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AIMED

Definition: AIMED

AIMED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Aim

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "AIMED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)



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Crosswords: AIMED

English words defined with "AIMED": aimcampaign, Carronade, claymore, claymore mine, coverdirect, Direct fireEcumenical Movement, ecumenicalism, ecumenicism, ecumenism, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, evasive actionfeminism, feminist movementgay lib, gay liberation movementheadshot, homeinsurgencyleadmaneuver, manoeuvre, military campaign, MisaimedOpen sightplace, point, potshotradar fire, Random shot, reformSchool of designtargetwomen's lib, women's liberation movement. (references)
Specialty definitions using "AIMED": Action aimed at young people, Ada, advanced life support, aggressive investment strategy, agricultural consolidation, Application environment specification, Applicative Language Idealised Computing Engine, area interdiction operationBerlin Mandate, bombing errors, Breathing ExercisesCharme, Chronotherapy, Class I Railroad, Cleanroom, COGO, Common Internet File System, competitive price, consolidation of fragmented holdings, contraceptive prevalence survey, Cooperator Program, Cross staffDataViews, Dealer trust, Demon Internet Ltd.European Patent Office on Line, European Workshop for Open SystemsF-display, Federal Motor Vehicle Control Program, Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program, fire detection, foreign-aimed security, foreign-targeted security, Freischtzgamma knife, G-display, genome projectHigh Speed Circuit Switched Data, Home Phoneline Networking AllianceInterview, Psychological, intraoperative radiation therapy, Invasive species, IORTJava 2 Platform, Standard Edition, Java Open Language Toolkit, JavaScript, Judah, Kingdom ofland consolidation, Line of OperationMax, Mega-reg, Messaging Application Programming Interface, Moving Picture Experts Group, MRE, Multilateral trade negotiations, MultiMedia Compact Disc, Multiple Virtual Storage, musa antennaNeighborhood Housing Services programs, non-responseObject Management Group, Open Software Foundation, orientation surveypadded cell, Pentium II, Programming Language/CornellRBV, re-allocation of agricultural land holdings, re-allotment of land, RedNet Ltd., referenced cell, referenced field, regrouping of lands, rehabilitation of alcohol and drug abusers, reparcelation, reparcelling out of small holdings, reshapingScheduling Application Programming Interface, SRC Modula-3, stress testingtax reduction, traffic calming scheme, transfer of ownershipunconditioned garment, underboom spraysvirtual circuitwillingness-to-pay approach, willingness-to-pay methodology, Wolf processYAUN. (references)

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Modern Usage: AIMED

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Is it possible to compare the weapons deployed today, the kind of the Russians may have aimed at Charleston with what the terrorists have on that ship? (Special Bulletin; writing credit: Marshall Herskovitz; Edward Zwick)

Aimed the right way? (Farscape; writing credit: Olivier Cauvin)

Now, was that aimed at me? (Inuyasha; writing credit: Rumiko Takahashi)

If I hadn't aimed that little blond technician at you (Star Trek: Where No Man Has Gone Before; writing credit: Samuel A. Peeples)

Lyrics

Aimed at your average teen ("It's Still Rock and Roll To Me"; performing artist: Billy Joel)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: AIMED

DomainTitle

Books

  • Aspects of the law relating to AIDS : the need for a statutory offence aimed at harmful HIVb-srelated behaviour (reference)

  • Communal Infrastructure in Slovenia: Survey of Investment Needs and Policies Aimed at Encouraging Private Sector Participation (World Bank Technical) (reference)

  • Concept Shops: Ladendesign Fur Erlebnis, Emotion Und Erfolg = Shop Design Aimed at Experience, Emotion and Success (reference)

  • Employment creation aimed at the (urban) poor (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: AIMED

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Shown is an illustration of a type of treatment for cancer. 1) Boron compound (b) is selectively absorbed by cancer cell(s). 2) Boron beam (n) is aimed at cancer site. 3) Boron absorbs neutron. 4) Boron disintegrates emitting cancer-killing radiation. See artwork: GR-13.Credit: Pat Kenny (artist).

Fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS) used a laser beam aimed at a stream of cells to measure the number of infected cells.

Rifle (gun lobby) aimed at fallen figure (gun bill).Credit: Library of Congress.

Morris Island, S.C. Federal mortars aimed at Fort Sumter, with crews.Credit: Library of Congress.

Poster with captioned photos showing military personnel and civilians securing water and land transportation routes, in boat with firearms aimed toward sky, and standing in crowd with weapons raised in the air.Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: AIMED

AuthorQuotation

Friedrich Engels

Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.

J. Hawes

Aim at the sun, and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if aimed at an object on a level with yourself.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: AIMED

AuthorDateQuotation

Communist Manifesto

1848

The abolition of bourgeois individuality, bourgeois independence, and bourgeois freedom is undoubtedly aimed at. (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

Fourth.The adoption of an eight hours day or a forty-eight hours week as the standard to be aimed at where it has not already been attained. (reference)

United Nations

1948

Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: AIMED

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Thenardier took the pistol, and aimed at Javert.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Against his sin, foul and secret, the whole wrath of God was aimed.

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

He looked up when Tom came in, and his eyes narrowed as though he aimed a shotgun.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: AIMED

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Treatments are presently aimed at controlling symptoms. (references)

The general treatment course is aimed at controlling symptoms. (references)

These treatments are aimed at making the patient more comfortable. (references)

Business

Air transport development is aimed at Praha Ruzyne Airport. (references)

DaimlerChrysler's M class is manufactured in Tuscaloosa, AL., and was initially aimed at the U.S. market. (references)

Argentine tourist agents are offering packages to Orlando, Florida, specially aimed at this niche market. (references)

Children

El Salvador

A separate informational campaign was aimed at communities with high levels of violence. (references)

Algeria

Such NGO's have educational programs aimed at reducing the level of violence, but lack funding. (references)

India

The program aimed to set up an additional 600 schools for the remaining 29,000 children by year's end. (references)

Civil Liberties

Iran

Denial of access to higher education appears aimed at the eventual impoverishment of the Baha'i community. (references)

Morocco

Their proposals were aimed at easing current restrictions and giving associations more freedom to organize and function. (references)

India

However, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen spokesman claimed that the attack was aimed at the Indian security forces and expressed regret over Bhatia's death. (references)

Discrimination

Bangladesh

The Constitution states that "all citizens are equal before the law and are entitled to equal protection by the law;" however, in practice the Government does not enforce strongly laws aimed at eliminating discrimination. (references)

Economic History

Australia

This is particularly aimed at small business. (references)

Benin

Benin has laws, regulations and penalties aimed at combating corruption. (references)

Human Rights

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The police stated that Cuffy turned and aimed a shotgun at a member of the pursuing police force. (references)

Nigeria

A police raid aimed at apprehending armed robbers resulted in the deaths of at least four unarmed Igbo traders. (references)

Tunisia

In April the Institute organized two training workshops in Cairo aimed at NGO's working in the field of human rights. (references)

Indigenous People

India

In February 2000, the NHRC recommended that the Habitual Offenders Act, aimed at the denotified and nomadic tribes, be repealed. (references)

Chile

In May 2000, the Commission for Truth and New Treatment appointed by the Lagos administration proposed a 16-point program aimed at addressing indigenous concerns. (references)

Minorities

Bhutan

Beginning in 1989, more discriminatory measures were introduced, aimed at shaping a new national identity known as Drukpa. (references)

Political Economy

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Discussions aimed at resolving this issue are ongoing. (references)

ITALY

Many programs are aimed at small to medium size firms. (references)

HONG KONG

The establishment of the system is aimed at reinforcing monetary stability. (references)

Political Rights

Afghanistan

On October 7, Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), a U.S.-led coalition, began a military action aimed at toppling the Taliban regime and eliminating the al-Qaida terrorist network in Afghanistan. (references)

Mauritania

A countrywide census, taken at the end of 1998 and designed to register all citizens and standardize the current complex system of names, also was aimed in part at providing the basis for free and fair elections. (references)

