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ARROW
arrow
(noun) a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
arrow, pointer
(noun) a mark to indicate a direction or relation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
arrow (plural arrows)
A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g. →).
(graph theory) A directed edge.
(colloquial, darts) A dart.
(computing) The -> symbol, which has specific meanings in various programming languages.
(botany) The inflorescence or tassel of a mature sugar cane plant.
Synonyms
• (projectile): streal
• (in graph theory): arc, directed edge
Verb
arrow (third-person singular simple present arrows, present participle arrowing, simple past and past participle arrowed)
(intransitive) To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow)
(transitive) To let fly swiftly and directly
(intransitive, botany, of a sugar cane plant) To develop an inflorescence.
(computing, intransitive) To navigate using the arrow keys.
Etymology 2
Representing pronunciation.
Contraction
arrow
(obsolete) Contraction of ever a (sometimes used with a redundant a or an).
Anagrams
• worra
Proper noun
Arrow
A surname.
A village on the River Arrow in Arrow with Weethley parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP0856).
A river in Warwickshire and Worcestershire, England, which flows into the Warwickshire Avon.
A river in Powys, Wales, and Herefordshire, England, which flows into the River Lugg.
A river in Central Otago, New Zealand, which flows through Arrowtown to the Kawarau River.
An unincorporated community and old coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.
Anagrams
• worra
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"row, n. Etym: [OE. arewe, AS. arewe, earh; akin to Icel. ör, örvar, Goth. arhwazna, and perh. L. arcus bow. Cf. Arc.]
Definition: A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow. Broad arrow. (a) An arrow with a broad head. (b) A mark placed upon British ordnance and government stores, which bears a rude resemblance to a broad arrowhead.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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