ARROW
What does "ARROW" mean?
A slender shaft with a pointed head, shot from a bow.
Meanings
- A pointed shaft shot from a bow as a weapon or in sport. The arrow struck the target a finger's width from center.
- A symbol shaped like an arrow used to show direction. Follow the green arrows to the exit.
- To move swiftly and directly, like a flying arrow. The hawk arrowed down toward the field mouse. figurative
Did you know?
- Stone points from Sibudu Cave in South Africa show humans were tipping arrows roughly 64,000 years ago - tens of thousands of years before farming.
Word origin
From Old English 'arwe', from Proto-Germanic and ultimately a Proto-Indo-European root '*arku-' that also gave Latin 'arcus' ('bow') - so 'arrow' and 'arc' are distant kin.
Remember it
ARROW = ARROW; the double R is the feathered shaft, and it ends pointing at 'OW' - exactly what you say when it lands.
A little poem
Drawn back, it is doubt;
released, it is one bright line-
the bow keeps the fear.
haiku
Wordplay
- I gave directions using only arrows. People found them very pointed.
What it teaches
An arrow flies straight only because it was first pulled backward; aim asks for retreat before release.
Quick facts
What does ARROW mean?
A slender shaft with a pointed head, shot from a bow.
Is ARROW a valid word?
Yes — ARROW is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ARROW?
ARROW has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ARROW come from?
From Old English 'arwe', from Proto-Germanic and ultimately a Proto-Indo-European root '*arku-' that also gave Latin 'arcus' ('bow') - so 'arrow' and 'arc' are distant kin.
What can ARROW teach us?
An arrow flies straight only because it was first pulled backward; aim asks for retreat before release.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.