Trade

Honduras

The USDA financing programs are aimed at encouraging U.S. agricultural exports. (references)

Travel

Peru

In the past Peru declared a $1.5 billion plan aimed at having 70% of the road infrastructure paved by the year 2005. (references)

Women

Grenada

In May Parliament enacted a bill aimed at combating domestic violence. (references)

Barbados

The Labor Ministry was considering draft legislation aimed at preventing sexual harassment in the workplace. (references)

Worker Rights

Uganda

However, several human rights NGO's began programs aimed at removing children from hazardous work. (references)

China

These provisions were aimed primarily at the private sector, where resistance to unions has been common. (references)

Nigeria

Economic hardship leads high numbers of children in commercial activities aimed at enhancing meager family income. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: AIMED

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Rush Limbaugh

Jeffrey Madrick, an author and columnist, is quoted as saying that tax cuts aimed at the wealthy might do little to spur growth because higher income people might be likely to stash the money away in a savings account.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: AIMED

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963Kuznetsov to New York to help U Thant in his noble efforts aimed at eliminating the present dangerous situation.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989Steps will be taken aimed at restoring the balance between the various levels of government.

George Bush

1989-1993Now, with remarkable technological advances like the Patriot missile, we can defend the ballistic missile attacks aimed at innocent civilians.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001Tonight, not a single Russian missile is aimed at our homes or our children.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: AIMED

"AIMED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 58.60% of the time. "AIMED" is used about 1,935 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)58.6%1,1346,744
Lexical Verb (past tense)40.63%7868,804
Adjective (general or positive)0.67%1397,576
Noun (proper)0.1%2245,945
                    Total100.00%1,935N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: AIMED

Expressions using "AIMED": Action aimed at young people aimed fire aimed shoot be aimed be aimed at be aimed at doing be aimed at smb. be aimed at smth. well aimed. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "AIMED": aimed-at.

Ending with "AIMED": well-aimed.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: AIMED

Language Translations for "AIMED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

瞄准 (Aiming, Collimate, Collimated, Collimating, Targeted). (various references)

   

Czech

  

týkat se koho (be aimed at smb.). (various references)

   

Danish

  

udformninger af ELSBM(exposed location single-buoy mooring,enkeltpunktfortoejningsboeje)er et resultat af en ombygning af en almindelig enkeltpunktfortoejningsboeje med paa at saette den i stand til at klare hoej soegang (design of ELSBM(exposed location single-buoy mooring)is the result of modifications to the conventional single-buoy mooring aimed at coping with severe sea conditions), samarbejde der tilsigter etablering af et sammenhaengende net af vandveje i Europa (co-operation aimed at establishing a coherent navigable network in Europe), pletsprøjtning (aimed spray), lovgivning,som griber ind i de frie markedskræfter (legislation aimed at controlling markets), hvidbog,der skal sikre respekten for menneskerettighederne i Unionens forbindelser med tredjlande (White Paper aimed at ensuring compliance with human rights in the EU's relations with third countries), Handlingsplan vedrørende et samarbejde mellem biblioteker baseret på anvendelse af nye informationsteknologier (Plan of action aimed at library cooperation based on the application of new information technologies), Foranstaltningen:De unge som målgruppe (Action aimed at young people), Foranstaltningen: De unge som målgruppe (Action aimed at young people), Fællesskabsinitiativet Tilpasning af arbejdsstyrken til de strukturelle ændringer i industrien,der tjener til at fremme beskæftigelse og tilpasning af arbejdsstyrken til de strukturelle ændringer i industrien (ADAPT(1994-1999), Adaptation of the Workforce to Industrial Change, aimed at promoting employment and the adaptation of the workforce to industrial change, Community initiative), erkender den interesse,de alle har i bestraebelser,der tager sigte paa at mindske militaer konfrontation og fremme nedrustning,som har til formaal at komplementere den politiske afspaending i Europa (they recognize the interest of all of them in efforts aimed at lessening military confrontation and promoting disarmament which are designed to complement political détente in Europe), De unge som målgruppe (Action aimed at young people), bestraebelser med henblik paa at mindske spaending og fremme nedrustning (efforts aimed at lessening tension and promoting disarmament). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

