to arrow

Examples

• All

• The car arrowed straight down the empty highway, leaving the city behind.

• The hawk arrowed down from the sky to catch its prey.

• And from out of the sun came arrowing a golden shape on broad white wings.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Silver lines arrowed down the escarpment.

  Fiction book (1994)

• One broke formation and arrowed my way, scanning me with a sophisticated sensor system.

  Blog text (11)

• Above us, a tracery of green and yellow leaves arrowed to a vanishing point we could never reach.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Rolling his ship and applying some rudder, he arrowed straight in at the freighter.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The freshly paved road left Santa Fe and arrowed west through pine trees.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The two F-14s arrowed down, one on each side of the C-130 aft of the wing.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Its powerful gravitic drives arrowed it right through the debris field, then the ship jumped into stardrive and was gone.

  Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

S

to streak

vsto arrow

21 3.7

To move very quickly in a straight line

moves swiftly and directly without leaving a visible trail

D

to dart across

vsto arrow

2 3.0

Move suddenly and quickly from one side to the other

moves swiftly in a straight line rather than as a sudden crossing

Antonyms

W

to wander

379 1.3

Move around without a fixed direction, often slowly and in curves

D

to deviate

51 5.8

To change direction or move away from a planned route

Idioms

A

arrow in someone's quiver

• Informal

7.2

An extra skill or resource you can use when needed

H

to hit two targets with one arrow

6.8

To do one thing that solves two problems

Compounds

B

bow and arrow

22 3.3

A weapon using a curved bow to shoot arrows for hunting or fighting

S

straight arrow

• Informal

2 5.9

A person who always tells the truth and follows moral rules

B

broad arrow

• Archaic

8.9

A wide arrowhead used on weapons in past battles

B

broad arrow

• Archaic

9.9

A mark like an arrowhead that shows something belongs to the British government

A

arrow arum

• Specialized

9.9

A North American water plant with arrow-shaped leaves and greenish flower spikes

A

arrow grass

• Specialized

9.9

A plant that grows in shallow water or marshes and can poison farm animals

A

arrow wood

• US

8.9

A bush with tough, flexible wood that people use to make arrows

A

arrow-grass family

• Specialized

8.6

A group of small grass-like plants that grow in wet places such as marshes

A

arrow-leaved aster

• Specialized

9.9

A North American wildflower with arrow-shaped leaves and purple flowers

G

green arrow arum

• US

9.5

A plant that lives for many years with arrowhead leaves, a long pointed flower cover, and green berries

P

poison arrow plant

• South African

9.9

A medium-sized evergreen shrub or tree from South Africa with thick leaves and purplish black berries

S

southern arrow wood

• US

8.9

A shrub with flexible wood used to make arrows and blue-black berries that birds eat

How Fast

to arrow

1 5.4

to shoot

351 1.6

dart

18 1.8

to glide

89 2.9

to move

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology