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1. 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 (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | missile, projectile, |
definition | : | a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | broad arrow, |
definition | : | an arrow with a wide barbed head (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | butt shaft, |
definition | : | a blunt arrow without a barb; an arrow used for target practice (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | quarrel, |
definition | : | an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | arrowhead, |
definition | : | the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | vane, |
definition | : | a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it (noun.artifact) |
part meronym | : | bow and arrow, |
definition | : | a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them (noun.artifact) |
2. a mark to indicate a direction or relation (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | mark, |
definition | : | a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation) (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | shaft, |
definition | : | a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | head, point, |
definition | : | a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | designate, indicate, point, show, |
definition | : | indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | point, |
definition | : | be positionable in a specified manner (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | orient, point, |
definition | : | be oriented (verb.stative) |
derivation | : | designate, indicate, point, show, |
definition | : | indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | point, |
definition | : | be positionable in a specified manner (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | orient, point, |
definition | : | be oriented (verb.stative) |
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