Actieprogramma met het oog op de samenwerking tussen bibliotheken op basis van de toepassing van nieuwe informatietechnologieën (Plan of action aimed at library cooperation based on the application of new information technologies), Actie Doelgroep jongeren (Action aimed at young people), zij erkennen het belang van hen allen bij inspanningen ter vermindering van militaire confrontatie en ter bevordering van de ontwapening, welke inspanningen ten doel hebben de politieke ontspanning in Europa aan te vullen (they recognize the interest of all of them in efforts aimed at lessening military confrontation and promoting disarmament which are designed to complement political détente in Europe), witboek om de naleving te garanderen van de mensenrechten in de betrekkingen van de Unie met derde landen (White Paper aimed at ensuring compliance with human rights in the EU's relations with third countries), samenwerking, gericht op de totstandkoming van een samenhangend net van bevaarbare waterwegen in Europa (co-operation aimed at establishing a coherent navigable network in Europe), mogelijkheid tot transacties voor het zakenleven (transaction service aimed at business people), marktsturende wetgeving (legislation aimed at controlling markets), inspanningen tot vermindering van de spanning en tot bevordering van de ontwapening (efforts aimed at lessening tension and promoting disarmament), gerichte bespuiting (aimed spray), Communautair initiatief Aanpassing van de werknemers aan de gewijzigde omstandigheden in het bedrijfsleven,dat gericht is op de bevordering van de werkgelegenheid en de aanpassing van de werknemers aan de gewijzigde omstandigheden in het bedrijfsleven (ADAPT(1994-1999), Adaptation of the Workforce to Industrial Change, aimed at promoting employment and the adaptation of the workforce to industrial change, Community initiative), bijeenkomst van deskundigen belast met de voortzetting van de bestudering en de uitwerking van een algemeen aanvaardbare methode voor de vreedzame regeling van geschillen, gericht op het aanvullen van bestaande methoden (meeting of experts charged with pursuing the examination and elaboration of a generally acceptable method for peaceful settlement of disputes aimed at complementing existing methods). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

Tiedotusta nuorisolle (Action aimed at young people), tähdätä (aim, at, be aimed, be directed, take aim), kohdennettu ruiskutus (aimed spray, localized spraying, localized treatment). (various references)

   

French

  

visai, visées, visée, visé, visâmes, visèrent. (various references)

   

German

  

gezielt (deliberate, purposeful, purposefully, purposive, selective, specific, studiously, targeted, well aimed, well-directed). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

Κοινοτική πρωτοβουλία με τίτλο " ροσαρμογή του Εργατικού "υναμικού στη 'ιομηχανική Αλλαγή",που στοχεύει στην προώθηση της απασχόλησης και, υπηρεσία συναλλαγής που απευθύνεται στους επαγγελματίες (transaction service aimed at business people), εύστοχοσ (felicitous, well aimed), Λευκό 'ιβλίο που θα επιτρέπει το σεβασμό των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων στο πλαίσιο των σχέσεων της Ένωσης με τρίτες χώρες (White Paper aimed at ensuring compliance with human rights in the EU's relations with third countries), τοπικός ψεκασμός (aimed spray, localized spraying, localized treatment), "ραστηριότητα-"Κοινό μας:οι νέοι", "ραστηριότητα - "Κοινό μας: οι νέοι", ρόγραμμα δράσης με στόχο τη συνεργασία μεταξύ των βιβλιοθηκών που θα βασίζεται στην εφαρμογή των νέων τεχνολογιών πληροφόρησης (Plan of action aimed at library cooperation based on the application of new information technologies). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מכוון (corresponding, designed, directed, in alignment, in tune, intentional, orientated, tuned). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

célzott tűz (aimed fire). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

terarah (directed, guided). (various references)

   

Italian

  

teso (drawn, strained, stressed, stretched, taut, tense, tight, tighten, wound-up), intenzionato. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

外人向き (aimed at foreigners). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

がいじ"むき (aimed at foreigners). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

aimeday

   

