arrow

arrow
noun
1 weapon
ADJECTIVE
poison, poisoned
… OF ARROWS
hail, volley

A hail of arrows descended from the tower.

VERB + ARROW
fire, release, shoot
draw

He drew two arrows and placed them in the bow.

fit, string

She strung an arrow to her bow.

aim

He aimed an arrow at the target.

ARROW + VERB
fly, shoot, whizz

An arrow whizzed past his head.

hit sb/sth, pierce sb/sth, strike sb/sth

The arrow hit its target.

land
rain, rain down
miss (sb/sth)

She aimed carefully at the tree but the arrow missed.

ARROW + NOUN
head (usually arrowhead), point, tip
shaft
slit

the arrow slits in the castle's battlements

wound
PHRASES
a bow and arrow

The people used bows and arrows for hunting.

2 symbol
ADJECTIVE
left, right
down, up

The down arrow indicates rain.

horizontal, vertical
broken, curved, dashed, shaded, solid

The old road is shown on the map by broken arrows.

VERB + ARROW
follow

Follow the red arrows to get to the camp reception.

ARROW + VERB
denote sth, indicate sth, mark sth, point, represent sth, show sth

You will see an arrow pointing to the left.

ARROW + NOUN
key

You can scroll through the text using the up and down arrow keys.


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