“arrows” is a form of
arrow
/ˈæ.ɹəʊ/ noun, verb, proper noun
Forms arrows arrowing arrowed
- noun A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
- noun A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g.→).
- noun (graph theory) A directed edge.
- noun (category theory) A morphism.
- noun (colloquial, darts) A dart.
- noun (programming) The -> symbol, which has specific meanings in various programming languages.
- noun (botany) The inflorescence or tassel of a mature sugar cane plant.
- verb (intransitive) To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow).
- verb (transitive) To let fly swiftly and directly.
- verb (intransitive, botany, of a sugar cane plant) To develop an inflorescence.
- verb (computing, intransitive) To navigate using the arrow keys. “Arrow left until you reach the start of the text you want to delete.”
- verb (Singapore, Singlish, transitive, originally military slang) To single out or nominate (someone) to be responsible for something, especially an undesirable task.
- proper noun A surname.
- proper noun A village on the River Arrow in Arrow with Weethley parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP0856).
- proper noun A river in Warwickshire and Worcestershire, England, which flows into the Warwickshire Avon.
- proper noun A river in Powys, Wales and Herefordshire, England, which flows into the River Lugg.
- proper noun A river in Otago, New Zealand, which flows through Arrowtown to the Kawarau River.
- proper noun An unincorporated community and old coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.
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Etymology
From Middle English arwe, from Old English earh (“arrow”) (oblique form ēarw-), from Proto-West Germanic *arhu (“arrow”), from Proto-Germanic *arhwō (“arrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- (“bow, arrow”). Cognate with Faroese ørv, ørvur (“arrow”), Icelandic ör (“arrow”), örvar (“arrows”), Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰 (arƕazna, “dart”), Asturian and Leonese arcu (“bow”), Aragonese, Galician, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish arco (“bow”), Catalan, French, and Romanian arc (“bow”), Latin arcus (“bow”). Doublet of arch, arc, arco, and arcus.
Representing pronunciation.
Webster’s 1913
- noun A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow. Broad arrow. (a) An arrow with a broad head. (b) A mark placed upon British ordnance and government stores, which bears a rude resemblance to a broad arrowhead.
Etymology [OE. arewe, AS. arewe, earh; akin to Icel. ör, örvar, Goth. arhwazna, and perh. L. arcus bow. Cf. Arc.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “arrow”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details