Portuguese

  

Acção Público Jovem (Action aimed at young people), serviço transaccional destinado aos profissionais (transaction service aimed at business people), pulverização localizada (aimed spray), Plano de Acção Destinado a Promover a Cooperação entre Bibliotecas com base na Aplicação das Novas Tecnologias da Informação (Plan of action aimed at library cooperation based on the application of new information technologies), Livro Branco que permita garantir o respeito dos direitos humanos nas relações da União com os países terceiros (White Paper aimed at ensuring compliance with human rights in the EU's relations with third countries), Iniciativa comunitária,"Adaptação da Mão-de-Obra s Mutações Industriais",destinada a promover o emprego e a adaptação de mão-de-obra s mutações industriais, "ραστηριότητα "Κοινό μας:οι νέοι". (various references)

   

Russian 

  

стремиться нацеленный. (various references)

   

Scottish

  

cuspair (an object, mark to aim at, object aimed at). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

Acción público joven (Action aimed at young people), servicio de transacción destinado a profesionales (transaction service aimed at business people), reunión de expertos encargada de proseguir el examen y la elaboración de un método generalmente aceptable de arreglo de controversias por medios pacíficos encaminado a complementar los métodos existentes (meeting of experts charged with pursuing the examination and elaboration of a generally acceptable method for peaceful settlement of disputes aimed at complementing existing methods), reconocen el interés de todos ellos en los esfuerzos encaminados a disminuir la confrontación militar y a promover el desarme, que tienen por objeto completar la distensión política en Europa (they recognize the interest of all of them in efforts aimed at lessening military confrontation and promoting disarmament which are designed to complement political détente in Europe), pulverización localizada (aimed spray), pulverización dirigida (aimed spray), Plan de Acción Encaminado a la Cooperación entre Bibliotecas Basada en la Aplicación de Nuevas Tecnologías de la Información (Plan of action aimed at library cooperation based on the application of new information technologies), Libro blanco que permita garantizar el respeto de los derechos humanos en las relaciones de la Unión con los terceros países (White Paper aimed at ensuring compliance with human rights in the EU's relations with third countries), Iniciativa comunitaria sobre Adaptación de los Trabajadores a las Transformaciones Industriales destinada a fomentar el empleo y la adaptación de los trabajadores a las transformaciones industriales (a Community initiative to promote employment and the adaptation of the workforce to industrial change, ADAPT, ADAPT(1994-1999), Adaptation of the Workforce to Industrial Change, aimed at promoting employment and the adaptation of the workforce to industrial change, Community initiative), esfuerzos dirigidos a disminuir tensiones y fomentar el desarme (efforts aimed at lessening tension and promoting disarmament), cooperación a fin de establecer una red racional de navegación en Europa (co-operation aimed at establishing a coherent navigable network in Europe), Campaña Público Joven (Action aimed at young people). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

inriktat. (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

влучний (well aimed, well-directed). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: AIMED

Derivations

Words ending with "AIMED": acclaimed, claimed, counterclaimed, declaimed, disclaimed, exclaimed, maimed, misaimed, misclaimed, overclaimed, proclaimed, quitclaimed, reclaimed, unaimed, unclaimed, unreclaimed. (additional references)


Misspellings

"AIMED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aahed, aame, Aciieed, aeme, ahime, ahmad, Ahmado, ahmed, Ahmedou, Aibmac, aime, aimea, aimel, Aimes, aimey, aimez, aimi, Aimo, aind, aine, ainel, aited, aized, almed, almud, amed, Ameda, Amedo, ameld, ammed, aome, Asiema, aume, axime, Ayme, Azimi, fatimid, iamids, imed, jimed, kaimei, laimed, oemed, paimed, saimed, taimed. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "AIMED"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "AIMED" (pronounced ā"md)
3ā" m dacclaimed, ashamed, blamed, claimed, declaimed, defamed, disclaimed, exclaimed, famed, flamed, framed, inflamed, maimed, named, proclaimed, reclaimed, renamed, shamed, tamed, unashamed, unclaimed, unnamed.
2-m daccustomed, affirmed, alarmed, armed, assumed, beamed, becalmed, bloomed, blossomed, bombed, boomed, bottomed, brimmed, bummed, calmed, charmed, chimed, climbed, columned, combed, condemned, confirmed, conformed, consumed, costumed, crammed, creamed, dammed, damned, daydreamed, deemed, deformed, diagrammed, dimmed, disarmed, domed, doomed, dreamed, drummed, embalmed, entombed, esteemed, exhumed, farmed, filmed, firebombed, firmed, formed, fremd, fumed, gleamed, groomed, gummed, harmed, hemmed, homed, infirmed, informed, jammed, limbed, loomed, malformed, misinformed, monogrammed, mushroomed, nicknamed, numbed, outperformed, overwhelmed, performed, perfumed, plumbed, presumed, primed, programmed, rammed, reaffirmed, reassumed, reconfirmed, redeemed, reformed, reprogrammed, resumed, rhymed, rimmed, roamed, scammed, schemed, screamed, seemed, skimmed, slammed, slimmed, steamed, stemmed, stormed, streamed, succumbed, summed, swarmed, teamed, termed, themed, thumbed, timed, transformed, trimmed, unaccustomed, unarmed, unconfirmed, undreamed, unformed, unharmed, uniformed, uninformed, unredeemed, warmed, welcomed, zoomed.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: AIMED

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: amide, media.

Words within the letters "a-d-e-i-m"

-1 letter: aide, amid, amie, dame, dime, idea, idem, made, maid, mead.

-2 letters: aid, aim, ami, dam, die, dim, mad, mae, med, mid.

-3 letters: ad, ae, ai, am, de, ed, em, id, ma, me, mi.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-e-i-m"
 

+1 letter: admire, aidmen, amides, daimen, degami, diadem, imaged, maiden, mailed, maimed, mediad, mediae, medial, median, medias, medina.

 

+2 letters: admired, admirer, admires, admixed, admixes, ameboid, amidase, amidine, amidone, claimed, daytime, decimal, declaim, degamis, diadems, diamide, diamine, diastem, dilemma, emailed, haemoid, impaled, implead, inarmed, jemidar, limeade, madeira, maidens, married, mediacy, medials, medians, mediant, mediate, medical, medigap, medinas, melodia, mermaid, miaoued, miaowed, miauled, midyear, misdate, misdeal, mislead, mismade, misread, readmit, sedarim, sidearm, sideman, unaimed.

 

+3 letters: academia, academic, acetamid, acidemia, adamsite, adeeming, admirers, admitted, admitter, aecidium, affirmed, airdrome, amandine, amberoid, amending, amidases, amidines, amidogen, amidones, amoeboid, animated, atomised, atomized, camailed, camisade, chammied, chedarim, climaxed, coadmire, comedian, daemonic, daimones, dairymen, daytimes, decigram, decimals, decimate, declaims, defaming, dementia, demoniac, demonian, diademed, diamante, diameter, diamides, diamines, diastema, diastems, diazepam, diemaker, digamies, dilemmas, dimmable, disarmed, disarmer, dismaler, dismayed, dominate, dopamine, dreamier, dreamily, dreaming, dynamite, endemial, examined, famished, firedamp, gimbaled, grimaced, halidome, hematoid, idealism, ideogram, imagined, imbalmed, imbarked, imblazed, imitated, impacted, impaired, imparked, imparted, impasted, impawned, impleads, indamine, inflamed, jemidars, jeremiad, landmine, limeades, machined, madeiras, maenadic, magicked, maidenly, maladies, maledict, maligned, mandible, maravedi, margined, marinade, marrieds, maundies, mazaedia, medaling, medalist, medallic, medially, medianly, mediants, mediated, mediates, mediator, medicaid, medicals, medicare, medicate, medieval, medigaps, meditate, melamdim, melanoid, melodias, melodica, meridian, mermaids, midrange, midspace, midyears, migrated, miladies, misacted, misadded, misaimed, misdated, misdates, misdeals, misdealt, misgrade, misheard, misleads, mismated, misnamed, mispaged, misplead, misrated, misreads, muraenid, muriated, pandemic, preadmit, racemoid, radiomen, ramified, readmits, reimaged, remailed, remained, remedial, semiarid, semibald, semideaf, semihard, sesamoid, shammied, sodamide, tidemark, timecard, zemindar.

