Dart vs. Arrow

Dartnoun

A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand, for example a short lance or javelin

Dartnoun

Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.

Dartnoun

Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon (can be figurative).

Dartnoun

A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.

Dartnoun

A plan or scheme.

Dartnoun

A sudden or fast movement.

Dartnoun

(sewing) A fold that is stitched on a garment.

Dartnoun

the dace (fish).

Dartnoun

A cigarette.

Dartverb

(transitive) To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.

Dartverb

(transitive) To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot

Dartverb

(intransitive) To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly

Dartverb

(intransitive) To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along

Dartnoun

A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an arrow.

Dartnoun

Anything resembling a dart; anything that pierces or wounds like a dart.

Dartnoun

A spear set as a prize in running.

Dartnoun

A fish; the dace. See Dace.

Dartverb

To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch.

Dartverb

To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to shoot; as, the sun darts forth his beams.

Dartverb

To fly or pass swiftly, as a dart.

Dartverb

To start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along; as, the deer darted from the thicket.

Dartnoun

a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot

Dartnoun

a tapered tuck made in dressmaking

Dartnoun

a sudden quick movement

Dartverb

move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

Dartverb

run or move very quickly or hastily;

Dartverb

move with sudden speed;

Dartnoun

a small pointed missile that can be thrown or fired

Dartnoun

a small pointed missile with a feather or plastic flight, used in the game of darts

Dartnoun

a pointed calcareous organ of a snail forming part of the reproductive system, exchanged during copulation.

Dartnoun

an act of running somewhere suddenly and rapidly

Dartnoun

a sudden, intense pang of a particular emotion

Dartnoun

a tapered tuck stitched in a garment in order to shape it

Dartverb

move or run somewhere suddenly or rapidly

Dartverb

cast (a look or one's eyes) suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction

Dartverb

shoot (an animal) with a dart, typically in order to administer a drug

Dartverb

throw (a missile)

Arrownoun

A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.

Arrownoun

A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g. \to).

Arrownoun

(graph theory) A directed edge.

Arrownoun

A dart.

Arrownoun

(computing) The -> symbol, which has specific meanings in various programming languages.

Arrownoun

(botany) The inflorescence or tassel of a mature sugar cane plant.

Arrowverb

(intransitive) To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow)

Arrowverb

(transitive) To let fly swiftly and directly

Arrowverb

To develop an inflorescence.

Arrowverb

To navigate using the arrow keys.

Arrownoun

A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow.

Arrownoun

a mark to indicate a direction or relation

Arrownoun

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

Arrownoun

a weapon consisting of a thin, straight stick with a sharp point, designed to be shot from a bow

Arrownoun

a mark or sign resembling an arrow, used to show direction or position

Arrowverb

move or appear to move swiftly and directly

Arrow

An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers called fletchings mounted near the rear, and a slot at the rear end called nock for engaging the bowstring.