arrow

Meanings

Plural: arrows

Noun

• a mark to indicate a direction or relation
• 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
• A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
• A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g.→).
• A directed edge.
• A morphism.
• A dart.
• The -> symbol, which has specific meanings in various programming languages.
• The inflorescence or tassel of a mature sugar cane plant.

Verb

• To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow).
• To let fly swiftly and directly.
• To develop an inflorescence.
• To navigate using the arrow keys.
• To single out or nominate (someone) to be responsible for something, especially an undesirable task.

Contraction

• Contraction of ever a (sometimes used with a redundant a or an).

Synonyms

arc, directed edge, pointer, streal

Related Words

←, ↑, →, ↓, ↔, ↕, ↖, ↗, ↘, ↙, ↚, ↛, ↜, ↝, ↞, ↟, ↠, ↡, ↢, ↣, ↤, ↥, ↦, ↧, ↨, ↩, ↪, ↫, ↬, ↭, ↮, ↯, ↰, ↱, ↲, ↳, ↴, ↵, ↶, ↷, ↸, ↹, ↺, ↻, ↼, ↽, ↾, ↿, ⇀, ⇁, ⇂, ⇃, ⇄, ⇅, ⇆, ⇇, ⇈, ⇉, ⇊, ⇋, ⇌, ⇍, ⇎, ⇏, ⇐, ⇑, ⇒, ⇓, ⇔, ⇕, ⇖, ⇗, ⇘, ⇙, ⇚, ⇛, ⇜, ⇝, ⇞, ⇟, ⇠, ⇡, ⇢, ⇣, ⇤, ⇥, ⇦, ⇧, ⇨, ⇩, ⇪, ⇫, ⇬, ⇭, ⇮, ⇯, ⇰, ⇱, ⇲, ⇳, ⇴, ⇵, ⇶, ⇷, ⇸, ⇹, ⇺, ⇻, ⇼, ⇽, ⇾, ⇿

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