 

+4 letters: academias, academics, academies, academism, acclaimed, acetamide, acetamids, acidemias, adamsites, admirable, admissive, admitters, admixture, airdromes, airmailed, alimented, almandine, almandite, amberoids, amidogens, amnestied, amortised, amortized, amplidyne, amplified, amplitude, bedamning, bedlamite, bromeliad, calamined, camisades, carbamide, chamoised, coadmired, coadmires, comedians, companied, compendia, cyanamide, damnified, damnifies, dampening, deaminase, deaminate, decamping, decigrams, decimally, decimated, decimates, declaimed, declaimer, defeatism, defoaming, demagogic, demanding, demantoid, demarking, demasting, demeaning, demential, dementias, demitasse, demoniacs, demonical, denominal, dentalium, diademing, diagramed, diamantes, diameters, diametral, diametric, diamonded, diathermy, diatomite, diazepams, diemakers, diplomaed, diplomate, disarmers, disembark, dismalest, dismantle, dismasted, dogmatize, dominance, dominated, dominates, dopamines, dramatise, dramatize, dramedies, dreamiest, dreamlike, dreamtime, dynamited, dynamiter, dynamites, emaciated, emigrated, epidermal, estimated, ethmoidal, exclaimed, feudalism, firedamps, formamide, fumigated, geminated, gimballed, halidomes, hardiment, housemaid, humanised, humanized, idealisms, ideograms, imidazole, immediacy, immediate, immolated, impainted, impaneled, impastoed, impeached, impearled, impedance, implanted, impleaded, indamines, intimated, jeremiads, kaiserdom, laminated, landmines, macedoine, maddening, madeleine, madrilene, mafficked, magnified, magnitude, mainlined, maledicts, mandibles, mandoline, manicured, maravedis, marinaded, marinades, marinated, matricide, maximised, maximized, mazaedium, medaillon, medalists, medalling, medallion, medallist, mediacies, mediaeval, mediately, mediating, mediation, mediative, mediators, mediatory, mediatrix, medicable, medicaids, medically, medicares, medicated, medicates, medicinal, medievals, meditated, meditates, meditator, melanized, melanoids, melodicas, menadione, mendacity, mendicant, meridians, metalised, metalized, metalloid, middleman, midranges, midspaces, midstream, militated, misadvise, misallied, misatoned, misbiased, miscalled, misdialed, misframed, misgauged, misgraded, misgrades, mishandle, misleader, misleared, mismarked, misparsed, misparted, misplaced, misplayed, mispleads, misraised, misseated, misshaped, misspaced, misstated, mistraced, misvalued, mitigated, moralised, moralized, mosaicked, motivated, mujahedin, muraenids, muscadine, mutilated, mydriases, nialamide, nicknamed, nominated, nursemaid, pandemics, paramedic, polyamide, preadmits, pyramided, racemized, randomize, reclaimed, remainder, remanding, remarried, remediate, reprimand, rhodamine, romanised, romanized, ruminated, semidwarf, seminomad, sesamoids, simulated, sodamides, spermatid, taxidermy, tidemarks, timecards, treadmill, ultimated, unadmired, unclaimed, unmarried, wampished, womanised, womanized, zemindars, zemindary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: AIMED


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 49 4D 45 44

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-    ..    --    .    -..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01001001 01001101 01000101 01000100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#73 &#77 &#69 &#68

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0049 004D 0045 0044

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3543473938

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Familiar
7. Quotations: Historic
8. Quotations: Fiction
9. Quotations: Non-fiction
10. Quotations: Spoken
11. Quotations: Speeches
12. Usage Frequency
13. Expressions
14. Translations: Modern
15. Derivations
16. Rhymes
17. Anagrams
18. Orthography
19. Bibliography


  

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