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A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
Noun 4 meanings
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.
Verb 4 meanings
To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow).
To let fly swiftly and directly.
To develop an inflorescence.
To navigate using the arrow keys.
“Arrow left until you reach the start of the text you want to delete.”
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”).
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ARROW at a glance
ARROW has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (A 1 + R 1 + R 1 + O 1 + W 4) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,661 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with arrow
All rhymes- TOMORROW13
- GROW8
- THROW11
- NARROW9
- BORROW11
- CROW9
- SORROW9
- OVERTHROW18
- BROW9
- MARROW11
- SPARROW12
- MORROW11
One letter away
- ARROZ14
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