The Clue
Prepared to fire (5 letter answer)
The Answer
AIMED
Tags
Notes
The answer AIMED is common and appears about once every 275 puzzles.
Related Clues
Aspired
Focused
Intended
Meant
Pointed
Targeted
Trained
Directed, as a blow
Directed, as a missile
Directed toward
Drew a bead on
Emulated a marksman
Had an eye (to)
Like guns
Pointed a blunderbuss
Pointed carefully
Pointed, as a gun
Pointed a piece
Pointed a pistol
Pointed toward
Pointed a weapon
Readied the bow
Saw the sights?
Sought the target
Aligned the cross hairs
Directed so as to hit
Directed (at)
Emulated Annie Oakley
Got ready to shoot
Set one's sights
What the toxophilite did
About to be fired, perhaps
Definition
AIM as a verb:
1. (aim, take, train, take aim, direct) = aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "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"
2. (aim, purpose, purport, propose) = propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
3. (drive, get, aim) = move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
4. (calculate, aim, direct) = specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
5. (target, aim, place, direct, point) = 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"
6. direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; "She wanted to aim a pun"
7. (draw a bead on, aspire, aim, shoot for) = have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal