Desired result Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Desired result crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on June 30 2024 Newsday Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Desired result has a total of 3 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | AIM | Desired result | Newsday |
| 20% | MISFIRE | Fail to achieve the desired result | Wall Street Journal |
Definition
| • | 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 indention 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. |
| • | To guess or conjecture. |
| • | 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). |
| • | The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, 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. |
| • | Conjecture; guess. |
Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:
- Newsday: Jun 30, 2024
- Newsday: Nov 24, 2023
- Wall Street Journal: Aug 14, 2023
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