Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A missile having a straight thin shaft with a pointed head at one end and often flight-stabilizing vanes at the other, meant to be shot from a bow.
- noun Something, such as a directional symbol, that is similar to an arrow in form or function.
- intransitive verb To move like an arrow.
- intransitive verb To shoot with an arrow.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To grow up into a long pointed stalk like an arrow.
- To move swiftly, as an arrow.
- To blossom: said particularly of sugar-cane, which throws out an arrowlike flowering; stalk.
- noun A slender, generally pointed, missile weapon made to be shot from a bow.
- noun Anything resembling an arrow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow.
- noun A mark placed upon British ordnance and government stores, which bears a rude resemblance to a broad arrowhead.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- phrase obsolete Contraction of
ever a . - noun A
projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from abow . - noun A
sign orsymbol used to indicate adirection (eg. ). - noun graph theory A
directed edge . - noun colloquial, darts A
dart . - verb To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow)
- verb To
let fly swiftly and directly
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a mark to indicate a direction or relation
- 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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LESSON XXXII. re'gion, _place; space_. furze, _a thorny shrub with yellow flowers_. list'eth, _wishes; pleases_. mirth, _joy; fun_. boon, _gay; merry_. shaft, _an arrow; the stem of an arrow_. up borne ', _held or borne up_. crest'ing, _touching the tops of_.
New National Fourth Reader J. Marshall Hawkes
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This apples-to-apples test requires a manufacturer to shoot a 350-grain arrow from a bow set at 70# with a 30 draw length.
Speed Freaks? 2009
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With a crossbow the arrow is already drawn thus taking away the only real chance the animal has to bust you other than scent.
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The man with the arrow is the man who gave us his extra tickets.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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With a crossbow the arrow is already drawn thus taking away the only real chance the animal has to bust you other than scent.
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With the compound bows in use today, the arrow is actually travelling quite fast.
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I agree that the pain they feel from getting shot by an arrow is minimal, much less than one would think.
What would you do if you knew you made a bad hit on a deer with an arrow? 2009
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I agree that the pain they feel from getting shot by an arrow is minimal, much less than one would think.
What would you do if you knew you made a bad hit on a deer with an arrow? 2009
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If your shooting 45 lbs and your bow is slow, then there will be a HUGE drop in arrow flight from 20 to 30 yards.
What are the distances I should set my pins at on my sight. 2009
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If your shooting 45 lbs and your bow is slow, then there will be a HUGE drop in arrow flight from 20 to 30 yards.
What are the distances I should set my pins at on my sight. 2009
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