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Aim vs Bullseye - What's the difference?

aim | bullseye |

As an initialism aim

is aol instant messenger.

As a noun bullseye is

the centre of a target.

As an interjection bullseye is

a cry when someone hits the bullseye of a target.

aim

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
  • The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
  • Intention; purpose; design; scheme.
    • My number one aim in life is to make money to make my parents, siblings and kids happy .
  • (obsolete) Conjecture; guess.
  • * Shakespeare
    • What you would work me to, I have some aim .
    Synonyms
    * (intention) aspiration, design, end, ettle, intention, mint, object, purpose, scheme, scope, tendency * See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target.
  • To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well.
  • *
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  • To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice).
  • (obsolete) To guess or conjecture.
    • (Shakespeare)
    Usage notes
    * Sense 3. This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . See
    Derived terms
    * aim at *

    Etymology 2

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • AIM; AOL Instant Messenger.

    • External links

    * *

    Anagrams

    *

    bullseye

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bull's-eye

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The centre of a target.
  • (darts) The two central rings on a dartboard.
  • A peppermint-flavoured confection with stripes on it.
  • (nautical, obsolete) Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light.
  • A shot which hits the centre of a target.
  • A hand-cancelled postmark issued by a counter clerk at a post office, typically done on a receipt for proof of mailing.
  • Thick glass window with concentric ripple effect.
  • A convex glass lens which is placed in front of a lamp to concentrate the light so as to make it more conspicuous as a signal; also the lantern itself.
  • * 1890 , (Oscar Wilde), The Picture of Dorian Gray , ch. XII:
    • He put on his fur coat and hat and went out into the hall. There he paused, hearing the slow heavy tread of the policeman on the pavement outside and seeing the flash of the bull's-eye reflected in the window.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • A cry when someone hits the bullseye of a target.
  • By extension, a response when someone makes an accurate statement.
    • "Did John steal the petty-cash?" "Bullseye "

    Derived terms

    * bullseye lantern

    See also

    * bull's eye