arrowar‧row /ˈærəʊ $ ˈæroʊ/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
Follow the arrows to the X-ray department. → straight arrow
WORD ORIGINarrow
Origin:
Old English arweEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Maybe I had two arrows through me.
- Present-day medicine men use wicker baskets and reed arrows.
- Suddenly a big pole, a sapling, shot across the clearing like a giant arrow.
- They have met the idea of a vector as a crude arrow.
- They shot poisoned arrows from behind the thick bushes.
- Yet bows and arrows are very rare in early Anglo-Saxon graves.
WORD SETS
air rifle, nounair-to-air, adjectiveammo, nounammunition, nounanti-aircraft, adjectiveanti-personnel, adjectiveanti-tank, adjectivearmament, nounarmoured car, nounarmourer, nounarmour-plated, adjectivearrow, nounarrowhead, nounarsenal, nounartillery, nounatomic bomb, nounautomatic, nounballistic missile, nounballistics, nounbandolier, nounbarbed, adjectivebarrage, nounbarrage balloon, nounbarrel, nounbattering ram, nounbattery, nounbayonet, nounbayonet, verbbazooka, nounBB gun, nounblank, nounblaze, verbblowpipe, nounbludgeon, nounblunderbuss, nounbolt, nounbomb, nounbomber, nounbombing, nounbomb scare, nounbooby trap, nounboom, nounbore, nounbow, nounbrass knuckles, nounbroadsword, nounbuckshot, nounbullet, nounbullet-proof, adjectivebutt, nouncaisson, nouncalibre, nouncanister, nouncannon, nouncannonball, nouncarbine, nouncartridge, nouncatapult, nounchain mail, nounchamber, nouncharge, verbchemical warfare, nounchemical weapon, nounclip, nouncluster bomb, nouncock, verbColt, conventional, adjectivecordite, nouncosh, nouncrossbow, nouncruise missile, nounCS gas, nouncudgel, nouncutlass, nouncut-throat razor, noundagger, noundart, noundecommission, verbdetonator, noundevice, noundirk, noundisarm, verbdischarge, verbdismount, verbdouble-barrelled, duel, nounduel, verbdum-dum, nounelevation, nounemplacement, nounequalizer, nounfirearm, nounfirebomb, nounflak, nounflame thrower, nounflick knife, nounforty-five, nounfusillade, nounfusion bomb, noungauge, noungerm warfare, noungrenade, nounguidance, nounguided missile, noungun, noungun carriage, noungunner, noungunnery, noungunpowder, noungun-running, noungunshot, nounhaft, nounhair trigger, nounhalberd, nounhammer, nounhand grenade, nounhandgun, nounH-bomb, nounheat-seeking, adjectiveheavy, adjectivehilt, nounholster, nounhoming device, nounhowitzer, nounhydrogen bomb, nounICBM, nounincendiary, adjectiveKalashnikov, nounknuckle-duster, nounlance, nounlandmine, nounlive, adjectivelongbow, nounlong-range, adjectivemace, nounmachete, nounmachine gun, nounmagazine, nounmagnum, nounmarksman, nounmarksmanship, nounmegaton, nounmisfire, verbmissile, nounmortar, nounmunitions, nounmushroom cloud, nounmusket, nounmustard gas, nounmuzzle, nounnapalm, nounnerve gas, nounnightstick, nounnitroglycerine, nounnon-proliferation, nounnosecone, nounnuclear, adjectivenuke, verbnuke, nounordnance, nounparry, verbpayload, nounpepper, verbpike, nounpistol, nounplastic explosive, noun.22, nounpoison gas, nounpommel, nounpound, verbprime, verbprimer, nounprojectile, nounpropellant, nounquarterstaff, nounramrod, nounrange, nounrapid-fire, adjectiverapier, nounrearm, verbrecoil, verbrepeater, nounreport, nounrevolver, nounrifle, nounrocket, nounround, nounrubber bullet, nounsabre, nounsafety catch, nounsawn-off shotgun, nounscabbard, nounscimitar, nounsemi-automatic, adjectiveshaft, nounsheathe, verbshell, nounshell, verbshield, nounshooter, nounshot, nounshotgun, nounshrapnel, nounsidearm, nounsight, nounsilencer, nounsilo, nounsix-shooter, nounslash, nounsling, nounslingshot, nounslug, nounsmart bomb, nounsmoke bomb, nounsmokescreen, nounsnipe, verbsniper, nounspear, nounspear, verbSten gun, nounstockpile, nounstockpile, verbstun gun, nounsubmachine gun, nounsurface-to-air missile, nounsurface-to-surface missile, nounswordsmanship, nountank, nountear gas, nounthermonuclear, adjectivetime bomb, nountommy gun, nountorpedo, nountorpedo, verbtracer, nountrident, nountrigger, nountruncheon, noununload, verbvolley, nounvolley, verbwarhead, nounwater cannon, nounweapon, nounweaponry, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bow and arrow They shot arrows from behind the thick bushes. We’ve all suffered the slings and arrows of day-to-day living.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a bow and arrow They shot arrows from behind the thick bushes. We’ve all suffered the slings and arrows of day-to-day living.· The oral shields are large and arrow shaped but in some specimens the shield may be more rounded.· The direction of transcription is shown by large arrows.· The oral shield is a large, rounded arrow shape.· The oral shield is quite large and arrow shaped.
