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darts

darts

1 1.3
A game where players throw small pointed objects at a round board to score points
  • noun
  • /dɑrts/
translation icon : dardos
  • You would get better results by throwing darts on a dart board.

Yeah, the Premier League, darts, Premier League.

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Examples

  • She practiced every day to improve her aim and score higher in darts competitions.

  • We want to be healthier, but we're kind of throwing darts at a a dart board with the lights off.

  • But you know, he went to the darts, which I'm fine with.

  • During the game, each player took turns throwing darts at the target on the wall.

  • At the pub, we enjoyed a fun night of playing darts with friends.

How Skillful

archery
28 3.9
darts
1 1.3
horseshoes
  • US
3.9

Surface Forms

dart singular
darts plural

Morphology

darts = dart (transparent) = dart + s

Regular plural formation from 'dart'; the meaning (more than one dart/the game) is directly derived and obvious to learners.

Etymology

Darts comes from an old French word dard meaning 'spear' or 'pointed stick', so the game is named after the small pointed objects you throw at a board. The same idea is in the English verb dart, which means 'to move quickly', like a small spear flying through the air.