ARROW
Dictionary entry overview: What does arrow mean?
• ARROW (noun)
The noun ARROW has 2 senses:
1. a mark to indicate a direction or relation
2. a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
Familiarity information: ARROW used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ARROW (noun)
Meaning:
A mark to indicate a direction or relation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
arrow; pointer
Hypernyms ("arrow" is a kind of...):
mark (a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation))
Meronyms (parts of "arrow"):
shaft (a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer)
head; point (a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer)
Meaning:
A projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("arrow" is a kind of...):
missile; projectile (a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled)
Meronyms (parts of "arrow"):
arrowhead (the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arrow"):
broad arrow (an arrow with a wide barbed head)
butt shaft (an blunt arrow without a barb; an arrow used for target practice)
quarrel (an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges)
Holonyms ("arrow" is a part of...):
bow and arrow (a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them)