· Hoover was certainly, Summers shows, spectacularly indifferent to those straight arrow standards he set for his agents.· He was no straight arrow, this Santangelo.· Her eyesight, of course, was 20/20 straight arrow.· The curved arrows refer to the main carriage and the straight arrows to the lace carriage.· The straight arrow indicates the direction of the lace carriage.· Select the needles and move the lace carriage to the left, as shown by the straight arrow and knit two rows.· The third row has a simple straight arrow pointing to the left.
NOUN· To browse the groups, click inside the Newsgroups window and scroll up and down using your arrow keys or mouse wheel.· It was a short document-short enough for you to find each variable by scrolling through the text with the down arrow key.· However, by using the up and down arrow keys, the display area can be scrolled to access any remaining lines.· Highlight the desired file using the arrow keys, then press Return to select 6, the default Look option.· Using the arrow keys or mouse, you are then able to move the outlined shape around the stitch pattern.· Press the left arrow key once to place the cursor on the first character.· If you are using some other printer, press the right arrow key until the number of your printer appears. 3.
VERB· The forces acting have been drawn in as arrows.
· The drawing suggests that the broken arrow rises to follow the management arrow.· To find the evolution of the system in time, we simply follow the arrows.· In front of it, follow the waymark arrows across a footbridge and go left.
· If you roll an arrow the Goblin Doom Diver has missed and veered off in the direction indicated by the arrow.· Then each appeared to thrust the arrow slowly and painfully down his own throat as far as indicated.· The central guanine residues are indicated by the arrows.· Modified nucleotides analysed in our experiments are indicated by arrows.· Particular characters are high-lighted by a touching arrow whereas important regions are indicated by an arrow slightly removed.· Move the Fanatic 2D6 inches in the direction indicated by the arrow on the scatter dice.
· If you hear a beep when you press one of these arrow keys then there are no more records to be found.· For a complete forward search, press Home Home up arrow to reach the first page before pressing F2.· If you are using some other printer, press the right arrow key until the number of your printer appears. 3.
· Clarisa could still put an arrow through me, any time.
· He soared up over her and shot her with his arrows at no risk to himself.· Both were then shot with arrows by her pursuers.· They shot poisoned arrows from behind the thick bushes.· She stood still and fitted an arrow to her bow and shot.· I shot three more arrows into the same spot and saw the foot re-treat beneath her long skirt.· In one account, a rural policeman shot an arrow into his leg.· I bad shot that arrow and pierced her shield.· As he looked upon her it was as if he had shot one of his arrows into his own heart.
· Knit two rows as shown by the curved arrow then select the needles and move the lace carriage to the right.· Only one small, white-highlighted ripple showed where the supple arrow of his body had pierced the water.· At A, M will thus increase beyond M, as shown by the arrow.· The direction of transcription is shown by large arrows.· Select the needles and move the lace carriage to the left, as shown by the straight arrow and knit two rows.· Move the template the distance indicated in the direction shown by the arrow.· They arc shown as a dotted arrow. 9.
· There are several dings and dents in the body where the guitar has suffered the slings and arrows of a curious public.
· Then, hunters began to use arrows rather than spears.· Highlight the desired file using the arrow keys, then press Return to select 6, the default Look option.· To browse the groups, click inside the Newsgroups window and scroll up and down using your arrow keys or mouse wheel.· The game starts off with a view looking through a camera which can be moved around the course using arrow icons.· Brown Men only eat nuts, berries and apples, and use their bows and arrows to chase hunters away from innocent game.· It is possible to use the arrow keys if you do not have a mouse but this is rather slow and tedious.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1a weapon usually made from a thin straight piece of wood with a sharp point at one end, that you shoot with a bow2a sign in the shape of an arrow, used to show direction: - Sufficient working capital must be available to meet the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune!
- There are several dings and dents in the body where the guitar has suffered the slings and arrows of a curious public.
Follow the arrows to the X-ray department. → straight arrow