English Explanatory Dictionary

ark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large box with a flat lid.
  2. The ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge; Noah's ark.
  3. Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge.
  4. The body as a vessel.
  5. A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom.
  6. The Ark of the Covenant.
  7. A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept.
name
  1. The boat built by the Biblical Noah to carry himself and the animals of the planet during the Flood.
  2. The chest carried by the Hebrews containing the stone tablets carved with the Ten Commandments.

Pronunciation

/ɑːk/ /ɑɹk/ en-us-arc.ogg

Word forms

ark arks

Etymology

From Middle English arke, from Old English earc, ærc, from Latin arca (“chest, box, coffer”), from arceō (“to enclose”).

Synonyms

barge basket chest coffer hutch refuge retreat shelter ship vessel

Related words

Ark of the Covenant Noah's ark

Derived words

ark clam ark-floater arkful arklike ark load arkload Ark of the Covenant ark shell ark storm arkwright go out with the ark Noah's ark out of the ark pig ark
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