noun / verb
dart
DAHRT/dɑːrt/
A small pointed projectile propelled quickly.
The dart has a sharp steel tip and colored flights.
Etymology
Old French dart named a throwing spear or arrow. The English sense preserves that pointed-projectile idea, whether the missile is thrown by hand or launched from a device.
In context
would have hurled an assegai or a poison dart at you
More examples
- She throws a dart at the center of the board.
- A lizard darts under a rock when we approach.
- His eyes dart toward the door at every sound.
Forms
dart · darts · darted · darting
Similar words
- arrow
- Usually longer than a dart and shot from a bow.
- projectile
- Covers any object thrown or launched, not necessarily pointed.