dart
18
1.8
- noun
- /dɑrt/
:
arranque
People hidden in masks throw their eyes like darts at the suspicion in the air.
- People hidden in masks throw their eyes like darts at the suspicion in the air.
- But when I'd see his movement and just a little, you know, Dart, oh, who else?
Examples
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Down below, on a tennis court, girls in white dart around like petals scattered by the wind.
Fiction book (1996) -
A single glance, a sudden dart of pain stitching her eyes before she made a sound.
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Thorpey gauges a break in traffic and darts into the street.
Fiction book (2000) -
As the Dodger pitcher argues with the umpire, the Oriole player on third base darts toward home.
Fiction book (2002) -
A transparent fish no bigger than her little toe darts across the pool, brushing the tentacles of the larger anemone.
Fiction book (1994) -
The rabbit made a quick dart across the road to avoid the approaching car.
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He noticed a dart in her expression that revealed shock and surprise.
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With a sudden dart of energy, the child raced to the playground.
Synonyms
Compounds
A plant from southern Europe with flat blue flowers and dark centers often grown in gardens
- Specialized
A decorative border with egg-shaped parts next to pointed shapes used on classical buildings
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Etymology
Dart for a sudden quick movement comes from the same idea as the thrown weapon: something that 'darts' moves quickly and suddenly, as if shot like a small arrow.