Aim
Aim noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.
Kill
Kill noun - The act of terminating a life.
How words are described
| good | good aim | good kill |
| high | high aim | high kill |
| special | special aim | special kill |
| best | best aim | best kill |
| Other adjectives: particular, perfect, original, free, true, actual, real, bad, quick, decent, major, automatic. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Exact Words: Tony Stark told his machines to aim and kill all the people infected with Extremis unless Stark specifically points that there's an exception.
Source: Film / Iron Man 3 -
In Game Over Tales: Crouching Ostrich, Hidden Vulture', the ninjas' only aim is to kill the "dragon rider", whose main reason to kill the ninjas is to not die.
Source: Black and White Morality -
Similar to the Real Life spitting cobra example below, Pip of Alan Dean Foster's Pip and Flinx novels prefers to aim at the eyes for her one-hit kill venom.
Source: Go for the Eye
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