk protection orders” to disarm ... «TheNewsTribune.com, Jan 15»
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Horizon scanners cannot save Jeremy Heywood from MPs' well
Horizon scanners cannot save Jeremy Heywood from MPs' well-aimed flak. John Crace. Head of civil service questioned about delays to Chilcot inquiry and ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
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Clever wrapping disguises Europe's worn-out policies
A delayed but well-aimed blast of monetary stimulus is far better than a premature sputter from the ECB's cannons. I fear, however, that accommodating ... «Financial Times, Dec 14»
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Radio: There's nothing like a well-aimed squirt of verbal paraffin
Already an overcrowded bear pit of gratuitous shock jocks and unhinged guests, the world of late-night talk radio has a new arrival to stir things up. Sticking to a ... «Irish Times, Oct 14»

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