Arrow
21arrow — [OE] Appropriately enough, the word arrow comes from the same ultimate Indo European source that produced the Latin word for ‘bow’ – *arkw . The Latin descendant of this was arcus (whence English arc and arch), but in Germanic it became *arkhw .… …
22arrow — n. 1 a sharp pointed wooden or metal stick shot from a bow as a weapon. 2 a drawn or printed etc. representation of an arrow indicating a direction; a pointer. Phrases and idioms: arrow grass a marsh plant of the genus Triglochin. arrow worm =… …
23arrow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English arwe, from Old English; akin to Gothic arhwazna arrow, Latin arcus bow, arch, arc Date: before 12th century 1. a missile shot from a bow and usually having a slender shaft, a pointed head, and feathers at the… …
24arrow — ar|row [ˈærəu US ˈærou] n ↑arrow, ↑bow [: Old English; Origin: arwe] 1.) a weapon usually made from a thin straight piece of wood with a sharp point at one end, that you shoot with a ↑bow 2.) a sign in the shape of an arrow, used to show… …
25Arrow — Recorded in many spelling forms including Harrow, Arrow, Aro, Arro, Ero, Errowe, Orrow, Orro and Orowe, this surname is either English or Scottish. It is of locational origins, from the places so called in the county of Middlesex in England, or… …
26arrow — Synonyms and related words: antelope, arrowhead, barb, blaze, blue darter, blue streak, bobtailed arrow, bolt, cannonball, chested arrow, cloth yard shaft, compass needle, courser, dart, direction, direction post, eagle, electricity, express… …
27arrow — ar|row [ ærəu ] noun count ** 1. ) a weapon in the form of a thin straight stick with a sharp point at one end and feathers at the other. Arrows are shot through the air using a bow. 2. ) a sign that looks like an arrow ↣ , used for showing… …
28arrow — noun (C) 1 a weapon like a thin straight stick with a point at one end that you shoot with a bow 3 (1) 2 a sign in the shape of an arrow, used to show people which direction to go in: Follow the red arrows to the X ray department. see also:… …
29arrow — noun 1) a bow and arrow Syn: shaft, bolt, dart; historical quarrel 2) the arrow pointed right Syn: pointer, indicator, marker, needle …
30arrow — ar•row [[t]ˈær oʊ[/t]] n. 1) spo a slender feathered and pointed shaft shot from a bow as a weapon or for sport 2) anything resembling an arrow in form, function, or character 3) a linear figure having a wedge shaped end, as one used on maps or… …
