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

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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

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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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