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  1. arrow
  2. arrow arum
  3. arrow-back chair
  4. arrow crab
  5. arrow grass
  6. arrow-grass family
  7. arrow horn
  8. arrow rest
  9. arrow straightener
  10. arrow-toothed halibut
  11. bearing arrow
  12. blunt arrow
  13. breasted arrow
  14. broad arrow
  15. elf arrow
  16. fairy arrow
  17. field arrow
  18. fire arrow
  19. flight arrow
  20. green arrow arum
  21. Indian arrow
  22. life arrow
  23. love arrow
  24. marsh arrow grass
  25. musket arrow
  26. sea arrow
  27. sea arrow grass
  28. sheaf arrow
  29. sounding arrow
  30. straight arrow

1ar·row

noun \ˈer-(ˌ)ō, ˈa-(ˌ)rō\

Definition of ARROW

1
: a missile shot from a bow and usually having a slender shaft, a pointed head, and feathers at the butt
2
: something shaped like an arrow; especially : a mark (as on a map or signboard) to indicate direction
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Examples of ARROW

  1. The arrow on the map points north.

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Origin of ARROW

Middle English arwe, from Old English; akin to Gothic arhwazna arrow, Latin arcus bow, arch, arc
First Known Use: before 12th century

2arrow

intransitive verb

Definition of ARROW

: to move fast and straight like an arrow in flight : dart

First Known Use of ARROW

1827

Rhymes with ARROW

barrow, farrow, harrow, marrow, narrow

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