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Meanings

noun
  1. A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
  2. A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g.→).
  3. A directed edge.
  4. A morphism.
  5. A dart.
  6. The -> symbol, which has specific meanings in various programming languages.
  7. The inflorescence or tassel of a mature sugar cane plant.
verb
  1. To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow).
  2. To let fly swiftly and directly.
  3. To develop an inflorescence.
  4. To navigate using the arrow keys.
  5. To single out or nominate (someone) to be responsible for something, especially an undesirable task.
contraction
  1. Contraction of ever + a, sometimes used with a redundant a or an.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A village on the River Arrow in Arrow with Weethley parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP0856).
  3. A river in Warwickshire and Worcestershire, England, which flows into the Warwickshire Avon.
  4. A river in Powys, Wales and Herefordshire, England, which flows into the River Lugg.
  5. A river in Otago, New Zealand, which flows through Arrowtown to the Kawarau River.
  6. An unincorporated community and old coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈæɹəʊ̯/ [ˈæɹəʊ̯] /ˈæɹoʊ̯/ [ˈæɹoʊ̯] En-us-ne-arrow.ogg /ˈɛɹoʊ̯/ [ˈɛɹoʊ̯] En-us-arrow.ogg /ˈaɾo/ [ˈaɾo] /ˈæɹə/ [ˈæɹə]

Word forms

arrow arrows arrowing arrowed

Etymology

From Middle English arwe, from Old English earh (“arrow”) (oblique form ēarw-), from Proto-West Germanic *arhu (“arrow”), from Proto-Germanic *arhwō (“arrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- (“bow, arrow”). Cognate with Faroese ørv, ørvur (“arrow”), Icelandic ör (“arrow”), örvar (“arrows”), Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰 (arƕazna, “dart”), Asturian and Leonese arcu (“arrow”), Aragonese, Galician, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish arco (“arrow”), Catalan, French, and Romanian arc (“arrow”), Latin arcus (“bow”). Doublet of arch, arc, arco, and arcus.

Synonyms

streal arc directed edge

Related words

← ↑ → ↓ ↔ ↕ ↖ ↗ ↘ ↙ ↚ ↛ ↜ ↝ ↞ ↟ ↠ ↡ ↢ ↣ ↤ ↥ ↦ ↧ ↨ ↩ ↪ ↫ ↬ ↭ ↮ ↯ ↰ ↱ ↲ ↳ ↴ ↵ ↶ ↷ ↸ ↹ ↺ ↻ ↼ ↽ ↾ ↿ ⇀ ⇁ ⇂ ⇃ ⇄ ⇅ ⇆ ⇇ ⇈ ⇉ ⇊ ⇋

Derived words

arrow arum arrowback arrow bag arrow bamboo arrow board arrow crab arrow-finger arrowgrass arrow-head arrowhead arrowheaded arrow-hole arrow in the quiver arrowleaf arrowless arrowlet arrowlike arrowmaker arrow of love arrow of time time's arrow arrow paradox arrowpoint arrow point arrow poison arrow-poison frog arrow prayer arrowproof arrow-root arrowroot arrowslit arrow slit arrowsmith arrow snake arrow-straight arrow switch Arrowverse arrow-wood arrowwood arrowword arrowworm arrow worm arrowy bow and arrow broad arrow Broken Arrow cool arrow Dutch arrow elf arrow fat arrow fire arrow green arrow hit two targets with one arrow life-arrow Peirce arrow poison arrow poison arrow frog possession arrow red arrow sea arrow

Translations

Afrikaans: pyltjie Arabic: سَهْم Arabic: سَهَم Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܓܹܐܪܵܐ Armenian: սլաք Asturian: flecha Belarusian: стрэ́лка Bulgarian: стрелка́ Catalan: fletxa Chechen: цамза Chinese Cantonese: 箭嘴 Chinese Mandarin: 箭號 /箭号 Chinese Mandarin: 箭頭 /箭头 Czech: šipka Danish: pil Dutch: pijl Estonian: nool Fijian: gasau Finnish: nuoli French: flèche West-Frisian: pylk Galician: frecha Georgian: ისარი German: Pfeil Greek: βέλος Greek: βελάκι Greek: δείκτης Hawaiian: nahau Hebrew: חץ Hungarian: nyíl Ido: flecho Indonesian: panah Ingush: гӏоаролг Italian: freccia Japanese: 矢印 Kimaragang: ramok do panah Korean: 화살표 Northern Kurdish: tîr Lao: ລູກສອນ Latvian: bulta Lithuanian: rodyklė Luxembourgish: Fäil Macedonian: стре́лка Malay: انق ڤانه Malay: anak panah
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