arrow


Definition: Meaning of, arrow in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈarəʊ /

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arrow arrows
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  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
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  2. a sign in the shape of an arrow, used to show direction
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arrow used in phrases

  • arrow arum (noun)
    1. an aquatic plant of the genus Peltandra; North America
  • arrow grass (noun)
    1. tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland; sometimes poisons livestock
  • arrow leaved aster (noun)
    1. a variety of aster
  • arrow wood (noun)
    1. closely related to southern arrow wood; grows in the eastern United States from Maine to Ohio and Georgia
    2. deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows
  • arrow-grass family (noun)
    1. a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales
  • arrow-shaped (adjective)
    1. of a leaf shape like an arrow head without flaring base lobes
  • bow and arrow (noun)
    1. a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them
  • broad arrow (noun)
    1. an arrowhead mark identifying British government property
    2. a mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts' clothing
  • green arrow arum (noun)
    1. perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries
  • poison arrow plant (noun)
    1. medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits
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