arrow | (noun) 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 | - |
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(noun) a mark to indicate a direction or relation | Synonyms: pointer |
arrowhead | (noun) the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow | - |
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arrowroot | (noun) white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch | Synonyms: American arrowroot, Maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant |
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(noun) canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained | Synonyms: achira, Canna edulis, Canna indica, indian shot |
(noun) a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant | - |
arrowsmith | (noun) a maker of arrows | - |
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arrowworm | (noun) any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth | Synonyms: chaetognath |
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barrow | (noun) a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels | Synonyms: garden cart, lawn cart, wheelbarrow |
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(noun) (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs | Synonyms: burial mound, grave mound, tumulus |
(noun) the quantity that a barrow will hold | Synonyms: barrowful |
barrowful | (noun) the quantity that a barrow will hold | Synonyms: barrow |
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borrower | (noun) someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent | - |
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borrowing | (noun) obtaining funds from a lender | - |
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(noun) the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source | Synonyms: adoption |
burrow | (noun) a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter | Synonyms: tunnel |
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farrow | (noun) the production of a litter of pigs | Synonyms: farrowing |
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farrowing | (noun) the production of a litter of pigs | Synonyms: farrow |
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furrow | (noun) a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow) | - |
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(noun) a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface | Synonyms: crease, crinkle, line, seam, wrinkle |
handbarrow | (noun) a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people | - |
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harrow | (noun) a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil | - |
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marrow | (noun) the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones | Synonyms: bone marrow |
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(noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Synonyms: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum |
(noun) large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins | Synonyms: vegetable marrow |
(noun) very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones | Synonyms: bone marrow |
(noun) any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh | Synonyms: marrow squash, vegetable marrow |
marrowbone | (noun) a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup | - |
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morrow | (noun) the next day | - |
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narrow | (noun) a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water | - |
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narrowboat | (noun) a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals | Synonyms: canal boat, narrow boat |
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narrowing | (noun) the act of making something narrower | - |
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(noun) an instance of becoming narrow | - |
(noun) a decrease in width | - |
narrowness | (noun) the property of being narrow; having little width | - |
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(noun) a small margin | Synonyms: narrow margin, slimness |
(noun) an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior | Synonyms: narrow-mindedness |
(noun) a restriction of range or scope | - |
restharrow | (noun) European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners | Synonyms: Ononis repens, rest-harrow |
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(noun) Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots | Synonyms: Ononis spinosa, rest-harrow |
sorrow | (noun) something that causes great unhappiness | Synonyms: grief |
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(noun) an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement | - |
(noun) sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment | Synonyms: regret, rue, ruefulness |
(noun) the state of being sad | Synonyms: sadness, sorrowfulness |
sorrower | (noun) a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) | Synonyms: griever, lamenter, mourner |
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sorrowfulness | (noun) a state of gloomy sorrow | Synonyms: mournfulness, ruthfulness |
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(noun) the state of being sad | Synonyms: sadness, sorrow |
sparrow | (noun) any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects | Synonyms: true sparrow |
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(noun) small brownish European songbird | Synonyms: dunnock, hedge sparrow, Prunella modularis |
tomorrow | (noun) the near future | - |
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(noun) the day after today | - |
wheelbarrow | (noun) a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels | Synonyms: barrow, garden cart, lawn cart |
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yarrow | (noun) ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America | Synonyms: Achillea millefolium, milfoil |
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